association
US: /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃən/, /əˌsoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
UK: /ɐsˈəʊsɪˈeɪʃən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
association /ə,sousi'eiʃn/- danh từ
- sự kết hợp, sự liên hợp, sự liên kết; sự liên đới
- sự kết giao, sự giao thiệp
- sự liên tưởng
- hội, hội liên hiệp; đoàn thể, công ty
- deed of association: điều lệ của một công ty trách nhiệm có hạn
- (sinh vật học) quần hợp
- môn bóng đá ((cũng) association foot-ball)
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 [C+sing./pl. v.] (abbreviation Assoc.) an official group of people who have joined together for a particular purpose
Synonym: ORGANIZATION
Do you belong to any professional or trade associations? + the Football Association + a residents' association
See also -
2 [C, U] ~ (with sb/sth) a connection or relationship between people or organizations: his alleged association with terrorist groups + They have maintained a close association with a college in the US. + The book was published in association with (= together with) British Heritage. + She became famous through her association with the group of poets.
3 [C, usually pl.] an idea or a memory that is suggested by sb/sth; a mental connection between ideas: The seaside had all sorts of pleasant associations with childhood holidays for me. + The cat soon made the association between human beings and food. + Incense always had associations with religion for him.
4 [C] a connection between things where one is caused by the other: a proven association between passive smoking and cancer
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 society, organization, confederation, confederacy, federation, league, union, alliance, guild, coalition, group; syndicate, combine, consortium, cooperative:
The society later became known as the British Association for the Advancement of Science.
2 connection, link, affiliation, relationship, bond, tie, linkage, linking, pairing, joining, conjunction, bonding:
The association between princes and frogs is probably lost on anyone so literal-minded.
3 fellowship, intimacy, friendship, camaraderie, comradeship, relationship:
There has been a long-standing association between Peter and Wendy.
Collocation
1 an organization
ADJ.
international, local, national, regional | private, public, voluntary | arts, business, community, constituency, consumer, football, housing, industry, library, neighbourhood, parent-teacher, professional, student, trade, etc.
ASSOCIATION + VERB
meet
The association meets four times a year.
More information about ORGANIZATION
ORGANIZATION:
create, establish, form, found, set up, start ~
an association created to promote local industry The company was founded in 1981.
dissolve ~
(often law)She sought a court order to have the partnership dissolved.
run ~
He runs an accountancy firm.
manage ~
The executive committee manages the group on a day-to-day basis.
be/become a member of, join ~
She became a member of the Society of Arts.
leave ~
The country plans to leave the organization.
2 relationship between people/organizations
ADJ.
close | free
It was to be a free association of equal partners.
| loose
a loose association of sovereign states
| long, long-standing | personal
VERB + ASSOCIATION
form | maintain
They have maintained a close association with a college in the US.
PREP.
in ~ with
(= together with)The book was published in association with British Heritage.
| ~ between
the association between the two countries
| ~ with
His association with such criminals can only destroy him.
PHRASES
freedom of association
One of the most important political freedoms is freedom of association.
3 connection between things
ADJ.
clear, close, direct, intimate, strong
a close association between the two nations
| loose | early, long, traditional | formal | free
the technique of free association in which the patient is encouraged to say the first thing that comes to mind
VERB + ASSOCIATION
have
The city has had a long association with the mining industry.
| form
You want the child to form an association between good behaviour and rewards.
| demonstrate, find, prove, show
The research showed an association between diet and various diseases.
PREP.
by ~
Dogs learn mainly by association.
| in ~ with
(= together with)We are working in association with several charities.
| ~ between
a clear association between good health and regular exercise
| ~ with
the traditional association of the Democrats with minority interests
PHRASES
guilty/tainted by association
He was considered tainted by association with the corrupt regime.
4 associations: feelings/memories
ADJ.
strong | happy, positive, pleasant | negative, unhappy, unpleasant | cultural, historical, literary
Tourists visit the city for its historical associations.
VERB + ASSOCIATION
have, hold
Does the name ‘Baxter’ have any associations for you?
| call up, evoke, spark off, trigger
The smell of fresh bread triggers all kinds of associations for me.
PREP.
~ for
Concise dictionary
associationsə‚səʊsɪ'eɪʃnnoun
+a formal organization of people or groups of people
+the act of consorting with or joining with others
+the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
+a social or business relationship
+the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
+a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
+(chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
+(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
