在向暗戀已久的朋友告白前，都要做好三種準備，一種是得償所愿，一種是被拒絕但friend zoned(還是做朋友吧)，還有最糟的一種是acquaintance zoned(踢出朋友圈)，連朋友也沒得做。

You are friend zoned when a member of the opposite sex (usually one you want to hook up with) declares you to be "just a friend", thereby ruining all potential chances of sex.

當你想追求的異性宣告你只是他(她)的朋友時，你就此被“劃入朋友圈”，你倆之間從此再無可能。

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。