business associate
collocation业务伙伴；商业伙伴
He has been a business associate of mine for years.
他多年来一直是我的一位业务伙伴。
同事；伙伴；合伙人
associates — plural of associate
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同事；伙伴；合伙人
a person you work with, or a partner in business or an activity
He introduced his business associate to the team.
他向团队介绍他的生意伙伴。
在某项活动、企业或业务中与他人联合的人；合伙人或员工。
A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.
与他人共同参与某项活动或事业的人
a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor
与某人一起工作的人,同事,合作者。
Somebody with whom one works, coworker, colleague.
经常陪伴某人的朋友
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
She is an associate at the law firm.
她是这家律师事务所的助理。
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The professor invited his former associates to the conference.
教授邀请了他以前的同事来参加会议。
AI contextual example
he had to consult his associate before continuing
在继续之前,他不得不征求同事的意见。
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associates in the law firm bill at a lower rate than do partners
律师事务所的普通律师的收费标准低于合伙人。
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业务伙伴；商业伙伴
He has been a business associate of mine for years.
他多年来一直是我的一位业务伙伴。
密友；亲密伙伴
One of her close associates revealed the plan.
她的一位密友泄露了这个计划。
研究助理；研究员
She works as a research associate at the institute.
她在这个研究所担任研究助理。
准会员；副会员
He became an associate member of the professional body.
他成为了该专业机构的准会员。
政治伙伴；政治同僚
The senator and his political associates attended the meeting.
参议员和他的政治同僚参加了会议。
可信赖的同事；亲信
Only a trusted associate was given the key.
只有一位可信赖的同事拿到了钥匙。
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把 associate 中的 soci 联想成 social（社交），经常一起社交的人就是你的同事、伙伴。
语域：neutral 常见场景：workplace、business、academic/institutional、social associate 作名词时多用于正式或半正式场合，常指同事、合作伙伴或（机构中的）准会员；日常口语中较少单独使用，具体含义需根据搭配判断。
associate 的名词读音以不重读的 -iate /iət/ 结尾：affiliate、appropriate、immediate 的尾音与此相近；注意 negotiate 虽然拼写相似，但动词读音结尾为 /eɪt/，并不相同。
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