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单词 acquaintanceship
释义
acquaintanceship
noun[CorU]
formal
uk
/əˈkweɪn.təns.ʃɪp/us
/əˈkweɪn.təns.ʃɪp/
arelationshipbetween twopeoplewho havemetbut do notknoweach other well:
相识；点头之交
Ours was astrictlyprofessionalacquaintanceship.我们仅仅只是工作上的熟人。
Heproposedto hiswifeafter only threedaysof acquaintanceship.相识仅仅三天后，他就向妻子求婚了。
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acquaintance
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  • Shestruckup an acquaintanceship with theownerof theconveniencestore.
  • It would beunfairtodrawconclusionsabout her on suchbriefacquaintanceship.
  • It was the secondtimeintheiracquaintanceship that he hadinsultedher.
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(Definition ofacquaintanceshipfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofacquaintanceship

acquaintanceship
Clearly, there are advantages for outgroup persons to claimacquaintanceship, especially in business dealings, which are one of the most common reasons for outgroup engagement.
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It was, to say the least, an inauspicious beginning to anacquaintanceshipthat would span many decades.
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I can only say that when these gentlemen come to visit us, they must have a very narrow circle ofacquaintanceship.
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I generally met them for the first time in prison and theacquaintanceshiphas ripened later in happier circumstances.
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It resumes a formeracquaintanceshipthat we had in our business careers.
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I have a passingacquaintanceshipwith the business community.
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I feel sure that one of the results of thatacquaintanceshipwould be to resolve many doubts which now exist.
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What is the advisability of that, unless there was someacquaintanceshipor understanding which might produce information of great value to this country?
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I know of his practicalacquaintanceshipwith this problem and of his connection with a very powerful local authority association.
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Nevertheless, there is a need for many more salesmen to have at least a goodacquaintanceshipwith more languages than their own.
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It is during that period that the trial judge must gain his knowledge and hisacquaintanceshipwith the criminal.
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If practicable, the other recommendation is to be given by a patient's general medical practitioner or by another doctor with previousacquaintanceshipof the patient.
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One of the reasons is that students regard employment in industry as a rat-race, but those who have anacquaintanceshipwith industry know better.
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Those industries are built on a long tradition of engineering; a long tradition ofacquaintanceshipwith their products.
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I believe it is the only time in our longacquaintanceshipthat we have been on really, decently friendly terms.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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