acquaintance
n
1 [U] ~ with sth/sb (often slight) knowledge of sth/sb 对某事物[某人](常为略微的)了解
He has some little acquaintance with the Japanese language. 他稍微会一点儿日语.
2 [C] person whom one knows but who is not a close friend 相识而非密友者; 泛泛之交
He has a wide circle of acquaintances. 他交游甚广.
She´s an old acquaintance, ie I´ve known her for a long time. 她是个老相识(我早就认识她).
3 (idm 习语) have a nodding acquaintance with sb/sth => nod. make sb´s acquaintance/make the acquaintance of sb get to know sb; meet sb personally 结识某人; 与某人相见
I made his acquaintance at a party. 我是在一个聚会 上认识他的. on (further) ac`quaintance when known for a (longer) period of time 认识了一段(较长)时间以後
His manner seemed unpleasant at first, but he improved on further acquaintance. 他的举止起初让人很不愉快, 但是经过进一步接触他改了许多. scrape an acquaintance with sb => scrape1.