associate
/əˈsəuʃɪət; ə`soʃɪət/ adj[attrib 作定语]
1 joined or allied with a profession or organization （与某职业或组织）联合的, 联盟的, 合伙的
an associate judge 陪审法官
the associate producer of a film 联合制片人.
2 having a lower level of membership than full members 准的（会员）
Associate members do not have the right to vote. 准会员没有选举权. associate, n
1 partner; colleague; companion 合伙人; 同事; 伙伴
one's business associates 业务合伙人
They are associates in crime. 他们是共犯.
2 associate member 准会员.
associate / əˈsəuʃɪeɪt; ə`soʃɪˌet/ v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (with sb/sth) join (people or things) together; connect (ideas, etc) in one's mind 将（人或事物）联系起来; 在头脑中联想（主意等）
You wouldn't normally associate these two writers their styles are completely different. 通常不会把这两位作家相提并论--他们两人的风格完全不同.
Whisky is usually associated with Scotland. 人们常把威士忌同苏格兰联系起来.
I always associate him with fast cars. 我总是由他联想到高速汽车.
2 [Ipr] ~ with sb act together with or often deal with sb 与某人交往或常打交道
I don't like you associating with such people. 我不喜欢你和那些人混在一起.
3 [Tn.pr] ~ oneself with sth declare or show that one is in agreement with sth 声称或表示自己赞同某事物
I have never associated myself with political extremism. 我从来不赞同政治上的极端主义.