acquaintance

[ə'kweintəns]

n.熟人, 相识, 了解

n.

1. (与人)相识; 了解[U][S1][(+with)]

I have some acquaintance with Spanish.

我懂一点西班牙语。

2. 相识的人, 熟人[C]

She has many acquaintances in the business community.

她在商界有不少熟人。

词形变化

名词: acquaintanceship |

词义辨析

同义:

n.同伴, 朋友, 熟人

colleague  associate  peer  teammate  co-worker  fellow worker  companion  chum  crony  friend  familiar  neighbor

n.社会关系, 友情, 亲密程度

social relationship  companionship  fellowship  friendship  association

n.熟识, 知识, 理解

familiarity  conversance  conversancy  cognizance  awareness  knowledge  understanding  acquired knowledge  experience  enlightenment  

同义参见:

adaptation  

英英释义

名词 acquaintance:

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

同义词：familiarity, conversance, conversancy

a relationship less intimate than friendship

同义词：acquaintanceship

a person with whom you are acquainted

同义词：friend

短语词组

nodding acquaintance

1. 点头之交

He and I are not really friends, only nodding acquaintances.

我和他实在不算是朋友, 只是点头之交而已。

make the acquaintance of sb.

1. 结识某人

I made the acquaintance of Tom when on holiday in Spain.

我是在西班牙度假时结识汤姆的。

补充

acquaintanceacquaintance英:[əˈkweintəns] 美:[əˈkwentəns]n.1.相识的人, 熟人We are only casual acquaintances.我们只是泛泛之交。2.对…有了解, 熟知, 认识I have no acquaintance with this book.我不熟悉这本书。

例句

1. My husband is an acquaintance of Lord Northcliffe.我丈夫认识诺思克利夫勋爵。 2. a business acquaintance生意上的熟人 3. I met John through a mutual acquaintance.我和约翰是通过一个熟人相识的。 4. 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。 5. 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。 6. They had little acquaintance with Chinese history.他们对中国历史知之甚少。 7. a cross-section of the senator's vast acquaintance参议员认识的众多人中的典型 8. 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。 9. I first made his acquaintance in the 1960s.我与他初次相识是在20世纪60年代。 10. I am so pleased to make your acquaintance, Mr Tweed.非常高兴认识您, 特威德先生。 11. a highly cultivated woman of our acquaintance我们所认识的一个非常有教养的女人 12. 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。 13. 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。 14. the pupils had little acquaintance with the language.学生们对这语言不了解。 15. I renewed my acquaintance with Herbert.我与赫伯特重续旧谊。 16. a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.一大圈朋友和熟人。 17. his extensive acquaintance included Oscar Wilde and Yeats.他的众多朋友中包括奥斯卡•王尔德和叶芝。 18. Is he an acquaintance of yours? [=have you met him?]你认识他吗？ 19. She ran into an old acquaintance at the grocery store.她在杂货店碰见一个老熟人。 20. 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。 21. a casual acquaintance泛泛之交 22. friends and acquaintances朋友和熟人 23. our family's close acquaintance with our neighbors我们家同邻里间的亲密关系 24. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. [=(less formally) it's nice to meet you]认识你真高兴。 25. She made the acquaintance of [=she met] a man from the city.她结识了一位城里来的男人。 26. 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。 27. a doctor of my acquaintance [=a doctor that I know]我认识的一位医生 28. "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。 29. "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。 30. 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。 31. 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。 32. "While he has some acquaintance with the subject, he is not an expert."尽管他对这一学科有些了解，但他还不是专家。 33. An acquaintanceship grew between the two men.这两个男人慢慢熟识起来。 34. Her long acquaintanceship [=acquaintance] with sorrow began when her young husband died.丈夫英年早逝之后，她陷人了长久的悲伤。