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acquaintance
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Derivatives :
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acquaintanceship
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- acquaintance
[ə'kweɪntəns]
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1.
noun
[c]
(person) 熟人
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2.
noun
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(familiarity) (with person) 结识
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3.
noun
(with subject) 了解
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to make sb's acquaintance
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[frm] 结识某人
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- acquaintance
[əˈkweɪntəns]
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1.
n.[c/u]
知晓，了解，熟悉
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2.
n.[u]
点头之交，泛泛之交
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I have no personal acquaintance with him, I only know of him from television.
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我个人和他并不熟，我仅仅是在电视上看到过他。
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3.
n.[c]
相识的人
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Imagine my surprise at finding myself seated next to my old work acquaintance.
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想象一下当我发现自己就坐在我一个老同事的旁边时有多么惊讶。
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I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances.
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我很难把所有我认识的人的名字都记住。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- acquaintance
[ə'kweɪntəns]
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n
a person with whom one has been in contact but who is not a close friend
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2.
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knowledge of a person or thing, esp when slight
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3.
n
those persons collectively whom one knows
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4.
n
[Philosophy]
the relation between a knower and the object of his knowledge, as contrasted with knowledge by description (esp in the phrase knowledge by acquaintance)
Examples
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a casual acquaintance
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一面之交
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In consequence, their acquaintance developed into long and profitable friendship.
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他们由点头之交变成了长期互利的朋友关系。
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I have no personal acquaintance with him, I only know of him from television.
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我个人和他并不熟，我仅仅是在电视上看到过他。
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She will be glad to make your acquaintance.
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初次见到你，她会高兴的。
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On first acquaintance, she could be mistaken for a judge.
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初次见面时，她可能被误认为是一个法官。
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A young woman of my acquaintance wanted to change jobs.
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我所认识的那个年轻女人想要换工作。
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