acquaintance
noun
əˈkweɪntəns
noun
1
SB YOU KNOW
你认识的人
someone
you
know,
but
who
is
not
a
close
friend
相识的人，熟人; 泛泛之交
C
She
was
a
casual
acquaintance
of
my
family
in
Vienna.
她是我们家在维也纳的一个关系一般的熟人。
He
heard
about
the
job
through
a
mutual
acquaintance
(=someone
you
and
another
person
both
know)
.
他是通过一个双方都认识的人知道这份工作的。
2
RELATIONSHIP
关系
a
relationship
with
someone
you
know,
but
who
is
not
a
close
friend
认识，交情
singular 单数, U
They
developed
an
acquaintance
over
the
Internet.
他们在因特网上相识。
You
can’t
judge
her
on
such
short
acquaintance
(=when
you
have
not
known
her
long)
.
认识这么短时间，你无法对她作出评价。
My
uncle
did
not
improve
on
further
acquaintance
(=when
you
knew
him
better)
.
熟了以后我叔叔依然如故。
3
make sb’s acquaintance
to
meet
someone
for
the
first
time
[正式] 结识某人，认识某人
formal
I
should
be
delighted
to
make
Mrs
McGough’s
acquaintance.
我很高兴能认识麦高夫太太。
At
the
hotel,
I
made
the
acquaintance
of
a
young
American
actor.
在酒店里，我结识了一位年轻的美国演员。
4
KNOWLEDGE
知识
knowledge
or
experience
of
a
particular
subject
[正式] 所知; 了解
U | formal
[+
with
]
The
practice
of
a
lawyer
requires
acquaintance
with
court
procedures.
当律师要熟悉法庭程序。
have
a
passing/nodding
acquaintance
with
sth
(have
only
slight
knowledge
or
experience
of
something)
对某事物一知半解
He
has
a
passing
acquaintance
with
a
lot
of
different
subjects.
他对许多学科都知道个一鳞半爪。
5
of your acquaintance
a
person
of
your
acquaintance
is
someone
that
you
know
[正式] 你认识的〔人〕
formal
The
poems
were
written
by
various
women
of
her
acquaintance.
这些诗是她认识的形形色色的女性写的。
6
on first acquaintance
when
you
meet
someone
for
the
first
time
[正式] 初次见面时
formal
Most
people
are
nicer
than
you
think
on
first
acquaintance.
大多数人都比你初次见面时所认为的要好。