association /əˌsəʊsɪˈeɪʃən/ star4 CET4 TEM4 (associations)

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） An association is an official group of people who have the same job, aim, or interest. 协会

  例：

  ...the National Basketball Association.

  …全国篮球协会。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） Your association with a person or a thing such as an organization is the connection that you have with them. (与某人、某物的) 关联

  例：

  ...the company's six-year association with retailer J.C. Penney Co.

  …这家公司与零售商彭尼公司6年的业务往来。

• 3.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） If something has particular associations for you, it is connected in your mind with a particular memory, idea, or feeling. (与某记忆、观念、情感的) 关联

  例：

  He has a shelf full of things, each of which has associations for him.

  他有一个摆满了东西的架子，每一样都与他的内心世界有关联。

• 4.  

  PHRASE（习语） If you do something in association with someone else, you do it together. 与…联合

  例：

  The changes I instigated in association with the board 18 months ago were because I love this company.

  18个月前我联合董事会发起的这些变革是出于我爱这家公司。