acquaintance

[US]/əˈkweɪntəns/
[UK]/əˈkweɪntəns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 相识的人, 熟人
v. 认识, 了解
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

casual acquaintance

泛泛之交

mutual acquaintance

共同熟人

new acquaintance

新相识的人

work acquaintance

工作熟人

acquaintance with

相识

acquaintance with someone

对某人的相识,熟

nodding acquaintance

相识不深的人;不完整或肤浅的知识

Example Sentences

cross an acquaintance on the street

在街上遇到一个熟人

I have no acquaintance with this book.

我不熟悉这本书。

the pupils had little acquaintance with the language.

学生们对这语言不了解。

I have some acquaintance with the Russian.

我懂一点儿俄语。

The guide has some acquaintance with Italian.

导游懂得一点意大利语。

a casual acquaintance with avant-garde music.

略知先锋派音乐

This is how I struck up an acquaintance with her.

我就是这样和她结为朋友的。

They have little acquaintance with colloquial English.

他们对英语会话几乎一窍不通。

I renewed my acquaintance with Herbert.

我与赫伯特重续旧谊。

he had renewed an acquaintance with MacAlister.

他恢复了和麦卡利斯特的朋友关系。

I made the acquaintance of several musicians around that time.

那段时间我结识了好几位音乐家。

I have a nodding acquaintance with some members of the committee.

我与委员会的几位成员是泛泛之交。

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。

students will need a nodding acquaintance with three other languages.

学生需要对其他三种语言略知一二。

I have some acquaintance with English, but I do not know it well.

我稍懂些英语, 但并不精通。

When did you make the acquaintance of his brother?

你是什么时候认识他兄弟的?

I am delighted to make your acquaintance,Mrs. Baker.

贝克太太,我很高兴与你相识。

He has some acquaintance with German,but doesn’t speak it fluently.

他略懂一点德语,但说得不流利。

Their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their acquaintance. It can also mean subordinate or nonessential:

偶然的相遇使他们重续前缘。 它也可用来指附加的或非本质的:

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