1.affiliate的基本意思是“使隶属于,接纳…为成员”,指使个人、社团、机构等隶属于一较大的组织; 有时可指松散联合、联合关系,也可指依赖关系,还可指包容关系。
2.affiliate是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,常用于被动结构,与介词to或with连用。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
They affiliated themselves with the same political party.他们加入了同一政党。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The college is affiliated to the university.这所学院隶属于那所大学。
The two clubs were affiliated with each other.这两个俱乐部联系密切。

affiliate偶尔可用作名词,意为“分会,会员”。

［同义词］   connect, join
［反义词］   divide, separate