associate
英 /əˈsəʊsieɪt/ 美 /əˈsoʊʃieɪt/
- v. 联想；联系to connect people or things in your mind
- n. 同事；业务伙伴someone connected with you through work or business
- adj. 副的；准的having a related position, often below the main or full rank
I always associate the smell of cinnamon with home.
我总是一闻到肉桂的气味就想起家。
Many consumers associate higher prices with better quality, although research suggests this connection is not always reliable.
许多消费者把较高价格与较好品质联系起来，但研究表明，这种联系并非总是可靠。
搭配
associate A with B 把A与B联系起来be associated with 与……有关business associate 业务伙伴associate professor 副教授
辨析提示
动词尾音/eɪt/；名词、形容词尾音/ət/。
词族
association (n.)、associated (adj.)
反义 dissociate
相关词
- limitation 局限；不足
- preferable 更可取的；更合意的
- hence 因此；由此
- underestimate 低估；小看
- regard 认为；把……看作
- drawback 缺点；不利因素
- likelihood 可能性
- perspective 观点；视角
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