| 单词 | acquaintance |
| 释义 | acquaintance 1.(person)认识的人；泛泛之交；熟人 My husband is an acquaintance of Lord Northcliffe.我丈夫认识诺思克利夫勋爵。 a business acquaintance生意上的熟人 a mutual acquaintance共同的熟人 I met John through a mutual acquaintance.我和约翰是通过一个熟人相识的。 a passing acquaintance泛泛之交 A passing acquaintance who was evidently known to the family stopped to chat at our table.一个显然跟这家人都认识的熟人路过我们桌, 停下脚步聊起天来。 2.(knowledge)泛泛了解；略知一二 It was the second time in their brief acquaintance that he had insulted her.这是他在他们简短相识过程中第二次冒犯她了。 to have little acquaintance with sth对…知之甚少 They had little acquaintance with Chinese history.他们对中国历史知之甚少。 3.(group of people)认识的人 a cross-section of the senator's vast acquaintance参议员认识的众多人中的典型 4.【哲】亲知(能知主体直接体验对象的方式) knowledge by acquaintance(亲知的、直接知道的)知识 idiom ◆to have a passing acquaintance with sth对…有粗浅的了解；对…略知一二 At last, England has actually appointed a manager who has more than a passing acquaintance with the realities of modern football.英格兰国家队最终任命了一位对现代足球现状的了解不止于泛泛层面的主帅。 ◆to make the acquaintance of sborto make sb's acquaintance<正式>结识某人；与某人相识 I first made his acquaintance in the 1960s.我与他初次相识是在20世纪60年代。 I am so pleased to make your acquaintance, Mr Tweed.非常高兴认识您, 特威德先生。 ◆of sb's acquaintance<正式>某人认识的 a highly cultivated woman of our acquaintance我们所认识的一个非常有教养的女人 ◆on first acquaintance初次相见时 On first acquaintance she is cool and slightly distant.初次相见时, 她表现冷淡并且有点疏远。 ◆to strike up an acquaintance with sb结识某人 Smith struck up a close acquaintance with Glassford, who kept him informed of events.史密斯结识了格拉斯福德并与他密切往来, 从他那里听来了各种事情。 |
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