sb/sth) to make a connection between people or things in your mind         : I always associate the smell

of baking with my childhood. — AS f!j       # $ (ft Ufa ji A

II® 7 H ^ o 0 He is closely associated in the public mind with horror movies. & fa (ft 4> g      & A ffl &

2 [V] ~ with sb to spend time with sb, especially a person or people that sb else does not approve of      ( Ala ) MA — HEImix:

I                   don’t like you associating with those people.

3 [VN] ~ yourself with sth (format) to show that you support or agree with sth ^ BJ8 ; A A |WJ : May / associate myself with the Prime Minister’s remarks? (= I agree with them) iBlfti^? 022 DISSOCIATE madj. /a’saujiat; -siat; NAmE a'sou-/ [only before noun] 1 (often in titles A A Hr) of a lower rank, having fewer rights in a particular profession or organization A IE A (ft ; A- (ft ; gij (ft:       associate membership of the

European Union gfc #H ^ |ft- # IE A ^ M Jt f# o an associate member/director/editor M; S!j -A iH / ±

2                 joined to or connected with a profession or an organization $£A*(ft; ^A§£(ft: an associate company in Japan f£ 0 >fclft

mnoun /a'saojiat; NAmE a'sou-/ 1 a person that you work with, do business with or spend a lot of time with R ♦ ; \‘K # : business associates ik A \‘K if 2 (also

Associate) an associate ft {/ A 3 Associate (US) a person who has an Associate’s degree (= one that is given after completing two years of study at a junior coiiege)«^± (> as so ci ated On /a'saujieitid; -sieit-; NAmE a'sou-/ adj.

1 if one thing is associated with another, the two things are connected because they happen together or one thing causes the other W A$£(ft; ISA (ft; the risks associated with taking drugs A( >2£ % ^ A (ft ja ^ ran connected :     Salaries and associated costs have risen

substantially, fulfilA^ffi AAIijJPo 2 if a person is associated with an organization, etc. they support it ^l|£^(ft: He no longer wished to be associated with the party’s policy on education.    A

IfiAI^Io 3 Associated used in the name of a business company that is made up of a number of smaller companies ( hi A1$ o' A ik        Associated

Newspapers

Associated 1 Press noun (abbr. AP) a US news service. Its offices throughout the world send news to its members which include newspapers and television and radio stations. ( US

associate pro fessor noun (in the US and Canada) a teacher at a college or university who has a rank just below the rank of a professor ( & USm jin#A

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as so ci ation Otw /a.sauJTeiJn; -si'ei-; NAmE a.sou-/ noun

1 [C+sing./pl. v.] (abbr. Assoc.) an official group of people who have joined together for a particular purpose |±H;        HE!organization Do you belong

to any professional or trade associations? ## jjp.7 Aik ^ 'k A If ik W A ^ ? 0 the Football Association ftL $c 0 a residents’ association A A A — see also housing association 2 [C, U] ~ (with sb/sth) a connec­tion or relationship between people or organizations IK A ; ff (‘X; A ; fc'if: his alleged association with terrorist groups 4 ® Ih ^        |P> A M 0 They

have maintained a close association with a college in the

us.      o The book

was published in association with (= together with) British Heritage. & A 15 & | -I % R ft it Hi J& Ii £ .‘ii UK (ft 0 o She became famous through her association with the group of poets. M iffi M ^    ® i# A fc. if. M A % c

3                  [C, usually pi.] art idea or a memory that is suggested by sb/sth; a mental connection between ideas ^    ;

:       The seaside had all sorts of pleasant associations

with childhood holidays for me. {£!£$£ IE® It A fix

0 The cat soon made the association between human beings and food. H II 'l^ H£ JC A ^