单词 | familiarize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
释义 | familiarizefa‧mil‧i‧ar‧ize (also familiarise British English) /fəˈmɪliəraɪz/ verb Verb Table VERB TABLE familiarize
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Longman Language Activatorto learn how to do something, or learn about something► learn Phrases to learn how to do something, or to learn about a subject, especially by being taught or trained: · How long have you been learning German?· The CD is specially designed to let children learn at their own pace.learn to do something: · His daughter's learning to drive.· William learned to read when he was four.learn how to do something (=learn a method or skill): · On this course, you will learn how to deal with communication problems.· How long did it take you to learn how to do this?learn about: · Before you sail, you need to learn about basic boat controls.· Our children attend the group twice a week to learn about Sikhism. ► study to learn about a subject by reading books and going to classes at a school or university: study English/Biology/Music etc: · Less than 10% of girls choose to study Science at school.· She's studying Music at Berkeley College in Boston.· My parents first met when dad was studying in England.study to be a doctor/lawyer/accountant etc: · He's studying to be a lawyer.· Dad thinks I should study to be a doctor, but I'm not interested in medicine.study for a test/diploma/an examination: · "Is Ian coming with us?" "He can't - he's studying for his exams."· Alan hardly studied for the test, but he still passed. ► train to learn the skills and get the experience that you need in order to do a job: · Chris trained at an airbase in Honduras. train to be a hairdresser/teacher/pilot/nurse etc: · Julie is training to be a nurse.· Her husband trained to be an auto mechanic, but he can't find a job.train for a job/career/occupation: · Melanie trained for a career in music, but switched to photography in her early thirties.· We want to encourage people who left school early to train for better jobs. ► pick up informal to learn something easily, without making much effort or having lessons: pick up something: · I picked up a few words of Turkish when I was in Istanbul.pick something up: · The rules are really easy - you'll pick them up.· Roy's a bright little boy, and he picks things up really quickly. ► get the hang of spoken to learn how to do something that is fairly complicated: · Using the software isn't difficult once you get the hang of it.· It took me ages to get the hang of using chopsticks.· That's it. You're getting the hang of it now. ► master to learn a skill or a language completely so that you have no difficulty with it: · It takes years to master the art of weaving.· She soon got to know the local customs and eventually mastered the language.· Children have usually mastered the concepts of weight and length by the age of 8. ► familiarize yourself with also familiarise British to learn about a subject, or how to do something, especially by reading books, notices, instructions etc, because you know you are going to need this knowledge in the future: · She prepared for the interview by familiarizing herself with all aspects of the company's work.· You must familiarize yourself with the evacuation procedure in case of a fire. PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► familiarize yourself/somebody with something Word family
WORD FAMILYnounfamiliarity ≠ unfamiliarityfamilyfamiliarizationadjectivefamiliar ≠ unfamiliarfamilialverbfamiliarizeadverbfamiliarly familiarize yourself/somebody with something to learn about something so that you understand it, or to teach someone else about something so that they understand it: Employees must familiarize themselves with the health and safety manual.—familiarization /fəˌmɪliəraɪˈzeɪʃən $ -rə-/ noun [uncountable]: a one-day familiarization course |
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