associate with somebodySPEND TIMEto spend time with someone, especially someone that other people disapprove of 与某人交往；与某人混在一起 I don’t like these layabouts you’re associating with. 我不喜欢你结交的这些游手好闲的人。
associate with somebody• Artie may have been associating with the criminals.
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