中文: 連結、聯想(把兩件事物連在一起)
Associate 可以是動詞(associate A with B)
也可以是名詞(an associate = 夥伴/同事)
舉例 (連結生活情境):
1. 把 A 和 B 連結起來 (腦中想到一件事時,會想到另一件)
👉 associate A with B = 當想到 A,就會想到 B
例句:
I associate Mondays with bad moods.
(我一想到禮拜一,心情就不好)
Some people associate English learning with stress.
(有些人一想到學英文,就覺得壓力大)
2. 和某人來往(associate with someone)
👉 associate with someone = 和某人來往
例句:
My mom told me not to associate with bad people.
(我媽媽叫我不要和壞人來往)He associates with famous people because of his job.
(因為他的工作,他和很多名人有來往)In high school, he didn’t associate with many classmates.
(高中時,她不太和同學來往)
3. 名詞 associate = 同事、夥伴
👉 an associate = 工作夥伴(比 friend 正式)
例句:
My associate and I are working on a new project.
(我的同事和我正在做一個新專案)He is not my friend, just a work associate.
(他不是我朋友,只是工作上的夥伴)
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