associate

/əˈsoʊsiˌeɪt/

v. 聯想；交往
- Many people associate the smell of fresh rain with the long summers of their childhood. 很多人會把雨後的氣味和童年漫長的夏天聯想在一起。

其他意思

v. 使聯想, 使有關聯
交往

If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
- Through science we've got the idea of associating progress with the future
n. 夥伴

Your associates are the people you are closely connected with, especially at work.
- the restaurant owner's business associates.
adj.

Associate is used before a rank or title to indicate a slightly different or lower rank or title.
- Mr Lin is associate director of the Institute

也出現在：

as + soci + ate向、到 + 同伴 + 動詞；形容詞