泛泛之交英语

acquaintance 是相识 熟识的意思吧in passing 是顺便的意思可以理解为 顺其自然认识的吧

不知道是哪个笨蛋翻译的词典，起码语文不及格。应该是指不熟的人，初次见面的人

acquaintance: you just know each other in passing这个in passing 怎么理解啊in passing 我在网上查到意思 未经考虑地 随便地 顺便地 附带地 但是感觉放在这里意思怪怪的ACQUAINTANCE ：你们仅仅只是在经过的时候相互认识了对方quaintance名词 n.1.相识的人, 熟人,泛泛之交 We are only casual acquaintances.我们只是泛泛之交。2.对…有了解, 熟知, 认识 I have no acquaintance with this book.我不熟悉这本书。3.（与某人）认识，略有交情acquaintancen. 相识的人，熟人；相识；对…有了解；知识，心得 (1) 可数名词认识的人；泛泛之交 An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not wellThe proprietor was an old acquaintance of his... 业主是他的一位旧相识。I have a large circle of friends and acquaintances engaged in photography. 我在摄影界交游甚广。(2) 认识;相识 If you have an acquaintance with someone, you have met them and you know them...a writer who becomes involved in a real murder mystery through his acquaintance with a police officer... 因为认识一位警官而参与到一件真实谋杀悬案调查的作家On first acquaintance she is cool and slightly distant. 初次相见时她表现冷淡并有点爱搭不理。(3)不可数名词了解；熟悉 Your acquaintance with a subject is your knowledge or experience of it. They had little or no acquaintance with philosophy or history... 他们在哲学或是历史方面几乎一无所知。(4) 与（某人）初次相识;结识(某人) When you make someone's acquaintance, you meet them for the first time and get to know them a littleI first made his acquaintance in the early 1960s... 我与他初次相识是在20世纪60年代早期。I am so pleased to make your acquaintance, Mr Tweed. 很高兴认识您，特威德先生。(5) 短语所认识的 A person of your acquaintance is someone who you have met and know. ...a highly cultivated woman of our acquaintance. 我们认识的一位很有修养的女性1.Her manner seemed unpleasant at first, but she improved on further acquaintance.起初她的举止让人很不愉快，但是经过进一步接触她改了许多。2. He has some acquaintance with German,but doesn't speak it fluently. 他略懂一点德语，但说得不流利。3. When did you make the acquaintance of his brother? 你是什么时候认识他兄弟的？4. This is how I struck up an acquaintance with her. 我就是这样和她结为朋友的。5. I regret to have made your acquaintance so late. 识荆恨晚。6. I have only a bowing [nodding] acquaintance with him. 我和他只有点头之交。7. We are the casual acquaintance of a long railway journey. 我们是在火车长途旅行中偶然结识的朋友。8. They have little acquaintance with colloquial English. 他们对英语会话几乎一窍不通。9. I am delighted to make your acquaintance,Mrs. Baker. 贝克太太，我很高兴与你相识。10. It delights me to have made your acquaintance. 我很高兴与你相识。11. The imposter sponged 1000 pounds from his acquaintance. 那个骗子从相识者那里骗取1000英镑。12. Lewis was my closest acquaintance. 路易斯是我最熟悉的人。13. I have never made his acquaintance. 我与他素昧平生。14. He is an old journalistic acquaintance. 他是我在新闻界的一位旧交。15. Many people sought his acquaintance. 许多人竭力想结识他。16. I have no acquaintance with this book. 我不熟悉这本书。17. He recognized Mr. Hunter as an old business acquaintance from his years in banking. 他认出亨特先生是他在银行业工作那些年里相识的生意上的老熟人。18. I have some acquaintance with English, but I do not know it well. 我稍懂些英语，但并不精通。19. It will be advisable for you to drop an acquaintance such as John; he is not a good companion for you. 你和约翰那样的人断绝往来是明智的，对于你他并不是一个好伙伴。20. Pearl saw, and gazed intently, but never sought to make acquaintance. 珠儿在一旁瞅着，注视着，但从来没打算和他们结识。

acquaintance这个词翻译起来很有意思，有“熟人”的意思，也有“泛泛之交，认识但不熟的人”的意思

Casual acquaintance