acquaint

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ac·quaint /əˈkweɪnt/ verb [transitiveT] formal

1 acquaint yourself with something formal FIND OUTto deliberately find out about something 熟悉某事，了解某事

I need to acquaint myself with the new regulations.

我得熟悉一下新的规章制度。

Examples from the Corpus

acquaint yourself with something• You should acquaint yourself with any material that is provided about the authority.• Residents should acquaint themselves with earthquake safety rules.• He had had no time to acquaint himself with his fief, twice seen, and well enough served by its own.• The whole endeavour was set in an international context, the Commission being charged with acquainting itself with modern penal practice abroad.• An experienced photographer should have pointed out these things but it is sensible to acquaint yourself with some basic knowledge.• Prospective mineral developers should acquaint themselves with the appropriate development plans.• Nedham and Bowes were further required to acquaint themselves with the costing of the roasting and smelting.• It was high time, he said, that the artist acquaint himself with the fantastic images of the microscope.• I make it my business to acquaint myself with where objects properly belong in a house.

2 acquaint somebody with something formal INFORMATIONto give someone information about something 把某事告知某人

You need to acquaint the police with the facts.

你得把事实真相告诉警方。

Examples from the Corpus

acquaint• It was high time, he said, that the artist acquaint himself with the fantastic images of the microscope.• Doctor Turner takes me aside to acquaint me in funereal tones with the details of a colleague's latest symptoms.• Another study found that acquainting students with basic job information in high school was associated with higher earnings in the future.• A good production person must keep up with every development and ideally acquaint the art directors with every one as well.• It was a mournful pair that hired a boat to take them to Saltash and acquaint the Lee family of the tragedy.• You should acquaint yourself with any material that is provided about the authority.• An experienced photographer should have pointed out these things but it is sensible to acquaint yourself with some basic knowledge.

Origin acquaint

(1200-1300) Old French acointier, from Medieval Latin accognitare, from Late Latin accognoscere “to know perfectly”, from Latin ad- “to” + cognoscere “to know”

ac·quaint verb

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 9574 COCA: 9630

acquaint

To tell someone something, or to give information: tell, deliver, report...

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