acquaintancenoun1.■ person you know 相识的人[搭配]ADJ.casual
泛泛之交:I bumped into a casual acquaintance in town. 我在城里碰到个有点头之交的人。new
新相识 close, old
亲密朋友；老相识 business, mutual, personal, social
生意上的熟人；彼此认识的人；私人朋友；社交上的熟人[搭配]VERB + ACQUAINTANCE bump into, meet
碰到熟人；遇见熟人 greet (sb as)
把（某人）当熟人一样打招呼:He was greeted as an old acquaintance. 他得到老朋友一样的接待。[搭配]PHRASESfriends and acquaintances
朋友和熟人2.■ knowledge of sb/sth 对…的了解[搭配]ADJ.nodding, passing, slight
点头之交；略知一二；所知甚少；肤浅的了解:a man with whom I had a passing acquaintance 我不甚了解的一个男子 brief, short
很少的了解；短时间的了解 close, intimate
深入的了解；至交[搭配]VERB + ACQUAINTANCE make sb/sth’s
(= becomeacquainted with sb/sth) 结识某人；认识某物:I first made his acquaintance in 1992. 我是在1992 年认识他的。strike up
结交；结识:I first met Simon in 1998and struck up an acquaintance with him. 1998年我初次见到西蒙并与他开始交往。 renew
重新认识[搭配]PREP.of sb’s ~
某人的相识:He introduced me to a lady of his acquaintance. 他把我介绍给他认识的一位女士。 ~ with
对…的认识:her acquaintance with modern French philosophy 她对现代法国哲学的了解[搭配]PHRASEShave an acquaintance with
了解…；熟悉…:They have little acquaintance with colloquial English. 他们对英语会话几乎一窍不通。on close/closer acquaintance
经过深入/ 进一步了解on first acquaintance
初相识:On first acquaintance she seemed a little odd. 初次相识她显得有些古怪。