| 英语单词 | acquaint |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [ə'kweɪnt] 美 [ə'kweɪnt] |
| 中文释义 | vt.使了解;使熟知;告知 |
| 英语例句 | (1) We should first try to acquaint ourselves with the facts. (2) These books acquaint Chinese readers with the ancient cultures of these lands. (3) You must acquaint yourself with your new duties. (4) Please acquaint him with my arrival. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 我们先要想法了解事实。 (2) 这些书帮助中国读者了解这些地区的古代文化。 (3) 你必须熟悉自己的新职务。 (4) 请通知他我到了。 |
| vocabulary简明 | When you acquaint yourself with something, you familiarize yourself with it. When you visit a new city, you should acquaint yourself with the layout of the streets so you don’t get lost. |
| vocabulary扩展 | You can also acquaint yourself with another person, by introducing yourself and getting know them. When you see the moving truck pull in across the street, you might want to run over and acquaint yourself with your new neighbors. The word acquaint comes via French from the Latin accognoscere, which is made up of ad- “to,” or “toward,” and cognoscere “come to know.” |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [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. [V n [V pron-refl [FORMAL 正式]
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