[mass noun]a person's knowledge or experience of something
了解,知悉
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the pupils had little acquaintance with the language. 学生们对这语言不了解。
one's slight knowledge of or friendship with someone
浅识;泛泛之交
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I renewed my acquaintance with Herbert. 我与赫伯特重续旧谊。
a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend
熟人(只相识但非密友)
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a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. 一大圈朋友和熟人。
[mass noun]such people considered collectively
[总称] 朋友,熟人
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his extensive acquaintance included Oscar Wilde and Yeats. 他的众多朋友中包括奥斯卡·王尔德和叶芝。
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make the acquaintance of (或make someone's acquaintance ) meet someone for the first time and come to know them slightly 结识某人
"Middle English (in the sense ‘mutual knowledge, being acquainted’): from Old French