affiliate/ əˈfɪlɪˌeɪt əˈfɪlɪˌeɪt əˈfɪlɪɪt /

1.noun[c] 

成员,会员

They actively recruit new affiliates to their program.
他们积极为他们的项目招收新会员。
2.noun[c] 

分支机构,分公司,附属机构

Other affiliates operate in other European countries and all around the world.
其他附属公司分布在其他欧洲国家和全世界。
3.vi.

(与……)为伴,结交

He has been affliliating with the wrong crowd lately.
他最近一直与坏人为伍。
She affiliates with her colleagues.
她与同事关系融洽。
4.vi.

联合,合并,并入

The two companies have been affiliated ever since the merger.
这两家公司自合并以来便相互关联了。
They affiliated with a national group.
他们加入了一个全国性的组织。