a casual acquaintance

We are the casual acquaintance of a long railway journey.

我们是在火车长途旅行中偶然结识的朋友.

The relationship between the two individuals concerned might be a casual acquaintance, a brother-sister type of friendship, an acquaintance with romantic overtones, or a passionate involvement.

两人之间的关系可能只是泛泛之交，一种兄妹式的友谊，一种含带爱情成分的结交，或是一种热恋。

The word for friend in this verse does not mean a casual acquaintance but a close, trusted relationship.

经文中「朋友」一词不是指普通朋友，乃是指亲密可靠的情谊。

A friend can mean anything from a casual acquaintance to someone you've known your whole life.

朋友的意义很广泛，一个偶然认识的陌生人及生活在你身边的人都可以称之为朋友。

A casual acquaintance may be the key to your next innovation, just as a tiny country may be the next major oil source for a diplomat.

今天一个普通的熟人或许会是你下一项创举的关键。这就好像在外交上，一个不起眼的小国家很可能会是下一个重要的石油产地。

I only have a casual acquaintance with avant-garde music.

我对先锋派音乐略知一二。

It's also the basis for a number of other XML-related standards, so even if you work with a Java-specific model there's a good chance you'll need to develop at least a casual acquaintance with DOM.

它还是许多其它与XML相关的标准的基础，所以即使您使用Java特定的模型，也还有一个您逐步熟悉DOM所需要的好机会。

Now, whether it's a close friend, a casual acquaintance or a co-worker, I greet them the same way.

现在，无论是老友，还是熟人或同事，我用相同的方式打招呼。

Sex becomes normal in even a casual acquaintance where people hardly know each other all.

甚至在随便的熟人之间,在人们几乎根本都不认识对方的情况下,性也会变得正常起来.

Do you want a casual acquaintance or a long distance friendship?

是想随便认识一个人，还是寻求长久的友情？