4N-COUNT [usually plural]联想 If something has particular associations for you, it is connected in your mind with a particular memory, idea, or feeling. 联想
He has a shelf full of things, each of which has associations for him. [+ for]
他的一个搁架上摆满了东西,每一样都能勾起他许多回忆。
Black was considered inappropriate because of its associations with death.
不宜用黑色,因为它让人联想到死亡。
5PHRASE 与…联合;与…合作 If you do something in association with someone else, you do it together. 与…联合;与…合作
Published in association with the Council for the Protection of Rural England, the book provides refreshing solutions to the long-term problem of water conservation.
这本书与英格兰乡村保护委员会合作出版,就节约水资源这个长期问题提供了全新的解决方法。
6PHRASE (事物)与…在一起 If one thing is found in association with another, they are found together. (事物)与…在一起