(1)协会，团体(organization of people with a common occupation，aim，interest or purpose)[C]：form/join/belong to a professional～成立/参加/属于一个专业协会;The～broke up for lack of money.这个协会因经费短缺而解散了。a trade/women's～行业/妇女协会;the peasant/farmer～农民/农场主协会;an～of building companies 建筑公司联合会;the British Medical A～英国医学会;〖同〗organization，union，society;

(2)结(联)合(act or fact of joining or being joined with sb or sth for a purpose)[U] [N(with)]：act (work) in～with another person/a company 与另一个人/一公司合作;The salesman's～with the firm lasted for long.那推销员与那公司的合作持续了很长时间。their business～他们的商业合作;The football team was a rare～of brains and brawn.这个足球队有头脑，体力又充沛，这很少见。〖同〗combination，connection，participation;mixture，blend;〖反〗disassociation，independence;

(3)结交，交往(际)(act or fact of joining with sb in friendship or work)[U] [N(with)]：the～of the boy with undesirable characters 那男孩与讨厌的人交往;Her father objected to her～with big boys.她父亲反对她与大男孩交往。His～with Mary goes back to their days in school.他和玛丽的交往始于学生时代。〖同〗 acquaintance，companionship;

(4)伙伴关系，友谊(companionship;friendship)[U]：one's close～with the president/a poet 某人与总统/一个诗人的亲密友谊;Their close～did not last long.他们的亲密关系为时不长。

(5)联想(mental connection of ideas in the mind)[C]：There is an～between Christmas and parties.一说圣诞节就使人想到聚会。What～s does the word “spring” bring to your mind?“春天”这个词会使你联想到什么? The house has too many～s with her dead husband.这座房子引起她对已故丈夫的无穷回忆。My～s with that painting are of springlike days.那幅画使我联想起春天般的日子。make～s of ideas 联想;

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