acquaintance

UK:  [ə'kweɪntəns]

US:  [ə'kweɪntəns]

复数：acquaintances  

n.

1.相识;结识;认识

2.相识,相熟;熟人

3.朋友;旧相识;伙伴

4.相识;了解

5.知识,心得

6.知道

7.旧梦

1 . President kept up a sly occasional acquaintance with her, when out of the jurisdiction of his ladies.
总统碰上妻子女儿管不着他的当儿，就偷偷摸摸地来找她。

2 . No, Miss Catherine, the acquaintance must be dropped entirely: so papa expects, and I shall see that it is done.
不，凯瑟琳小姐，必须完全断绝来往：爸爸这么希望，我就得照这么办。

3 . More than any other country, Italy invites us to deepen an experience that paradoxically seems to be complete on first acquaintance.
相比任何其他国家，意大利都使我们更加深入一种体验，而矛盾的是，这种体验似乎在第一次相遇就完成了。

4 . Carrie did not make their acquaintance, but she saw the daughter coming in and going out.
嘉莉没有和她们结识。但是她看到那个女儿出出进进。

5 . Last week I had lunch with an acquaintance and by way of making conversation, I said I was about to celebrate 25 years at the newspaper.
上周和一位熟人共进午餐时，我没话找话地说，我就要庆祝在英国《金融时报》呆满25年了。