acquaint

acquaint
verb
  1. [with obj.](acquaint someone with)make someone aware of or familiar with
    使认识,使熟悉
    new staff should be acquainted with fire exit routes.
    新员工应熟悉火警疏散路线。
    you need to acquaint yourself with the house style.
    你需要熟悉出版社的印刷风格。
    ■(be acquainted)be an acquaintance
    认识
    I am not acquainted with any young lady of that name.
    我不认识叫这名字的任何年轻女士。
    I'll leave you two to get acquainted.
    我让你们两个人单独熟悉一下。
语源
  1. Middle English : from Old French acointier 'make known', from late Latin accognitare, from Latin accognoscere, from ad- 'to' + cognoscere 'come to know'
英语宝典
考试词汇表