associate

関連づける、連想する

二つの人や物事に関係があると考える。

やさしい英語で： To think of two people or things as connected with each other.

• I associate summer with the beach.
• She associated that smell with her grandmother's kitchen.
• What do you associate with this picture?

使い方： associate someone/something with someone/something (I associate that song with my childhood.); be associated with something (The brand is associated with quality.)

類義語： connect, link

反対語： dissociate

よく使う表現： associate something with, associate someone with

付き合う、交際する

人と交流し、一緒に時間を過ごす。

やさしい英語で： To spend time with someone socially.

• He associates with some of my friends.
• Her parents worried about the people she associated with.
• I avoid associating with anyone who treats others badly.

使い方： associate with someone (She prefers to associate with people who share her interests.)

類義語： mix, socialize, keep company

よく使う表現： associate with someone, associate with friends

提携する、加わる

人や団体に加わる、または活動や主張とのつながりを公に示す。

やさしい英語で： To join another person or group, or publicly connect yourself with an activity or cause.

• They associated to form a new business.
• She associated herself with the environmental movement.
• He refused to associate his name with the project.

使い方： associate oneself with someone/something (She associated herself with the campaign for better housing.); associate someone's name with something (He associated his name with several local charities.)

類義語： join, ally, align

反対語： dissociate

よく使う表現： associate oneself with, associate with someone, associate someone's name

結合する、組み合わせる

物をつなげたり、一つのまとまりに組み合わせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To join things together or combine them into a group.

• These molecules associate with one another.
• The treatment associated the particles into larger groups.
• Heat helps the smaller units associate.

使い方： associate A with B (The process associates metal particles with other substances.)

類義語： combine, join, unite

反対語： separate

よく使う表現： associate with something, associate particles

準の、副の

上位の人と共に働くが、地位が低い、または権限が少ない。

やさしい英語で： Working alongside a more senior person, with a lower rank or less authority.

• She is an associate editor.
• He became an associate professor last year.
• The associate director reports to the director.

よく使う表現： associate professor, associate editor, associate director, associate producer

準の

正式な会員の権利を一部だけ持つ。

やさしい英語で： Having some, but not all, of the rights of a full member.

• He is an associate member of the club.
• Associate membership costs less than full membership.
• Associate members cannot vote in this election.

反対語： full

よく使う表現： associate member, associate membership, associate status

仕事仲間、仕事上の協力者

一緒に働いたり、取引をしたりする相手。

やさしい英語で： Someone you work with or do business with.

• I met a business associate for lunch.
• His associates helped him start the company.
• She introduced me to an associate who handles sales.

使い方： an associate of someone (She is a business associate of my father.)

類義語： colleague, business partner, coworker

よく使う表現： business associate, close associate, former associate, trusted associate

アソシエイト、準会員

正会員や上級者より地位が低い、または権利が少ない会員や専門職の人。

やさしい英語で： A member or professional who has a lower rank or fewer rights than a full or senior one.

• She joined the firm as an associate.
• The associates work under the senior partners.
• He was promoted from associate to partner.

使い方： an associate at something (He works as an associate at a law firm.)

よく使う表現： junior associate, senior associate, firm associate