association

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as·so·ci·a·tion /əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃən, əˌsəʊʃi- $ əˌsoʊ-/ W3 noun

1 ORGANIZATION[countableC] an organization that consists of a group of people who have the same aims, do the same kind of work etc 协会，社团

the Association of Master Builders

建筑师协会

→ housing association► see thesaurus at organization

2 CONNECTED WITH[countableC, uncountableU] a relationship with a particular person, organization, group etc 〔与某个人、机构、组织等的〕关系，关联，交往

association with

his close association with the Green Party

他与绿党的密切关系

3 in association with somebody/something TOGETHERmade or done with another person, organization etc 与某人/某机构等合伙[合作]

concerts sponsored by the Arts Council in association with local businesses

由艺术委员会和当地企业联合赞助的音乐会

Examples from the Corpus

in association with somebody/something• The Britannia also runs accounts in association with Chelsea and Ipswich Town.• The syndrome has been described in association with menstrual irregularities, pregnancy, and the use of oral contraceptives.• These species do not grow in association with Lagenandra and Hygrophila because they do not occur in river beds.• The potential mechanisms for development of hyponatremia in association with sodium loss are several.• Several reports from the older literature indicate that tetany may occur in association with hypokalemia, but the mechanism is poorly understood.• The little green cushions and incrustations occur not only in association with trees and rocks.• The genus Barclaya is very seldom seen in association with Cryptocoryne species.• Sesame Street is produced by the Children's Television Workshop in association with PBS.

4 [countableC] a connection or relationship between two events, ideas, situations etc 〔两个事件、想法、局面之间的〕联系

association between

the strong association between the disease and middle-aged women

这种疾病与中年女性的紧密联系

5 REMEMBER[countableC] a feeling or memory that is related to a particular place, event, word etc 联想

Scotland has all kinds of happy associations for me.

苏格兰给我各种各样愉快的联想。

Examples from the Corpus

association• a word-association game• the college's alumni association• There is evidence of an association between headaches and computer use.• The National Basketball Association negotiates TV rights for important games.• the National Education Association• The new health care proposals have been criticized by the British Medical Association.• the National Association of Head Teachers• National associations also tend to sponsor larger schemes in the more important settlements rather than in areas of isolated housing need.• Freedom of expression and of the press, and freedom of peaceful assembly, of association and of movement were all guaranteed.• For children with normal length of gestation there was a positive association between birth weight and lung function.• Foods served at holidays such as Thanksgiving have special associations.• Maternity wards were notably slow to improve, largely due to their popularly believed, if apparently unfounded, association with prostitution.

close association• That began a close association between the two, with the artist applying himself assiduously to the theories of his friend.• Forming a close association with them was ruled out.• In particular there are close associations between nesting density on islands or islets, foraging habits, breeding ecology, and behaviour.• Coupled with his close association with medicine, it explains why he decided to follow the career of scientist and natural philosopher.• By its close association with women.• The close association between the visual and the cultural may explain the reluctance of some teachers to give it much attention.

strong association• The blue saddlecloth evidently had a strong association with pain; which indicated the reason for her earlier unsuccessful training.• Studies show a strong association between consistent dividend growth and long-term stock performance.• A strong association, however, is not a proof of causation.• Through its strong associations with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes, abdominal obesity in particular is injurious.• The results suggested no strong association.• For woman as maker and subject, earth has particularly strong associations.• The strong association between antral tumours and chronic active gastritis suggests the possibility that H pylori infection may have a pathogenic role.• The strong association between colorectal dysplasia and cancer in ulcerative colitis was described in 1967.

From Longman Business Dictionary

associationas·so·ci·a·tion /əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃən, əˌsəʊʃi-əˌsoʊ-/ written abbreviation assn noun [countableC]ORGANIZATIONS

a group of people or organizations who have the same aims or do the same kind of work

the National Association of Purchasing Managers

→ housing association → industry association → staff association

as·so·ci·a·tion noun

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