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词汇 example_english_passing-acquaintance
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passing acquaintance

collocation in English

meanings of passingand acquaintance


These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with acquaintance.
passing
adjective[before noun]
uk /ˈpɑː.sɪŋ/ us /ˈpæs.ɪŋ/
moving ...
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acquaintance
noun
uk /əˈkweɪn.təns/ us /əˈkweɪn.təns/
a person that you have met but do not ...
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Examples of passing acquaintance


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The potential and dilemmas here will interest anyone with a passingacquaintance with orchestras.
More's the pity because some essays are worth more than a passingacquaintance.
It takes two to make even a passingacquaintance into a working friendship.
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In addition, of course, she has had a more than passingacquaintance with the retail food industry ever since childhood.
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Anybody with only a passingacquaintance, even, will confirm the difference between a trade mark infringement action and a passing off action.
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The important point is that whoever is appointed should have more than a passingacquaintance with the whole scope of foreign affairs.
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One would not expect the ordinary hospital biochemical laboratory to have more than a passingacquaintance with such tests.
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I have a passingacquaintance with the hotel industry.
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One would not mind that so much if it had some passingacquaintance with the truth.
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I can say it to a very good friend, but it is much more difficult to say it to a stranger or a passingacquaintance.
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