a person that you work with or do business with; a business partner 同事；夥伴；合夥人◆one of my business associates 我的业务夥伴之一◆a senior associate 高级合夥人
Associatesused in the name of an organization to show there are a number of professional partners 合夥公司（用於机构名称，表示有多位专业合夥人）◆Carver & Associates 卡文公司
a member of an organization who does not have all the rights of ordinary members 非正式成员；准成员◆Some MBA students are summer associates at the company. 一些 MBA 学生暑期在公司兼职。