.h
与食物联系起来。4 [C]
a connection between things where one is caused by the other 因果关系：a proven assodation
between passive smoking and cancer 已被证
实的被动$烟与癌症之间的因果关系
Association
'Football noun [u] (BrE, formal) = foot- ball(1)
as-so-ci-ation-ism /e.sausi'eijmzam; NAmE a,sou-/ noun [U] (philosophy psychology >il>) the theory
that we think and learn by connecting many different very simple ideas in our
minds 联想主义；-联想说
as-so-cia-tivd
/a'saujiativ;
NAmE a'sou-/ adj. 1 relating to the
association of ideas or things 2 (math
ematics giving the same result
no matter what order the parts of a calculation are done, for example (a x b) x
c =，a x (b x七)结合的
as-son-ance /'aesanans/ noun [U] [technical i^) the effect created when two syllables in
words that are close together have the same vowel sound, but different
consonants, or the same consonants but different vowels, for example, sonnet and porridge or coW and 准押韵，半谐韵，半谐音（靠得很近的单
词中有两个音节元音相同而辅音不同，或辅音相同而元音
不同）
as-S〇rt-ed /a'soitid; NAmE a'soirtad/ adj. of various different sorts各种各样的；混杂的；什锦的：rhe meat is served
m’th saiad or assorted vegetabies•瑞 J;的肉:(配有
色拉或什锦菜。◊ The jumper comes i‘n assorted cotours. 各种颜色的针织套衫■-应俱全。 as-sort-ment /a'soitmant; NAmE a'soirt-/ noun [usually sing.] a collection of different
things or of different types of the same thing 各押各样 HITI
mixture ： a wide assortment o/gi:/its
to choose介om 各式各_可供挑选‘的 礼品◊ He was dressed
in an odd assortment 〇/ dothes. 他穿着奇寒异服。
Asst (also Asst, especially in NArriŁ) abbr. (in writing) Assistant
(书写形式）i 理的，副的：Asst Manager 协理
as.suage /a’sweid〗/ verb [VN] {formal) to make an unpleasant
feeling less severe 缓_，减运 T 木快. aS-SUITie 〇^/8'sju:m; NAmEa'surm/ verb 1 to think or accept
that sth is true but without having proof of it 假定；设；认为：[V (that)] ft is
reasonabZe to assume
(that) the economy will continue to improve. 认为经济将继续好转是有道理的。◊ let us assume/or a
moment that the pZan succeeds•咱们會时假设计划成功。
0 She would, he assumed, be home at the usual time. 他认为，她会:在通常时间回到家的。〇[VNthat]Jtis generally assumed that stress is caused by
too much worfc.普遍认为，紧张是工作过重所致。◊[VN] r>on’t always assume the worst (= that sth bad has
happened). -别_总往最坏处.想。◊加 this exampie we have
assumed a unit price 〇/幻0.在这个例子中我们已假定单价为10元。
◊ [VN to infU had assumed him to be a Be/gian•我本以为 他是比利时人。2 [VN] to take or begin to have
power or responsibility 承担(责任 > ;就（职 > ;取得 (权力:.）EHTltake： The court assumed
responsibility /or the girTs wd/are.法庭承担了保障这个女孩福利的责
彳壬.。◊ RebeZ /orces
have assumed control 〇/ t/ie
capftaZ. 反叛武装力量已控制了首都。3 [VN] (formfl/) to begin to
have a particular quality or appearance 呈现（夕卜观、样 ，.子….显露（特征.）BDCItake on： This matter has assumed consideraWe
importance•这件事看来相当重要。
〇 In the story
the god assumes the form of an eagle,
个故事中神以鹰的形象出现。4 [VN] (/owjg/) to pretend to have a
particular feeling or quality 装出；假装 H771 put on ： He assumed an air 〇/ concern.他装 4
关 心的样子。
as-sumed /a'sjuimd; NAmEa'suimd/ adj. [only before noun] that you suppose to be
true or to exist 假定的；假设 .的：the assumed, differences between
the two states M#
状况的假定区别
as, sumed ' name noun a name that sb
uses that is not tlieir real name ■化名 pseudonym ： He was living under cm assumed name.他过着隐姓埋名的生活。
as.sum.ing
/a'sjionm;
/s/Amf a‘su:mm/，co/7_/•.〜（that) used to
suppose that sth is true so that you can talk about what the results might be 假设…为真；假如： Assuming (that) he's still alive,
how old would he be now?