acquaintance
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well. 相识之人
He exchanged a few words with the proprietor, an old acquaintance of his. 他跟一位业主，他的一位老相识交谈了几句。
2. N-VAR If you have an acquaintance with someone, you have met them and you know them. 结识
...a writer who becomes involved in a real murder mystery through his acquaintance with a police officer. …一位通过他同一名警官的结识而卷入一起真正的谋杀谜案的作家。
3. PHRASE When you make someone's acquaintance, you meet them for the first time and get to know them a little. 与某人初次相识[正式]
I first made his acquaintance in the early 1960s. 我在20世纪60年代初第一次认识了他。
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acquaintance /əˈkweɪntəns/ (acquaintances)
剑桥词典
- C1 [ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
- He gradually lost contact with all his old acquaintances.
- Professor Stevens is a professional acquaintance of mine - shall I introduce you to him?
- I recently met an old work acquaintance of mine and I hardly recognized him.
- I hope you'll consider me a friend and not just an acquaintance.
- The news quickly spread around all our friends and acquaintances.
a person that you have met but do not know well
相识的人，熟人；泛泛之交
a business acquaintance 在生意上打过交道的人
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ] formal
used in some expressions about knowing or meeting people
（用在某些表达方式中表示）认识，结识
It was at the Taylors' party that I first made his acquaintance (= first met him). 我是在泰勒家的聚会上初次和他相识的。
I wasn't sure about Darryl when I first met her, but on further acquaintance (= knowing her a little more) I rather like her. 第一次遇到达里尔时，我不确定自己对她的观感，但是随着进一步的了解，我很喜欢她。
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ] formal
knowledge of a subject
（对某一学科的）所知，了解
Sadly, my acquaintance with Spanish literature is rather limited . 可惜，我对西班牙文学所知相当有限。
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