【association音标】 英[əˌsəʊʃiˈeɪʃn] 美[əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃn]
【单词释义】 association是什么意思：
n.协会;社团;联盟;联合;合伙;关联;交往;联想;联系
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] associations
【association形近词/近似词】
renunciation n. 宣布放弃；脱离关系；拒绝承认
appreciation n.欣赏;理解;感谢
pronunciation n.发音；读法
denunciation n.公开谴责，斥责；告发，检举
emaciation n. [U]消瘦，瘦弱；憔悴
depreciation n. 贬值；跌价；贬低，轻视
dissociation n.分解，分离；分裂
【单词例句】
◇ Once, representing the Adults’ Education Association, I went to the airport to meet an official of high rank from Columbia and take him to his dormitory and then to the canteen.
有一回，我代表成人教育协会到机场去接一位从哥伦比亚来的高级官员，我得带他到宿舍和食堂。
---- A Misunderstanding
◇ "First, the more saturated the color is, the more it is associated with excitement and stimulation," Franklin explained. "Second, the lighter the color, the more it is associated with calmness and relaxation. Many studies have found that blue and green are also associated with calmness and relaxation (fewer studies find no association)."
富兰克林解释说："首先，颜色越饱满，它就越能引起兴奋和刺激；其次，颜色越浅，就越能让你感到平静和放松；再者，许多研究发现，蓝色和绿色就是‘放松色’的两个典型代表。这一点，很少会有研究否认。”
---- What is the world's most relaxing color?
◇ As Borja Ibanez, MD, points out in an editorial, association is not necessarily causation.
正如医学博士博尔哈·伊巴涅斯在一篇文章中指出，有关联并不一定是必然的因果关系。
---- Skipping breakfast could raise risk of heart disease by 87%
◇ Shao Zhonglin, former deputy secretary-general of the China Express Association, noted they were useful "over a short range".
中国快递协会原副秘书长邵钟林说，它们在“短距离内”是有用处的。
---- 'Little yellow horse' robot delivers useful service in China