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acquaintance noun
⇨ friend (friends and acquaintances) ⇨ friendship (make sb's acquaintance) ⇨ make sb's acquaintance ⇨ meet verb 3 friend noun ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ partner 1 另见partner条第1义friend ♦︎ companion ♦︎ mate ♦︎ buddy ♦︎ pal ♦︎ acquaintance ♦︎ the girls ♦︎ confidant ♦︎ the boys ♦︎ cronyThese are all words for sb that you know well and enjoy spending time with. 这些词均表示朋友、伙伴。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a friend / mate / buddy / pal of mine / yours / his / hers / ours / theirs / my mother's / Diana's, etc.◆an old friend / mate / buddy / pal / acquaintance◆a / sb's close friend / companion / pal / acquaintance◆a / sb's good friend / companion / mate / buddy / pal◆a / sb's loyal friend / companion / mate / pal◆sb's best friend / mate / buddy / pal◆a real / true friend / mate / pal◆a drinking companion / buddy / pal◆to become friends / mates / buddies / pals◆to have friends / mates / buddies / pals / acquaintances◆a night out with the girls / boys◆sb's friend and companion / confidant■ friend [countable] a person you know well and like, and who is not usually a member of your family 朋友；友人◆This is my friend Tom.这是我的朋友汤姆。◆Is he a friend of yours?他是你的朋友吗？◆She's an old friend (= I have known her a long time).她是我的老朋友。◆He's one of my best friends.他是我最要好的朋友之一。◆I heard about it through a friend of a friend.我通过朋友的朋友得知了这事。◆She has a wide circle of friends.她交游很广。◆He finds it difficult to make friends.他感到很难交到朋友。◆a childhood / family / lifelong friend儿时／家庭／终生朋友 see also friendship ⇨ friendship ■ companion / /kəmˈpæniən/ / [countable] a person who has similar tastes and interests to your own and whose company you enjoy; a person or animal that travels with you or spends a lot of time with you （爱好、志趣相投的）伙伴，同伴；旅伴；伴侣◆His younger brother is not much of a companion for him.他的弟弟和他志趣不太相投。◆He was an entertaining travelling companion.他是个令人愉快的旅伴。◆Jeff was my companion on the journey.杰夫是我的旅伴。 see also companionship ⇨ friendship ■ mate [countable] (BrE, informal) a friend 朋友；伙伴◆They've been best mates ever since they were at school together.他们从一起上学时起就是最要好的朋友。◆I was with a mate.我当时和一个朋友在一起。■ buddy [countable] (informal, NAmE) a friend 朋友；伙伴◆I'd like you to meet an old college buddy of mine.我想介绍你认识我的一个大学好友。◆Howard and Mick were drinking buddies (= they went out drinking together).霍华德和米克是酒友。■ pal [countable] (informal, old-fashioned) a friend 朋友；伙伴；哥们儿◆We've been pals for years.我们是多年的哥们儿了。◆Thanks－you're a real pal.谢了，你真够哥们儿。NOTE 辨析 Mate, buddy or pal? Mate is used in informal British English and buddy in informal American English. They are both also used by men as an informal friendly way of addressing another man. * mate用于非正式英式英语，buddy用于非正式美式英语。这两个词又都是男人之间友好随便的称呼语◆Sorry mate, you'll have to wait.对不起，老兄，你得等会儿。◆'Where to, buddy?' the driver asked.“去哪儿，朋友？”司机问道。 Pal is both British and American English but is now old-fashioned except when used as a form of address; however, when pal is used in this way, it is unfriendly. * pal在英式和美式英语中均可使用，但现在除了用作称呼外已属过时的用法。不过用pal称呼人是不友好的◆If I were you, pal, I'd stay away from her!我要是你呀，小子，我就离她远远的！ ■ acquaintance / /əˈkweɪntəns/ / [countable] a person that you know but who is not a close friend 认识的人；泛泛之交；熟人◆Claire has a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.克莱尔交游很广。◆I don't know him socially, he's just a business acquaintance.我和他没有私交，他只是我业务上认识的人。◆I bumped into an old acquaintance on the train.我在火车上碰见一个老熟人。 see also acquaintance ⇨ friendship , make sb's acquaintance ⇨ meet 3 ■ the girls [plural] a woman's female friends （女子的）女伴，女友◆I'm having a night out with the girls.我今晚要和女友们外出。■ confidant /ˈkɒnfɪdænt, ˌkɒnfɪˈdɑːnt; NAmE ˈkɑːnfɪdænt/ [countable] a person that you trust and who you talk to about private or secret things （可吐露秘密的）知己，密友◆He was a trusted confidant of the President.他是总统的亲信。ⓘ A confidant can be male or female. If a confidant is female you can also spell it confidante. Both words are used and pronounced in the same way. * confidant指男女均可。若是女性，亦可拼作confidante。两个词的用法和读音均相同。■ the boys [plural] (informal) a group of male friends who often go out together （常一起外出消遣的）一帮哥们儿◆Are you free tomorrow? How about a night out with the boys?你明天有空吗？和兄弟们出去玩上一晚怎么样？■ crony /ˈkrəʊni; NAmE ˈkroʊni/ [countable, usually plural] (often disapproving) a person that sb spends a lot of time with 好友；酒肉朋友◆He was playing cards with his cronies.他当时正与他那些狐朋狗友玩牌。ⓘ Crony is used to talk in a disapproving or humorous way about other people's friends, not your own. * crony指别人而非自己的朋友，含贬义，或属幽默用法。 friendship noun friendship ♦︎ intimacy ♦︎ acquaintance ♦︎ companionship ♦︎ camaraderie ♦︎ fellowship ♦︎ closeness ♦︎ togetherness ♦︎ comradeshipThese are all words for the feeling or state of being friends with sb. 这些词均表示友情、友谊、朋友关系。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达交情的深浅程度| acquaintance | ➔ | friendship | ➔ | intimacy | | | companionship | | closeness | | | camaraderie | | | | | fellowship | | | | | togetherness | | | | | comradeship | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆friendship / intimacy / acquaintance / companionship / camaraderie / fellowship / closeness / comradeship with sb◆the friendship / intimacy / companionship / camaraderie / fellowship / closeness / comradeship between A and B◆close friendship / intimacy / companionship / camaraderie / fellowship◆great friendship / intimacy / companionship / camaraderie◆real friendship / intimacy / togetherness / comradeship◆true friendship / intimacy / camaraderie / fellowship◆to make a friendship / sb's acquaintance◆to develop a friendship / an intimacy / a camaraderie / a closeness◆to offer friendship / companionship / fellowship / closeness◆friendship / intimacy / camaraderie / closeness / comradeship develops◆a feeling of friendship / intimacy / companionship / camaraderie / togetherness / comradeship■ friendship [countable, uncountable] a relationship between friends; the feeling or relationship that friends have; the state of being friends 友谊；朋友关系；友情；友好◆Theirs was a lifelong friendship.他们的友谊保持了一生。◆He had already struck up (= begun) a friendship with Jo.他已经和乔交朋友了。◆Your friendship is very important to me.你的友情对我非常重要。◆a conference to promote international friendship促进国际友好的会议 see also friend ⇨ friend ■ intimacy / /ˈɪntɪməsi/ / [uncountable, singular] the state of having a close personal relationship with sb 亲密；密切；关系密切◆The old intimacy between them had gone for ever.他们之间从前的亲密已经一去不复返了。◆I sensed a close intimacy between them.我感觉他们之间关系很亲密。▸ intimate adjective ◆intimate friends密友◆We're not on intimate terms with our neighbours.我们和邻居甚少来往。NOTE 辨析 Friendship or intimacy? Friendship is by far the most frequent and general word in this group. Intimacy has a stronger meaning, and is used to describe the relationship between very good friends, or between people who are connected romantically, for example boyfriend and girlfriend or husband and wife. * friendship是这组词中最常见、最通用的。intimacy语义更强，指很亲密的朋友关系，或指男女之间的爱恋关系，如情侣或夫妻。■ acquaintance / /əˈkweɪntəns/ / [uncountable, countable] (formal) the fact of knowing sb slightly; slight friendship （与某人）认识，略有交情◆I'm delighted to make your acquaintance, Mrs Baker.贝克太太，很高兴认识您。◆No one else of my acquaintance was as rich and successful.我所认识的人当中，如此富有和成功的没有第二个。◆He hoped their acquaintance would develop further.他希望他们的交情会进一步发展。 see also acquaintance ⇨ friend , make sb's acquaintance ⇨ meet 3 ■ companionship [uncountable] (rather formal) the pleasant feeling that you have when you have a friendly relationship with sb and are not alone 友情；交谊；友谊◆They meet at the club for companionship and advice.他们在俱乐部相会是为了联谊和寻求建议。◆She has only her cat for companionship.她只有猫儿做伴。 see also companion ⇨ friend ■ camaraderie /ˌkæməˈrɑːdəri; NAmE ˌkɑːməˈrɑːdəri/ [uncountable] (especially written) a feeling of friendship and trust among people who work or spend a lot of time together 同志情谊；友情◆the wartime spirit of camaraderie战时的同志情谊■ fellowship [uncountable] (rather formal) a feeling of friendship between people who do things together or share an interest 伙伴关系；友谊；交情◆The sessions offer students counselling and fellowship.这些课既能给学生指导，又能让他们交到朋友。■ closeness [uncountable] the feeling of knowing sb very well and liking them very much 亲密；密切◆She couldn't help feeling jealous of the closeness between him and Dylan.他和迪伦之间关系亲密，她不禁感到嫉妒。▸ close adjective ◆Jo is a very close friend.乔是个很亲密的朋友。◆She and her father are very close.她和她父亲很亲。■ togetherness [uncountable] the happy feeling that you have when you are with people you like, especially family and friends （尤指家庭或朋友的）和睦相处，亲密无间，团结友爱◆By the end of the week, there was a tremendous feeling of togetherness in the group.到一周结束时，团队成员之间洋溢着一种亲密无间的感情。■ comradeship /ˈkɒmreɪdʃɪp; NAmE ˈkɑːmrædʃɪp/ [uncountable] a feeling of friendship, especially between people who work together or who fight together during a war （尤指共事或战友之间的）同志情谊◆After a few weeks together, there was a real sense of comradeship between them.共处几个星期后，他们之间有了一种真正的同志情谊。 meet3 verb meet for a drink/talks 相聚喝一杯；举行会谈meet by chance 偶遇meet sb for the first time 初识某人meet sb's needs/conditions 满足某人的需要／条件meet ♦︎ get to know sb ♦︎ make sb's acquaintanceThese words all mean to see and talk to sb for the first time. 这些词均表示初次相识、结识。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to first meet / get to know / make the acquaintance of sb■ meet (met, met) [transitive, no passive, intransitive] to see and know sb for the first time; to be introduced to sb 相识；结识；被引见介绍（给某人）◆Where did you first meet your husband?你是在哪儿和你丈夫初次相识的？◆There's someone I want you to meet.我想介绍你认识一个人。◆I don't think we've met.我想我们没见过面吧。◆ (especially BrE) Pleased to meet you.很高兴认识你。◆ (especially NAmE) Nice to meet you.很高兴认识你。ⓘ When you have just been formally introduced to sb it is usual to say Pleased to meet you (in British English) or Nice to meet you (in American English). You can say Nice meeting you (in British or American English) when you say goodbye to sb that you have met for the first time; in American English you can also say Nice to meet you when you say goodbye, but it is not usual to say Pleased to meet you at this point in either British or American English. 如果你刚刚被正式介绍给某人，通常会跟对方说Pleased to meet you（英式英语）或Nice to meet you（美式英语）。跟初次相识者道别，在英式和美式英语中均可说Nice meeting you；在美式英语中道别时亦可说Nice to meet you，但在英式和美式英语中道别时通常都不说Pleased to meet you。■ ˌget to ˈknow sb phrase (getting, got, got; NAmE spoken getting, got, gotten)to become familiar with sb over time 开始熟悉；了解◆She's very nice when you get to know her.你了解她以后就会觉得她人很好。ⓘ There are a few other expressions with know in this meaning. 表达此义时，know还有以下几种用法◆Do you two know each other (= have you met before)?你们俩认识吗？◆I've known David for 20 years.我认识戴维20年了。◆She was a secretary when I first knew her.我最初认识她时，她是个秘书。 ■ make sb's acquaintance■ make the acquaintance of sb idiom (made, made) (formal) to meet sb for the first time 与某人初次相识；结识某人◆I am delighted to make your acquaintance, Mrs Phillips.菲利普斯太太，我很高兴与您相识。◆I made the acquaintance of several musicians around that time.大约在那段时间，我结识了几位音乐家。 see also acquaintance ⇨ friend , acquaintance ⇨ friendship |