acquaintance   (發音)

ac.quain.tance

【名詞】

1 認識的人, 熟人

have a wide acquaintance 交遊廣闊

Mr. Brown is not a friend, only an acquaintance. 布朗先生不是朋友, 只是熟人

2 了解; 知識

have personal acquaintance with ﹍ 與某人有私交

cut one's acquaintance with﹍ = drop one's acquaintance with﹍ 與…絕交

seek the acquaintance of a person = seek a person's acquaintance 設法結識某人

have a slight acquaintance with﹍ 對…稍有知悉

have an intimate acquaintance with﹍ 對…十分瞭解

have a nodding [bowing] acquaintance with﹍ 與某人是點頭之交

3 相識, 相知

Their acquaintance was of long standing. 他們相識多年