assist

帮助；促进；助攻；辅助机器

【例】China is always willing to assist the less developed African countries with no conditions attached.

中国总是乐于无条件援助非洲的一些不发达国家。

associate

交往；结交；联想；使联合；使发生联系；副的；联合的；同事，伙伴；关联的事物

【例】Several factors associated with the Chinese housing market should have some influence on business demand.

与中国房地产市场相关的一些因素应该对商业需求有一定的影响。

assume

假定，假设；认为；装腔作势；设想

【例】Under present economic situation, many people assume that it is not safe to invest in stock market.

在目前的经济形势下，许多人认为投资股市不安全。

assurance

保证；确信；保险

【例】Expansion of consumption is the strongest assurance for economic recovery.

扩大消费是经济复苏最强有力的保证。

ATM (=automatic teller machine)

自动取款机

【例】ATM can be used to withdraw money and check the balance.

自动取款机可以用来取款和查询账户余额。