Word · Frequency #1216
associates
联想；联系
associates is the third person singular of associate.
To link one thing with another in the mind or imagination.
常用于 associate A with B 的结构。
- 1.
To join in or form a league, union, or association.
加入或组成联盟、联合会或协会
- 2.
To spend time socially; keep company.
社交；交往
- 3.
To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
结为伙伴、盟友或朋友
- 4.
To connect or join together; combine.
连接或联合在一起；结合。
- 5.
To connect evidentially, or in the mind or imagination.
在证据上或在头脑或想象中联系
- 6.
To endorse.
支持
- 7.
To be associative.
具有结合律。
交往；结交；连接；结合；组合；联合；结盟；合伙；支持；赞同；满足结合律；具有结合性
In use
Many people associate the smell of fresh bread with comfort and home.
She prefers to associate with people who share her interests.
The study associates a lack of sleep with an increased risk of heart disease.
associate A with B
常用于表示心理上的联系。
Many people associate the color red with danger.
许多人将红色与危险联系在一起。
associate with someone
指社交或合作。
She prefers to associate with people who share her interests.
她更喜欢与志趣相投的人交往。
associate oneself with something
表示主动参与或认同。
Connections
Collocations
- associate with sb
- 与某人交往
- I don't associate with liars.我不与说谎者交往。
- associate with sth
- 与某事物有联系
- This smell is associated with childhood memories.这种气味与童年记忆有关。
- associate A with B
- 把A和B联系起来
- Many people associate the color red with danger.许多人把红色与危险联系起来。
- be associated with
- 与...有关联
- This disease is associated with smoking.这种疾病与吸烟有关。
- closely associated
- 紧密关联的
- Poverty and crime are closely associated.贫困和犯罪紧密关联。
- commonly associated
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象在社交活动中，你与人们‘交往联结’（associate），发音像‘a social’。
Context & Register
作为动词，associate的语域随含义和搭配变化。在表示‘将…与…联系起来’时多用于中性或正式语境；在表示‘与…交往’时，常为非正式且可能带贬义。通常根据具体使用选择中性或混合语域。
Grammar Note
常用于associate A with B或associate with sb
Pronunciation & Spelling
negotiate 与 associate 押韵（重音和后续音素相同：/oʊ.ʃi.eɪt/）。其他以 -iate 结尾的词如 appreciate, initiate, deviate, radiate, mediate 发音不同，注意区分。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.