affiliate
- n. 联号；隶属的机构等
- vt. 使附属；接纳；使紧密联系
- vi. 参加，加入；发生联系
英英释意
- 1. a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
- 2. a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization;
- "network affiliates"