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make the acquaintance of sb
较正式，用于初次见面。
I made the acquaintance of Mr. Smith at the conference.
我在会议上认识了史密斯先生。
熟人
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熟人
A person you know slightly but who is not a close friend; such people collectively.
I made the acquaintance of Mr. Smith at the conference.
我在会议上认识了史密斯先生。
与某人相识的状态；最初表示友谊、亲密,但现在指比友谊浅的认识；相识关系
A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship.
对某人或某事的个人了解或信息
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
与之相识的人
A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
一种不如友谊亲密的关系
a relationship less intimate than friendship
He is just an acquaintance from work; we don't socialize outside the office.
他只是工作上的一个熟人；我们在办公室外没有社交。
AI contextual example
I made several new acquaintances at the conference.
我在会议上结识了几位新相识。
AI contextual example
She has a good acquaintance with French literature.
她对法国文学有很好的了解。
AI contextual example
I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances
我很难记住我所有熟人的名字
WordNet
较正式，用于初次见面。
I made the acquaintance of Mr. Smith at the conference.
我在会议上认识了史密斯先生。
用于表示对某事物了解程度不深。
She has only a passing acquaintance with French literature.
她对法国文学只有浅显的了解。
常用于描述初次印象。
On first acquaintance, he seems rather shy.
初次接触时，他显得相当害羞。
表示某人是某人的熟人。
He is an old acquaintance of my father's.
他是我父亲的一位老相识。
Not this
I have many acquaintance.
Use this
I have many acquaintances.
acquaintance 作'熟人'讲时是可数名词，复数形式为 acquaintances。中文中'熟人'没有复数变化，因此学习者容易忽略加-s。
Not this
He is an acquaintance with me.
Use this
He is an acquaintance of mine.
表示'某人的熟人'时，应使用介词 of 和名词所有格，而不是 with。'acquaintance with' 用于表示对某事物的了解。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
结识；认识
I made the acquaintance of several interesting people at the conference.
我在会议上认识了几位有趣的人。
对…略知皮毛
She has only a passing acquaintance with the subject.
她对这门学科只是略知皮毛。
重新结识
I renewed our acquaintance after many years.
多年后我重新结识了我们。
共同熟人
We have a mutual acquaintance who introduced us.
我们有一个共同熟人介绍我们认识。
泛泛之交
He is just a casual acquaintance, not a close friend.
他只是泛泛之交，不是密友。
老相识
We ran into an old acquaintance at the mall.
我们在商场偶遇了一位老相识。
结识某人
I had the pleasure of making her acquaintance at the conference.
我有幸在会上结识了她。
肤浅的了解；泛泛之交
He has only a passing acquaintance with French literature.
他对法国文学只有肤浅的了解。
点头之交
We have a nodding acquaintance, but I wouldn't call him a friend.
我们只是点头之交，但我不会称他为朋友。
我还不至于跟你熟到那种程度。
In 'Friends', Ross says to Rachel: 'I'm not a great enough acquaintance of yours to know you that well.'
在《老友记》中，罗斯对瑞秋说：“我还不至于跟你熟到那种程度。”
我不想和你做朋友，我只想做你的熟人。
In 'When Harry Met Sally', Harry says: 'I don't want to be friends with you, I want to be your acquaintance.'
在《当哈利遇到莎莉》中，哈利说：“我不想和你做朋友，我只想做你的熟人。”
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 rain, wait)
Use acquaintance naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
发音联想'额困疼死'：遇到不熟的熟人，额头困窘得疼死了。
该词表示‘认识的人’，语气中性偏正式，通常用于正式或书面语境，在日常交谈中也可使用，但多用于描述不太亲密的关系。
表示'熟人'时可数，表示'了解'时不可数；常与介词 with 连用表示'对...的了解'。
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