单词	acquaint
释义	acquaintac‧quaint /əˈkweɪnt/ verb [transitive] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINacquaint Origin: 1200-1300 Old French acointier, from Medieval Latin accognitare, from Late Latin accognoscere ‘to know perfectly’, from Latin ad- ‘to’ + cognoscere ‘to know’ Verb Table VERB TABLE acquaint Simple Form Present I, you, we, they acquaint he, she, it acquaints Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they acquainted Present perfect I, you, we, they have acquainted he, she, it has acquainted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had acquainted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will acquaint Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have acquainted Continuous Form Present I am acquainting he, she, it is acquainting you, we, they are acquainting Past I, he, she, it was acquainting you, we, they were acquainting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been acquainting he, she, it has been acquainting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been acquainting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be acquainting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been acquainting Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A good production person must keep up with every development and ideally acquaint the art directors with every one as well. An experienced photographer should have pointed out these things but it is sensible to acquaint yourself with some basic knowledge. Another study found that acquainting students with basic job information in high school was associated with higher earnings in the future. Doctor Turner takes me aside to acquaint me in funereal tones with the details of a colleague's latest symptoms. It was a mournful pair that hired a boat to take them to Saltash and acquaint the Lee family of the tragedy. It was high time, he said, that the artist acquaint himself with the fantastic images of the microscope. You should acquaint yourself with any material that is provided about the authority. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► acquaint yourself with something Residents should acquaint themselves with earthquake safety rules. An experienced photographer should have pointed out these things but it is sensible to acquaint yourself with some basic knowledge. He had had no time to acquaint himself with his fief, twice seen, and well enough served by its own. I make it my business to acquaint myself with where objects properly belong in a house. It was high time, he said, that the artist acquaint himself with the fantastic images of the microscope. Nedham and Bowes were further required to acquaint themselves with the costing of the roasting and smelting. Prospective mineral developers should acquaint themselves with the appropriate development plans. The whole endeavour was set in an international context, the Commission being charged with acquainting itself with modern penal practice abroad. You should acquaint yourself with any material that is provided about the authority. ► acquaint somebody with something 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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