Acquaintance zoned is similar to being friend zoned, only far worse. While being friend zoned can sometimes produce a friend, being acquaintance zoned produces nothing.

“劃入熟人圈”比“劃入朋友圈”還慘，“劃入朋友圈”至少還能做做朋友，“劃入熟人圈”連朋友都做不成。

Example:

Josh: So how did asking out Sarah go?

Larry: Not well at all. No interest.

Josh: Friend zoned?

Larry: Worse. Acquaintance zoned.

喬什：你把莎拉約出來那事怎么樣啦？

拉里：糟透了。她對我一點興趣也沒有。

喬什：她給你“好人卡”啦？/她想和你做普通朋友？

拉里：比那更糟。連朋友也沒得做。