association

club, association, institute, league, union, society

名词 association:

1. a formal organization of people or groups of people
2. the act of consorting with or joining with others
3. the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
4. a social or business relationship
   同义词：affiliation, tie, tie-up
5. the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
   同义词：connection, connexion
6. a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
7. (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
8. (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species

1. I benefited a lot from my association with him.
   我与他交往获益良多。
2. He is a member of the Association of University Teachers.
   他是大学教师联合会的一名成员。

as.so.ci.a.tion

n.（名词）
The act of associating or the state of being associated.
联系：联系的行为或处于被联系的状态
Abbr. assn.,assoc.An organized body of people who have an interest, an activity, or a purpose in common; a society.
缩写 assn.,assoc.协会：有共同兴趣、活动或目的的有组织的人群团体；学会

A mental connection or relation between thoughts, feelings, ideas, or sensations.
联想：思想、感情、观点或感觉之间的心理关联或联系
A remembered or imagined feeling, emotion, idea, or sensation linked to a person, object, or idea.
回忆或遐想：指与另一人、物或观点联系在一起的记忆中的或想象的感情、情感、观点或感觉
Chemistry Any of various processes of combination, such as hydration, solvation, or complex-ion formation, depending on relatively weak chemical bonding.
【化学】 缔合：靠相对弱的化学束缚而产生的化合过程的一种，如水合、融合或结合
Ecology A large number of organisms in a specific geographic area constituting a community with one or two dominant species.
【生态学】 群丛，结合体：在一特定地理区域里由一种或两种主要种类构成的区域的大量有机体

【引伸】
asso.cia.tional
adj.（形容词）