| 释义 |
ac·quaint·ance /əˈkweɪntəns/ n. | phr.
n.
1. 认识，相识；了解
a man of wide acquaintance 交游广泛的人
cultivate a working acquaintance with a foreign language 培养使用一门外国语进行工作的熟巧
I had some previous acquaintance with the subject. 对这个课题我先前已有一定程度的了解。
2. 相识的人；[总称]熟人
He has many acquaintances. (或 He has a wide acquaintance.) 他交游很广。
We are only casual acquaintances, not friends. 我们只不过是泛泛之交，算不上是朋友。
They are old acquaintances. 他们是老相识了。
No one in their entire acquaintance would wear such a dress. 在他们的全部熟人圈子中，没人会穿这么一件衣服。
phr. a nodding acquaintance 1. 点头之交 2. 肤浅的知识，皮毛 a speaking acquaintance见了面谈几句的朋友，泛泛之交
cut (或drop) an acquaintance 断绝同一个熟人的来往
make the acquaintance of sb. (或 make sb.'s acquaintance) 结识某人
scrape (up) an acquaintance with sb. 硬要同某人结识
upon (further) acquaintance 随着相互的(进一步)结识 |