「associate」主要表示將事物或人在思想或事實上連結起來，或指與某人建立社交或工作關係。
連結；聯想
EN: to connect someone or something in your mind with someone or something else
翻譯: 在腦海中將某人或某事物與另一人或事物連結起來
使相關聯；結合
EN: to connect two things, ideas, etc. because they are related in some way
翻譯: 將兩件事物、想法等因其某種關聯而結合起來
交往；結交
EN: to spend time with someone, especially someone that other people disapprove of
翻譯: 與某人共度時光，尤指與他人不認同的人來往
合作；共事
EN: to work together in a business or professional relationship
翻譯: 在商業或專業關係中一起工作
小提醒：注意「associate with」的用法：表示「聯想」時，主詞常為人（I associate...）；表示「與...來往」時，主詞也是人（He associates with...）。勿混淆。
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The strange politics of disgust | David Pizarro
TED
“The first time that we set out to collect data on this and associate it with political or moral beliefs, we found a general pattern -- this is with the psychologists Yoel Inbar and Paul Bloom -- that, in fact, across three studies, we kept finding that people who reported that they were easily disgusted also reported that they were more politically conservative.”
1. to connect someone or something in your mind with someone or something else
在腦海中將某人或某事物與另一人或事物聯繫起來
Most people associate Japan with sushi and cherry blossoms.
大多數人會將日本與壽司和櫻花聯繫在一起。
I always associate the smell of rain with my childhood.
我總是將雨水的氣味與我的童年聯繫起來。
2. to spend time with a person or group, especially one that others disapprove of
與某人或團體（尤指他人不認同者）來往、結交
His parents warned him not to associate with troublemakers.
他的父母警告他不要與麻煩製造者來往。
She refused to associate with people who held such extreme views.
她拒絕與持有如此極端觀點的人來往。
3. to join or connect people, organizations, or ideas together
使人、組織或想法聯合、結合在一起
The two companies are associated in a joint venture.
這兩家公司在一項合資企業中聯合在一起。
The theory is often associated with his earlier research.
這個理論常與他早期的研究聯繫在一起。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| associate + noun/pronoun + with + noun | 將…與…聯繫起來 | People often associate rain with sadness. (人們常將雨水與悲傷聯繫起來。) |
| be associated with + noun | 與…有關聯；被聯繫到… | The disease is strongly associated with smoking. (這種疾病與吸菸有強烈關聯。) |
| associate + with + noun/pronoun | 與…交往；結交 | He prefers to associate with people from different backgrounds. (他喜歡與不同背景的人交往。) |
| associate + noun/pronoun + as + noun | 將…視為… | I associate this smell as the scent of home. (我將這種氣味視為家的味道。) |
| associate + oneself with + noun/group | 使自己與…產生聯繫；表明支持 | The celebrity refused to associate herself with the controversial brand. (這位名人拒絕讓自己與那個有爭議的品牌產生聯繫。) |
EN:In this model, we associate the two nodes to create a new pathway.
翻譯:在這個模型中，我們將兩個節點關聯起來以建立一條新路徑。
一般描述「將A與B連結」的固定概念時，使用 associate A with B 最為自然準確。
associate vs connect
「associate」強調在思想或邏輯上建立聯繫，常帶有主觀聯想或歸屬感；「connect」則更側重於物理上或具體系統上的連結。
associate vs ally
「associate」指一般性的合作或交往，關係較為鬆散；「ally」則指為共同目標（尤其是對抗第三方）而形成的緊密聯盟或同盟。
associate vs relate
「associate」側重於將兩件事物在腦中連結，常是單向的聯想；「relate」則強調兩者之間存在可被理解或說明的相互關係。
在口語中，常用來引述或提及某人說過的話或想法，特別是當你想保持客觀或表示這不是你的原創觀點時。 EN: I associate this smell with my grandmother's house, just like she always said. 翻譯: 我把這個氣味和我祖母的房子聯繫在一起，就像她常說的那樣。
EN:As my mentor used to say, you should associate with people who inspire you.
翻譯:就像我的導師常說的，你應該和能激勵你的人交往。
在對話中，可以用來強調某種連結或關係是強烈、直接或不可避免的，常與副詞連用。 EN: People always associate him with that one famous role. 翻譯: 人們總是把他和那個著名的角色聯繫在一起。
EN:I don't want you to associate me with that kind of behavior at all.
翻譯:我一點也不希望你把我跟那種行為聯想在一起。
在組織思緒或尋找合適詞語時，作為一個短暫的停頓填充詞，常用於 "you associate..." 或 "what you associate..." 這類結構中。 EN: It's that feeling, you associate... with being a kid again. 翻譯: 就是那種感覺，你會聯想到…再次成為小孩的感覺。
EN:The brand wants to create an image that makes you think of, what you associate with luxury.
翻譯:這個品牌想創造一種形象，讓你想到，就是你會聯想到奢華的那種感覺。
正式寫作注意：在學術或正式商業寫作中，應避免使用口語中的停頓填充用法（如「you associate...」）。應使用更精確、完整的句子結構來表達概念之間的聯繫，例如「This study aims to examine the factors that individuals associate with...」。
associate with
associate [sb/sth] with [sb/sth]
將...與...聯繫起來；與...交往
closely associate
closely associate [sth] with [sth]
密切聯繫；緊密關聯
associate oneself with
associate oneself with [sth/sb]
表明支持；與...產生關聯
commonly associate
commonly associate [sth] with [sth]
普遍聯想到
automatically associate
automatically associate [sth] with [sth]
自動聯想到；不假思索地聯繫
negatively associate
negatively associate [sth] with [sth]
負面聯想；產生不良關聯
freely associate
freely associate
自由聯想
×I associate this smell to my childhood.
✓I associate this smell with my childhood.
動詞 'associate' 的正確介系詞是 'with'，而非 'to'。'associate A with B' 表示將 A 與 B 連結起來。
×The brand strongly associated with quality.
✓The brand is strongly associated with quality.
當要表達「被聯想」或「被連結」的狀態時，需要使用被動語態 'be associated with'，不能省略 'be' 動詞。
×He is an associate in the law firm. (當動詞用時)
✓He is associated with the law firm.
'associate' 也可作名詞，意為「同事、合夥人」。當作動詞使用時，應使用 'be associated with' 或 'associate oneself with' 來表達「與...有關聯、合作」。
×I associate with my college years.
✓I associate this song with my college years.
動詞 'associate' 是及物動詞，需要一個直接受詞（A）來與介系詞 'with' 後面的名詞（B）連結。句型為 'associate A with B'，不能省略 A。
×I don't associate that political party.
✓I don't associate myself with that political party.
當主詞（人）主動選擇與某事物建立或避免連結時，常使用反身代名詞 'myself/yourself/himself' 等，形成 'associate oneself with' 的句型，以明確表達主體的意圖。