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Acquaint əˈkweɪnt Verb   [V N Ac·Quaint Sb/Yourself Sth

To acquaint means to make someone familiar with or aware of something by informing them, or to learn about something yourself.

To acquaint someone with something is to inform them about it, making them familiar. To acquaint oneself with something means to learn about it.

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[VERB 动词]See also:
acquainted
;使认识;介绍;使了解 If you acquaint someone with something, you tell them about it so that they know it. If you acquaint yourself with something, you learn about it.
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  [FORMAL 正式]
  • ...efforts to acquaint the public with their rights under the new law...

    为使公众熟悉新法律所赋予的权利而作出的努力

  • I want to acquaint myself with your strengths and weaknesses.

    我想知道你有哪些长处以及不足。


Oxford ac·quaint / əˈkweɪnt ; NAmE əˈkweɪnt / verb acquaintsb/yourself with sth ( formal) to make sb/yourself familiar with or aware of sth 使熟悉;使了解 ◆ Please acquaint me with the facts of the case. 请把这事的实情告诉我。 ◆ You will first need to acquaint yourself with the filing system. 你首先需要熟悉文件归档方法。 acquaint acquaints acquainted acquainting ac·quaint / əˈkweɪnt ; NAmE əˈkweɪnt /
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acquaintac‧quaint /əˈkweɪnt/ verb [transitive] formal
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1acquaint yourself with something to deliberately find out about something:  I need to acquaint myself with the new regulations.2acquaint somebody with something to give someone information about something:  You need to acquaint the police with the facts.
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acquaint

[əˈkweɪnt]acquainted, acquainting, acquaints

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acquainted[3632]
告知(63%),使熟知(25%),使了解(12%)
vt.使熟悉;使认识

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