acquaintance /əˈkweɪntn̩s/ noun plural acquaintances
plural acquaintances
Learner's definition of ACQUAINTANCE
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[count] : someone who is known but who is not a close friend相识的人；熟人 -
Is he an acquaintance of yours? [=have you met him?]你认识他吗？
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She ran into an old acquaintance at the grocery store.她在杂货店碰见一个老熟人。
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My wife and I met through a mutual acquaintance. [=a friend introduced us to each other]我和妻子是通过一个双方都认识的人介绍相识的。
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a casual acquaintance泛泛之交
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friends and acquaintances朋友和熟人
2
[noncount] formal : the state of knowing someone in a personal or social way : the state of knowing someone as an acquaintance认识；相识 -
our family's close acquaintance with our neighbors我们家同邻里间的亲密关系
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It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. [=(less formally) it's nice to meet you]认识你真高兴。
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She made the acquaintance of [=she met] a man from the city.她结识了一位城里来的男人。
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She struck up an acquaintance with a man from the city.她偶然结识了一位城里来的男人。
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a doctor of my acquaintance [=a doctor that I know]我认识的一位医生
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He seemed cold on/at first acquaintance [=when I first met him], but later I realized that he was just shy.刚认识他时他似乎很冷漠，可后来我发现他只是有些腼腆。
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He seemed cold at first, but on closer/further acquaintance I realized that he was just shy.刚开始他似乎很冷漠，可经过进一步接触，我发现他只是有些腼腆。
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: knowledge about something了解；知晓 —
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She has only a nodding/slight/superficial acquaintance with the facts of the case. [=she knows only a little about the facts of the case]她对案情只是略微有些了解。
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He has more than a passing acquaintance with wine. [=he knows a lot about wine]他对葡萄酒的了解可不一般。
[noncount]
— acquaintanceship
noun, plural acquaintanceships