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| /əˈkweɪntəns/ |
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| 1 | C someone you know a little , who is not a close friend 相识的人；熟人 |
| He recognized Mr Hunter as an old business acquaintance from his years in banking. 他认出亨特先生是他在银行业工作那些年里相识的生意上的老熟人。 |
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| 2 | U formal knowledge or experience of a person or subject 认识；了解 |
| of sb’ s acquaintance the only writer of my acquaintance 我所认识的唯一一位作家 |
| a passing acquaintance (=a little knowledge or experience) I’ m afraid I have only a passing acquaintance with Baroque music. 肤浅的了解；略知 |
| | 2a | to meet someone for the first time 结识某人 | | I’ d been looking forward to making her acquaintance for a long time. 我很久以来一直盼望着与她结识。 | |
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