❶ 把…联系起来〔We associate the taste of something with its smell．我们把某种食品的风味与它的味道联系起来。〕 ❷ 使发生联系；使联合❸ 与某人联合从事一项企业〔Don’t associate with people who gossip．不要与爱讲闲话的人搞在一起。〕‖ n．伙伴；同事；同人；朋友‖ adj．❶ 同伙的；同伴的❷ 准的，副的〔an associate justice of the Supreme Court最高法院的准法官；an associate professor副教授〕