2015年考研英语障碍词解析（二）

     acknowledge

　　【常见词义】v.承认 (admit) acknowledge one’s own fault 承认自己的过失

　　As a linguist, he acknowledges that all varieties of human language, including non-standard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressive—there exists no language or dialect in the world that cannot convey complex ideas.(考研真题)作为语言学家，他承认，所有的人类语言，包括黑人英语等非标准语言，都能有效地表情达意，世界上没有一种语言或方言不能表达复杂的意思。

　　【较难词义】v.1.确认或承认…的权威、重要性等

　　All citizens acknowledge the importance of honoring those unknown (无名的)soldiers who died defending (保卫)the country.

　　2.就…表示感谢，答谢

　　The school will acknowledge the local government’s support at tomorrow’s press conference (记者招待会).

　　【扩展】acknowledged adj.公认的 the acknowledged leader

　　acknowledg(e)ment n.承认;鸣谢

　　acquaintance

　　n. 1.熟人

　　In Britain, at least among the middle-class downshifters of my acquaintance, we have different reasons for seeking to simplify our lives. (考研真题) 在英国，至少在我所熟知的追求事业和生活简单化的中产阶级人士中，追求简化生活是出于不同的原因的。

　　2.知道，了解

　　It does not take a lifelong acquaintance to pick up various software programs.(考研真题)不需要花毕生的时间去熟悉各种不同软件程序的使用。

　　acquire

　　v. 1.获得 (gain, obtain)

　　It is of vital importance to acquire needed (所需要的)information efficiently(有效地).(考研真题)

　　They should be quick to respond to letters to the editor, lest animal rights misinformation go unchallenged and acquire a deceptive appearance of truth.(考研真题)他们应该快速回复读者来信，以免动物权利的误导言论在不受质疑的情况下迅速扩散，从而获得一副真理的面容。

　　2.习得

　　Years of study helped her acquire a good knowledge of English.

　　【扩展】acquired adj. 后天养成的

　　【点睛】这个词的意思是“后天获得的，养成的”