新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

acquaintance

英  [əˈkweɪntəns]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • acquaintances

    1[C 可数名词] 相识之人

    An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well.

    双语例句

    例:

    He exchanged a few words with the proprietor, an old acquaintance of his.

    他跟业主,也是他的一 位老相识,交谈了几句。

    2[C, U 有变体名词] 结识

    If you have an acquaintance with someone, you have met them and you know them.

    双语例句

    例:

    a writer who becomes involved in a real murder mystery through his acquaintance with a police officer.

    一位因同一名警官结识而卷入一起真正的谋杀谜案的作家。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • make someone's acquaintance

    1与某人初次相识

    When you make someone's acquaintance, you meet them for the first time and get to know them a little.

    双语例句

    例:

    I first made his acquaintance in the early 1960s.

    我在20世纪60年代初与他初次相识。

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