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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。
联想；联系
associating — present participle of associate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
联想；联系
To link one thing with another in the mind or imagination.
Many people associate the color red with danger.
许多人将红色与危险联系在一起。
常用于 associate A with B 的结构。
加入或组成联盟、联合会或协会
To join in or form a league, union, or association.
社交；交往
To spend time socially; keep company.
结为伙伴、盟友或朋友
To join as a partner, ally, or friend.
连接或联合在一起；结合。
To connect or join together; combine.
associate
Base
原形
associates
3rd person
第三人称单数
associating
-ing
现在分词
associated
Past
过去式
associated
Past participle
过去分词
I associate success with hard work.
我把成功和努力联系在一起。
They associated the company with high quality.
他们把这家公司与高质量联系在一起。
She is associating with the new team.
她正在与新团队交往。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Many people associate the smell of fresh bread with comfort and home.
很多人把新鲜面包的气味与舒适和家联系在一起。
She prefers to associate with people who share her interests.
她更喜欢与志趣相投的人交往。
The study associates a lack of sleep with an increased risk of heart disease.
这项研究将睡眠不足与心脏病风险增加关联起来。
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。
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。
表示主动参与或认同。
He refused to associate himself with the controversial decision.
他拒绝将自己与该争议决定联系起来。
Not this
I associate this smell to summer.
Use this
I associate this smell with summer.
动词 associate 表示“联系”时，常与介词 with 搭配，而不是 to。学习者受中文“与...联系”或介词 to 的泛化影响而误用。
Not this
He associates in that club.
Use this
He associates with that club.
associate 作为不及物动词表示“交往”时，必须使用介词 with 引出交往对象，不能直接接地点或组织。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
与某人交往
I don't associate with liars.
我不与说谎者交往。
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。
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。
与...有关联
This disease is associated with smoking.
这种疾病与吸烟有关。
紧密关联的
Poverty and crime are closely associated.
贫困和犯罪紧密关联。
通常关联的
Pink is commonly associated with girls.
粉色通常与女孩关联。
与…交往；与…有联系
I don't like the people he associates with.
我不喜欢他交往的那些人。
使自己与…有关联；支持
He has associated himself with the reform movement.
他已与改革运动站在了一起。
把A和B联系起来
People often associate the smell of baking with comfort.
人们常把烘焙的气味与舒适联系在一起。
Use associating naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象在社交活动中，你与人们‘交往联结’（associate），发音像‘a social’。
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。
常用于associate A with B或associate with sb
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