v(1)联(结)合(join together as members，partners)[I，T+n，T+n+prep(with)]：The two people～d.这两个人联合起来了。～two firms 把两家公司联合起来;They are～d in business.他们联合经营。～oneself with a large firm和一家大公司合伙;～oneself with a cause/a campaign 投身于一事业/运动;I don't want to be～d with it at all.我根本不想与之有任何牵连。

(2)联想(系)(join or connect (ideas，etc)in one's mind or imagination)[T+n，T+n+prep(with)]：～two ideas 把两个概念联系在一起;～presents with Christmas time/summer with picnics/smoking with lung cancer一想起礼物就想到圣诞节/一想起夏天就想到野餐/一想起抽烟就想到肺癌;try to forget everything～d with one's former life极力忘记与以前生活有关的一切;〖同〗 identify，relate，link，connect;〖反〗 separate，disconnect;

(3)结交，交往(join with sb in friendship or work)[I+prep(with)]：Don't～with bad companions/undesirable characters/such people.不要结交坏朋友/讨厌的人/这样的人。There he～d with working people/some decent people.他在那儿结交了劳动人民/一些正派的人。～with each other after office hours 业余时间互相交往;〖同〗mix，club;〖反〗avoid;

(4)赞成(support sth publicly)[T+n(oneself)+prep(with)]：not～oneself fully with political extremism/what sb said 不完全赞同政治上的过激主义/某人说的话;become closely～d with socialists 与社会主义者的观点极相似;

n(1)同事(僚，人)，同伙，伙伴(person with whom one works)[C]：～s in business/crime 生意上的伙伴/犯罪同伙;one's business/party～生意上的伙伴/党内同志;the doctor's～s 大夫的同事;one's～s on the hike 一起远足的伙伴;the thief and his～s 窃贼和他的同伙;They are～s.他们是同事。〖同〗partner，co-worker;comrade，companion，friend，mate;

(2)非正式会员(person who is admitted to a subordinate degree of membership)[C]：an～of the Royal Academy of Arts/museum society 英国皇家美术学会/博物馆协会的非正式会员;

adj(1)副(准)的(having a lower position or rank)[作attrib]：～professor/editor/producer of a film /judge 副教授/副主编/副电影制片人/陪审法官;an～member of the society/the club 协会/俱乐部的准会员;〖同〗subordinate;〖反〗major，main，leading，chief;

(2)有联系的，同事(伙伴)的(joined or connected with a profession or organization)[作attrib]：At the conference they met members of～organization.会上他们见到了有关组织的成员。

→ as͵soci′ation n;

【辨异】associate与acquaintance、companion和friend的区别见 ACQUAINTANCE。