association

联合, 联系, 联盟

联想

协会, 社团

合伙, 交际, 交往

【生】群落, 社会, 【化】缔合, 共生体

an association of ideas

the Chinese People's A-for Friendship with Foreign Countries

I benefited much from my association with him.

association

协会

According to the American Automobile Association, since 1964 all cars sold in the United States have been equipped with seat belts.

联合；结交

联想

association

协会, 联合, 结交, 联想

association

a group of people having a common purpose or interest; a society or club

the act of associating or the state of being associated

friendship or companionship

their association will not last

a mental connection of ideas, feelings, or sensations

association of revolution with bloodshed

the mental process of linking ideas so that the recurrence of one idea automatically recalls the otherSee free association

the formation of groups of molecules and ions, esp in liquids, held together by weak chemical bonds

a group of similar plants that grow in a uniform environment and contain one or more dominant species

association

1. a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"

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2. the act of consorting with or joining with others; "you cannot be convicted of criminal guilt by association"

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3. the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination; "his association of his father with being beaten was too strong to break"

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4. a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"

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5. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association"

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6. a relation resulting from interaction or dependence; "flints were found in association with the prehistoric remains of the bear"; "the host is not always injured by association with a parasite"

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7. (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding

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8. (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species

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