acquaint /əˈkweint/ vt. (常与with连用)使了解，使认识，介绍：acquaint sb. (oneself) with sth. 把…通知某人：I acquainted him with the facts of the case我将这个案子/病例的实情通知了他。be/get/become acquainted with… 熟悉，了解…：［考句］They are well acquainted with each other since they once studied in the same university. 以前他们是大学校友，所以彼此很熟。［考句］ The author of the report is well acquainted with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.报告撰写者对该医院的问题十分了解，因为他在那里工作了好几年。
acquaintance /əˈkweintəns/ n. 1.［u］相识，熟悉，感性认识(可带不定冠词表示某种程度的熟悉和了解): have a slight acquaintance with Russian 略通俄语 make the acquaintance of a person=make a person’s acquaintance 结识某人：［考句］It was in the United States that I made the acquaintance of Professor Jones. 我结识琼斯教授是在美国。2.［c］相识的人，熟人：a nodding acquaintance 点头之交 He is not a friend, only an acquaintance. 他不是朋友，只是个熟人。
