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associate noun
⇨ partner 1associate verb
⇨ relatepartner1 noun a business/dancing partner 生意伙伴；舞伴Come to the party and bring your partner. 携伴来参加聚会吧。 ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ friend 另见friend条partner ♦︎ colleague ♦︎ associate ♦︎ contact ♦︎ ally ♦︎ classmate ♦︎ co-worker ♦︎ collaborator ♦︎ workmate ♦︎ teammateThese are all words for sb you work, study or do an activity with. 这些词均表示搭档、同伴。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a business partner / colleague / associate / contact / ally◆a political colleague / associate / contact / ally◆a junior / senior partner / colleague / associate◆a former partner / colleague / associate / ally / classmate / co-worker / collaborator / workmate / teammate◆an old colleague / associate / ally / classmate◆a new partner / colleague / associate / contact / ally / classmate◆a long-term partner / associate / collaborator◆a close partner / colleague / associate / contact / ally / collaborator■ partner [countable] one of the people who owns a business and shares the profits; a person that you are doing an activity with, such as dancing or playing a game 合伙人；搭档；同伴◆He has recently been made a junior partner in the family business.他新近成为这一家族企业的初级合伙人。◆Choose a partner for the next activity.为下次活动选一位同伴。◆My regular dancing partner has broken her ankle.我的固定舞伴脚踝摔断了。 see also partnership ⇨ group 3 , partnership ⇨ relationship 1 ▸ partner verb [transitive] ◆Gerry offered to partner me (= be my partner) at tennis.格里提出和我搭档打网球。■ colleague / /ˈkɒliːg; NAmE ˈkɑːliːg/ [countable] a person that you work with, especially in a profession or business 同事；同僚◆I'd like you to meet a colleague of mine from the office.我想介绍你认识我办公室的一位同事。◆the Prime Minister and his Cabinet colleagues首相及其内阁同僚■ associate /əˈsəʊʃiət; NAmE əˈsoʊʃiət/ [countable] (rather formal) a person that you work with, do business with or spend a lot of time with 同事；伙伴◆The company is called Landor Associates.这家公司叫兰多联合公司。◆He was known to be one of the convicted man's associates.据说他是这个罪犯的一个同伙。 see also association ⇨ relationship 1 NOTE 辨析 Colleague or associate? Colleague is much more frequent than associate and is a general word for sb you work with, especially in an office, a school, in government, etc. An associate is used more to describe sb you have a business connection with, for example because you have done or are doing business with them. * colleague远较associate常用，泛指一起工作的人，尤指办公室、学校、政府部门等的同事。associate多指生意伙伴，如曾经或正在与你做生意的人。■ contact [countable] a person that you know, especially sb who can be helpful to you in your work 熟人；（尤指）社会关系◆I've made some useful contacts in journalism.我在新闻界结交了一些有用的人。◆It takes time to build up good contacts.建立社会关系网很花时间。■ ally /ˈælaɪ/ / [countable] a person who helps and supports sb who is in a difficult situation, especially a politician （尤指从政者的）盟友，支持者◆He's a close friend and ally of the prime minister.他既是首相的亲密朋友，也是他的盟友。◆His sister was his ally against their grandparents.姐姐和他一伙，共同对付爷爷奶奶。OPP enemy ⇨ enemy ■ classmate / /ˈklɑːsmeɪt; NAmE ˈklæsmeɪt/ [countable] a person who is or was in the same class as you at school or college 同班同学◆Are you curious to know where your former classmates are now?你想知道你以前的同学现在都在哪儿吗？■ ˈco-worker [countable] a person that sb works with, doing the same kind of job 共同工作者；同事；同僚◆He is worried about his job after seeing his co-workers laid off.看到同事被解聘，他担心自己的工作。■ collaborator /kəˈlæbəreɪtə(r)/ / [countable] a person who works with another person to create or produce sth, such as a book 合作者；协作者；合著者◆He is working on a new series with his long-time collaborator Michel Baudin.他正和自己的长期搭档米歇尔•博丹合写一部新系列剧。■ workmate / /ˈwɜːkmeɪt; NAmE ˈwɜːrkmeɪt/ [countable] (especially BrE) a person that you work with, often doing the same job, in an office, factory, etc. 一起工作的人；同事；工友◆Her workmates organized a leaving party for her last day in the office.同事为她举办了欢送会，纪念她在办公室工作的最后一天。NOTE 辨析 Co-worker or workmate? Workmate is used more in British English; co-worker is used more in American English. Workmate is also slightly more informal, and suggests that you are quite friendly with the person you work with. * workmate多用于英式英语，co-worker多用于美式英语。workmate也稍显非正式，含有与工作伙伴相处融洽之义。■ teammate /ˈtiːmmeɪt/ / [countable] a member of the same team or group as yourself 同队队员；队友◆He was determined not to let his teammates down.他决心不让队友失望。 relate verb relate ♦︎ associate ♦︎ link ♦︎ match ♦︎ connectThese words all mean to show or make a connection between two or more things. 这些词均表示联系、使有联系、把⋯联系起来。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to relate / link / match / connect sth to sth◆to associate / link / match / connect sth with sth◆to relate / associate / link / match / connect (sth) directly◆to relate / associate / link / connect sth specifically◆to relate / associate / link sth explicitly◆to associate / link / connect sth firmly■ relate [transitive] (rather formal) to show or make a connection between things 联系；使有联系；把⋯联系起来◆I found it difficult to relate the two ideas in my mind.我觉得很难把这两种想法联系在一起。◆In future, pay increases will be related to productivity.以后，加薪将和效率挂钩。ⓘ Relate is often used in business texts, describing how one thing will change according to how much sth else changes. * relate常用于商务文本，描述一事物因另一事物变化而跟着变化的关系◆performance-related pay与业绩挂钩的薪酬◆income-related benefits与收入相关联的福利◆an earnings-related pension scheme与收入挂钩的养老金计划 ■ associate /əˈsəʊʃieɪt, əˈsəʊsieɪt; NAmE əˈsoʊʃieɪt/ [transitive] (rather formal) to make a connection between people or things in your mind 联想；联系◆I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood.一闻到烘烤食物的味道我就想起了童年。◆He is closely associated in the public mind with horror movies.在公众心目中，他总是和恐怖电影紧密联系在一起。 see also association ⇨ association ■ link [transitive] (especially journalism 尤用于新闻) to state that there is a connection between people or things 说明（两人或两事物之间）有联系（或有关系）◆Detectives have linked the break-in to a similar crime in the area last year.侦探认为这起入室盗窃案与去年此地区一起类似案件有关。◆Newspapers have linked his name with the singer.报纸报道把他的名字与那个歌手连在一起。ⓘ Link is often used in newspapers to talk about people possibly being involved in a particular crime, or knowing sb who has been involved in a crime. * link常用于报纸报道，指涉案或认识涉案者。■ match [transitive] to find sb/sth that goes together with or is connected with another person or thing 找对应（或相关）的人（或物）；配对◆The aim of the competition is to match the quote to the person who said it.比赛的要求是把引文及其作者配对起来。◆The control group in the experiment was matched for age and sex.实验中对照组的年龄和性别与试验组是匹配的。■ connect [transitive] (rather formal) to notice or make a connection between people or things 注意到与⋯有关联；把⋯联系起来◆There was nothing to connect him with the crime.他与那起犯罪毫无关联。◆I was surprised to hear them mentioned together: I had never connected them before.听到有人把他们牵扯在一起我很吃惊，我以前从未想过他们会有关联。NOTE 辨析 Relate, associate or connect?When you associate two things in your mind, it just happens, often because of experiences you have already had. When you relate or connect two things in your mind, it requires more of an effort because the connection is not so obvious or natural to you. * associate指常因过往的经验自然而然地产生某种联想。relate或connect指将关系不太明显的两个事物联系起来，这种关联不是自然而然就想到的，需要多一点心思去发掘◆I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood.一闻到烘烤食物的味道我就想起了童年。◆I always relate/connect the smell of baking with/to my childhood. ◆I found it hard to relate / connect the two ideas in my mind.我觉得很难把这两种想法联系在一起。◆I found it hard to associate the two ideas in my mind. Relate can also be used to talk about a deliberate decision to make two things dependent on each other. * relate亦可指故意使两件事情互相影响◆Pay increases will be related to productivity.加薪将和效率挂钩。◆Pay increases will be associated with/connected with productivity. Connect can also be used to talk about facts or evidence that provide a link between things. * connect亦可指事实或证据显示不同事物之间有关联◆There was nothing to connect him with the crime.他与那起犯罪毫无关联。◆There was nothing to relate/associate him to/with the crime. |