association

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT An association is an official group of people who have the same job, aim, or interest. 协会
...the National Basketball Association. …全国篮球协会。
2. N-COUNT 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
...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 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
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 If you do something in association with someone else, you do it together. 与…联合
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。

The school is affiliated with a national association of driving schools .
It falls to me to thank you for all you have done for the association.
The association needs to win back former members who have allowed their subscriptions to lapse .
As chairman of the association, he held office for over 20 years .
The aim of the association is to perpetuate the skills of traditional furniture design .

His wife's association with a former criminal was a constant source of embarrassment for the prime minister .
He began his long association with the New York City Opera in 1943.
The book was published in association with a local charity .
This part of the country held many pleasant associations for her.
People were suspicious of his past association with right-wing groups .