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单词 familiarize
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Definition of familiarize in English:

familiarize

(British familiarise)
verb fəˈmɪlɪərʌɪzfəˈmɪljəˌraɪz
[with object]
  • 1Give (someone) knowledge or understanding of something.

    the need to familiarize pupils with dictionaries and their structures
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Work in his field was difficult to find, and during the next few years he held various jobs that familiarized him with the geology and topography of the area.
    • The interface is relatively straightforward and the tutorial at the start of the game familiarizes you quickly with the most used short-cut keys.
    • A short introduction familiarises us with the crucial role of history painting in the seventeenth century, unduly neglected today.
    • This is an introduction to my story; I will just be familiarizing you with the characters and the setting.
    • A little search on the Internet and your travel agent can familiarize you with the cuisine, tastes of people and the luxury plus the budget restaurants at the place you propose to go.
    • The extraordinary thing about humour is that it returns us to common sense by distancing us from it, humour familiarizes us with a common world through its miniature strategies of defamiliarization.
    • He said he would be immediately seeking a copy of the proposals in order to familiarise the residents' committee with the precise specifications of the project.
    • I first met with each of the eight youths for a preintervention interview that allows us to become acquainted and for me to familiarize myself with their understanding of their behavioral challenges.
    • With just over four months before the euro is in your pocket the objective is to familiarise you with the day to day practical issues surrounding the euro that will affect you as a citizen of this country.
    • Thus, while Swinth offers explanations for why we have not heard of the work or names of particular women artists, Hirshler familiarizes us with the work and names of a number of them.
    • The tutorial runs you through the tools of the trade and familiarizes you with everything you can do in the game.
    • We had a good time talking and laughing while she familiarized me with everything.
    • The idea is also to familiarise the public with the concept of waste separation and recycling.
    • His experience in a health care association familiarized him with the challenges facing health care, but his biggest asset is the sense of urgency and accountability he brings from the for-profit sector.
    • The emission tests will be voluntary and we won't ban vehicles that fail the test because we need to familiarize the public with the issue.
    • The Deutsche Bank delegation familiarized him with the details of the bank's experience in Bulgaria so far, and expressed their satisfaction with the cabinet's plans for quick and transparent privatization.
    • Dictionaries of the history of art and a number of recent monographs have familiarised us with these different personalities involved in the sales of works of art and curiosities in the eighteenth century.
    • He familiarizes us with the politics and leaders of countries that influenced the events in Vietnam, from Cambodia to the People's Republic of China to the Soviet Union.
    • Martin is a patient teacher and he familiarises us with sailing etiquette and terminology without overloading us with technical information.
    • Working very closely with students and student life, current and former student affairs professionals say the position familiarizes you with all the ‘ins and outs’ of an institution.
    Synonyms
    make conversant, make familiar, acquaint, get up to date, keep up to date
    accustom to, habituate to, instruct in, coach in, train in, teach in, educate in, school in, prime in, indoctrinate in, initiate into, introduce to
    informal gen up on, clue in on, clue up on, put in the picture about, put wise to, keep up to speed with, give the gen about, give the low-down on, give a rundown of, fill in on
    make known, make better known, make familiar, bring to notice, bring to public attention
    1. 1.1 Make (something) better known or more easily grasped.
      exercises which will help to familiarize the terms used
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The film-maker's earnest attempt is to familiarise the life and times of Bharati to the younger generation.
      • He expressed his stance to familiarize the plan's benefits to the community while taking in ideas from various parties.
      • An intention by 90 members of the People's Consultative Assembly to conduct an overseas trip to familiarize the results of the Annual Session has left me speechless.
      • VSP is a movement to familiarise Sanskrit among the masses by organising 10-day spoken Sanskrit classes.

Derivatives

  • familiarization

  • noun fəmɪlɪərʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
    • Selective reading and familiarisation with classics can boost their confidence and accelerate their intellectual growth.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • All the soldiers have received a pamphlet from the national park entitled Safety in Polar Bear Country, which recommends good judgment, common sense and familiarisation with polar bear behaviour.
      • Your journey begins with a familiarization and safety briefing, before you get acquainted with your vehicle and head out to the backcountry.
      • An initial acclimation period for diet adjustment and familiarization with collection apparatus was needed prior to the onset of the study.
      • The focus is on creating conditions for their sociopsychological and job-related adjustment and familiarization with military units.
 
 

Definition of familiarize in US English:

familiarize

(British familiarise)
verbfəˈmilyəˌrīzfəˈmɪljəˌraɪz
[with object]
  • 1Give (someone) knowledge or understanding of something.

    to familiarize pupils with the microscope and its uses
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dictionaries of the history of art and a number of recent monographs have familiarised us with these different personalities involved in the sales of works of art and curiosities in the eighteenth century.
    • His experience in a health care association familiarized him with the challenges facing health care, but his biggest asset is the sense of urgency and accountability he brings from the for-profit sector.
    • The interface is relatively straightforward and the tutorial at the start of the game familiarizes you quickly with the most used short-cut keys.
    • With just over four months before the euro is in your pocket the objective is to familiarise you with the day to day practical issues surrounding the euro that will affect you as a citizen of this country.
    • Thus, while Swinth offers explanations for why we have not heard of the work or names of particular women artists, Hirshler familiarizes us with the work and names of a number of them.
    • Work in his field was difficult to find, and during the next few years he held various jobs that familiarized him with the geology and topography of the area.
    • The emission tests will be voluntary and we won't ban vehicles that fail the test because we need to familiarize the public with the issue.
    • A short introduction familiarises us with the crucial role of history painting in the seventeenth century, unduly neglected today.
    • The tutorial runs you through the tools of the trade and familiarizes you with everything you can do in the game.
    • We had a good time talking and laughing while she familiarized me with everything.
    • He familiarizes us with the politics and leaders of countries that influenced the events in Vietnam, from Cambodia to the People's Republic of China to the Soviet Union.
    • The idea is also to familiarise the public with the concept of waste separation and recycling.
    • A little search on the Internet and your travel agent can familiarize you with the cuisine, tastes of people and the luxury plus the budget restaurants at the place you propose to go.
    • The extraordinary thing about humour is that it returns us to common sense by distancing us from it, humour familiarizes us with a common world through its miniature strategies of defamiliarization.
    • I first met with each of the eight youths for a preintervention interview that allows us to become acquainted and for me to familiarize myself with their understanding of their behavioral challenges.
    • The Deutsche Bank delegation familiarized him with the details of the bank's experience in Bulgaria so far, and expressed their satisfaction with the cabinet's plans for quick and transparent privatization.
    • Working very closely with students and student life, current and former student affairs professionals say the position familiarizes you with all the ‘ins and outs’ of an institution.
    • He said he would be immediately seeking a copy of the proposals in order to familiarise the residents' committee with the precise specifications of the project.
    • This is an introduction to my story; I will just be familiarizing you with the characters and the setting.
    • Martin is a patient teacher and he familiarises us with sailing etiquette and terminology without overloading us with technical information.
    Synonyms
    make conversant, make familiar, acquaint, get up to date, keep up to date
    make known, make better known, make familiar, bring to notice, bring to public attention
    1. 1.1 Make (something) better known or more easily grasped.
      exercises which will help to familiarize the terms used
      Example sentencesExamples
      • An intention by 90 members of the People's Consultative Assembly to conduct an overseas trip to familiarize the results of the Annual Session has left me speechless.
      • The film-maker's earnest attempt is to familiarise the life and times of Bharati to the younger generation.
      • He expressed his stance to familiarize the plan's benefits to the community while taking in ideas from various parties.
      • VSP is a movement to familiarise Sanskrit among the masses by organising 10-day spoken Sanskrit classes.
 
 
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