acquaintance

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acquaintance /əˈkweɪntn̩s/ noun

plural acquaintances

acquaintance

/əˈkweɪntn̩s/

noun

plural acquaintances

Learner's definition of ACQUAINTANCE

[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？
She ran into an old acquaintance at the grocery store.她在杂货店碰见一个老熟人。
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。
a casual acquaintance泛泛之交
friends and acquaintances朋友和熟人

[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
It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. [=(less formally) it's nice to meet you]认识你真高兴。
She made the acquaintance of [=she met] a man from the city.她结识了一位城里来的男人。
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。
a doctor of my acquaintance [=a doctor that I know]我认识的一位医生
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。
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。

: knowledge about something了解；知晓 — + with

[singular]

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。
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]

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。

— acquaintanceship

noun, plural acquaintanceships

[count]

[noncount]

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。