英式、美式英语词汇对照

British English英式英语American English美式英语a bit a little(少量)about around(到处)abroad overseas(在国外)add sign addition sign(加号)aeroplane airplane(飞机)aim goal(目标;目的)all in one go all at once(突然)all-round all-around(全面的;多方面的) afterwards afterward(后来;然后)air hostess airline hostess(空中小姐)American Indian Native American(美国印第安人) amongst among(在……中间)angry mad(生气的) anticlockwise counterclockwise(逆时针的)any more anymore(不再;再也不) anywhere anyplace(无论何处)apart from besides(除……之外) apartment house apartment building(公寓大楼)at university in college〔school〕(在大学学习)autumn fall(秋天)axe ax(斧头)backwards backward(向后)backwards and forwards back and forth(来回地)bad-tempered grumpy(脾气暴躁的)bandage gauze(绷带)bank note bill(钞票)barber's shop barbershop(理发店)barman bartender(酒吧招待)beauty parlour beauty shop〔beauty salon〕(美容院)beckon signal(示意)be made up of be made of(由……组成)bank note bill(纸币)bill check(账单)billiard room poolroom〔pool hall〕(台球室)billion trillion(万亿)bin wastebasket(废纸篓)biscuit cookie〔cracker〕(饼干)blackboard chalkboard(黑板)book reserve(预订)booking office ticket office(售票处)bookshop bookstore(书店)boots〔wellies〕galoshes(雨靴)bottom drawer hope chest(嫁妆)braces suspenders(吊带;背带)brackets parentheses(括号)break recess(课间休息;学校假期) bricks blocks(积木)bridesmaid maid of honor(伴娘)bum fanny(屁股)byway back road(小路)cab rank taxi stand(出租车停车处) calendar catalogue(一览表)call box phone booth(公用电话亭)call in to go〔run〕 by(顺便逛)camp bed cot(行军床)camp fire campfire(篝火;营火)candy stick candy cane(甘蔗)carat karat(克拉,宝石的重量单位) caretaker〔porter〕janitor(门房;看门人) carriage car(车厢)car park parking lot(停车场)cashier teller(出纳员)content catalogue(目录)central reservation median strip〔divider〕(安全岛)certainly sure(当然)chairman president(主席;会长;董事长等) chartered accountant certified public accountant(注册会计师)chat show talk show(访谈节目)cheap inexpensive(廉价的)cheeky nervy(无耻的)chemist druggist(药剂师)chemist's shop drugstore〔pharmacy〕(药店)cheque check(支票)Christian name given name(名字)choosy picky(好挑剔的)cinema movie(电影院)clamber scramble(攀登;爬)classified ad want ad(分类广告)climbing-frame jungle gym(攀缘架)clingfilm plastic wrap(保鲜膜)clothes-peg clothespin(晾衣用的衣夹)cock rooster(公鸡)code number area number(电话区号)coffin casket(棺材)comic comic book(漫画书)commercial traveller traveling salesman(旅行推销员) concertina accordion(手风琴)cooker stove(炉具)co-operate cooperate(合作)co-ordinate coordinate(协调)copper〔bobby〕cop(警察)cosy cozy(舒适的)cot crib(婴儿床)county town county seat(县城)crisps chips(炸薯片)cross angry(生气的)crossroad intersection〔junction〕(十字路口)cul-de-sac dead-end(死胡同)cupboard closet(碗柜)current account checking account(活期存款账户) curriculum vitae〔c.v.〕resume(简历;履历)curtains drapes(窗帘)cutting clipping(剪报)expensive dear(昂贵的)deposit account savings account(储蓄存款账户) despatch dispatch(派遣;发送)dialling code area code(区号)dialling tone dial tone(拨号音)dinner jacket tuxedo(小礼服)disc disk(圆盘;唱片)dish plate(碟)dishonour disgrace(丢脸;不光彩) distance learning course correspondence course(函授课程)diversion detour(绕路)division district(区)drainpipe downspout(排水管)draper's shop dry-goods store(纺织品店)drapery dry goods(纺织品)draught draft(散装啤酒)draughts checkers(国际跳棋)drawing pin pushpin(图钉)driving-licence driver's license(驾驶执照)dual carriageway divided highway(双行道)dustbin〔rubbish bin〕garbage can〔ashcan,trash can〕(垃圾箱)dust cart garbage truck(垃圾车)dustman garbage collector〔sanitation worker〕(清洁工)dyke dike(排水沟)dynamo generator(发电机)ear ache earache(耳痛)earth wire ground wire(地线)elastic band rubber band(松紧带;橡皮筋) engine motor(发动机)escalator moving staircase〔moving stairway〕(电梯)estate agent realtor(房地产经纪人)estate car station wagon(旅行轿车) everywhere everyplace(到处)exclamation mark exclamation point(感叹号)exhaust pipe tailpipe(排气管)exhaust silencer muffler(消音器)express delivery post special delivery mail(特快专递)ex-serviceman veteran(退伍老兵)extra time overtime(加班时间)facecloth〔face-flannel〕washcloth(洗脸毛巾)fall ill get sick(生病)fall over fall down(跌倒)Father Christmas Santa Claus(圣诞老人)fete festival(汇演;庆祝活动)film movie(电影)film star movie star(电影明星)find discover(发现)fire brigade fire department(消防队)firework firecracker(烟火)firstly first(首先)first floor second floor(第二层)fishmonger's fish store(鱼店)flashlight flashbulb(摄影闪光灯)flask thermos(暖瓶)flat apartment(公寓)flat battery dead battery(废电池)flat-out all-out(以最高速)flex electric wire(电线)flick knife switchblade knife(弹簧刀)flick through leaf through(浏览;快速翻动)flight ticket plane ticket(飞机票)flipper fin(鳍)flyover overpass(立交桥)fog lamp fog light(汽车的雾灯)football soccer(足球)footpath〔pavement〕sidewalk(人行道)forename given name(名)for ever forever(永远)fork-lift forklift(铲车;叉车)French window French doors(落地长窗)fridge refrigerator〔icebox〕(电冰箱)fridge-freezer refrigerator-freezer(电冰箱)friendly society fraternal society(互助会)fringe bangs(刘海)frontier border(边境;边界)fruit machine slot machine(吃角子老虎)full stop period(句号)funeral parlour funeral home(殡仪馆)fun fair amusement park(游乐园)funnel smokestack(烟窗)further education adult education(成人教育)gangway aisle(过道;狭长通道)gaol jail(监狱)gaolbird jailbird(囚犯)gaoler jailer(监狱看守)garage〔petrol〕 station gas station(加油站)garden party lawn party(游园会)gearbox transmission(变速箱)gearing leverage(传动装置)gear lever gear lift(变速杆)gents〔gent's〕men's room(男厕)get on with someone get along with someone(相处融洽)get the sack be dismissed〔fired〕(被解雇)girl guide girl scout(女童军)glasses eyeglasses(眼镜)glowworm lightning bug(萤火虫)goods lift freight elevator(公务电梯)goods train freight train(货运车)goose pimples goose bumps(鸡皮疙瘩)go-slow slowdown(减速)graduate alumnus(大学毕业生) gramophone phonograph(留声机)greaseproof paper wax paper(蜡纸)grey gray(灰色的)grocer's grocery store(杂货店)ground floor first floor(第一层)groundnut peanut(花生)conductor guard(售票员)guildhall city hall(市政厅)gumboots rubbers(橡胶高筒靴)gundog bird dog(猎犬)gym shoe sneaker(运动鞋)hand lens magnifying glass(放大镜)hairdresser hair stylist(理发师)half-time halftime(中场休息)half-way halfway(中途;半路上)hallo〔hullo〕hello(喂;嘿;哎)hall of residence dormitory(学校公寓)handbag purse〔pocketbook〕(手提包)hang about wait around(无聊地空等)have a go take a turn〔give something a try〕(尝试)have a lie-in sleep in(睡懒觉)have an early night go to bed early(早早就寝)headlamp headlight(车前灯)high street main street(大街;主要街道)hire car rental car(租用汽车)homelike homey(亲切的)holiday vacation(假期)holidaymaker vacationer(度假者)homework assignment(家庭作业) homosexual fag(同性恋者)hood roof(车顶;引擎罩)hooter horn〔siren〕(汽笛)hotchpotch hodgepodge(大杂烩)ice lolly popsicle(冰棍)ill〔unwell〕sick(有病的)industrial estate industrial park(工业区)infrared infra-red(红外线的)in future in the future(今后;从今以后) inland revenue internal revenue(国内税收)inquiry agent private detective(私人侦探)interval intermission(幕间休息;时间间隔) inverted commas quotation marks(引号)invigilate proctor(监考)jam jelly(果酱)jersey〔jumper〕sweater(运动衫)joint-stock company stock company(股份公司)journalist newsman(新闻记者)jug pitcher(大水罐)jump a red light run a red light(闯红灯)jump the queue cut in line(插队)junction intersection(十字路口)keen avid〔eager〕(渴望的)kerb curb(路边石)kennel doghouse(狗窝)kiosk newsstand(报刊亭)kitchen paper paper towel(纸巾)knockout practice session(淘汰赛)label tag(标签)lace shoelace(鞋带)ladies ladies' room(女厕)last but one next to last(倒数第二)lastly last(最后)leader〔leading〕 articleeditorial(社论)left-luggage office baggage room〔check room〕(行李房)leisure centre sports complex(体育活动中心)leisure park amusement park(游乐场)let lease〔rent〕(出租;租赁)letter box mail slot(信箱)life belt life preserver(安全带)life saver lifeguard(救生员)lift elevator(电梯)lightning conductor lightning rod(避雷针)limited liability company corporation(有限责任公司) litterbin litterbag(废物箱)little finger pinkie(小指)lodging house rooming house(公寓)loft attic(阁楼)lodging rented room(寄住宿舍)lollipop lolly〔sucker〕(棒棒糖)longsighted farsighted(远视的)loo john(厕所)look after take care of(照料;照顾)look in on drop by(顺便拜访)look-out lookout(岗哨)look over look at(检查;查看)lorry truck(载重卡车)lost property office lost and found department(失物招领处)lots of a lot of(许多)lounge suit business suit(西装)luggage baggage(行李)luggage van baggage car(行李车)mackintosh〔mac〕raincoat(雨衣)mad crazy(疯狂的)main road highway(公路;干线)maize(Indian) corn(玉米)make-up makeup(化妆;补考)marching orders walking papers(逐客令;免职通知) mark guard(防守;盯住)mark point(分数)marriage lines marriage certificate(结婚证书)marrow squash(西葫芦)mash mashed potatoes(土豆泥)match game(比赛)maths math(数学)matron senior nurse(护士长)mean stingy(卑鄙的)meat pie potpie(肉馅饼)megaphone bullhorn(扩音器)mend fix(修理)miaow meow(猫叫)milliard billion(十亿)mind watch〔watch out for〕(密切注意;戒备)miss a go lose〔miss〕 a turn(错过一次机会)miss out leave out(忽略;不包括)monkey nut peanut(花生)motion-picture movie(电影)motorcar automobile〔auto〕(汽车)motorway thruway〔expressway,freeway,superhighway〕(高速公路) moustache mustache(八字胡)mouth organ harmonica(口琴)mudguard fender(挡泥板)musical box music box(八音盒)multiple shop chain store(连锁店)mum mom〔ma〕(妈妈)nail varnish nail polish(指甲油)napkin〔nappy〕diaper(尿布)nasty mean(下流的;肮脏的) national service military service(兵役)near by nearby(在附近)newsagent〔bookstall〕newsstand(书摊)news cutting news clipping(新闻剪辑)nib pen point(笔尖)nightdress〔nightie〕nightgown(女睡衣)non-stop nonstop(直达的)normal standard(普通的;正常的)note bill(账单;票据)note pad scratchpad(便签簿)notice board bulletin board(布告牌)nought zero(零)nowadays〔these days〕today(现在)nowhere noplace(无处)number plate license plate(车号牌)nursing home private hospital(疗养院)office block office building(办公大楼)off-license liquor store(白酒店)outdoor toilet outhouse(户外厕所)outhouse outbuilding(外屋,指车库、谷仓等) overtake pass(超车)packet pack(小包;盒子)pale ale light ale(浅色汽水)pancake-roll egg roll(蛋卷)panda car paddy wagon(巡逻警车)pants shorts(短裤)paper carrier paper bag(纸袋)paper handkerchief tissue(纸巾)parcel package(包裹)passage〔passageway〕hall〔hallway〕(通道)past after(过……)pay packet paycheck〔pay envelope〕(工资袋)pedestrian crossing crosswalk(人行横道)pedlar peddler(流动小贩)pen-friend pen pal(笔友)peep peek(窥视;偷看)penknife pocketknife(小折刀)per cent percent(百分比)petrol gas〔gasoline〕(汽油)petrol station gas〔filling,service〕 station(加油站)pickaxe pick(镐)pictures movies(电影)pig hog(猪)plait braid(辫子)playsuit jump suit(运动装)plough plow(犁)post mail(邮递;邮件)postal code〔postcode〕zip code(邮政编码)postal van mail car(邮车)postbox mailbox(邮箱)postgraduate graduate(研究生)postman mailman〔mail carrier〕(邮递员)potato crisps potato chips(土豆片)power point outlet〔socket〕(电源插座)power station power plant(电厂;发电站)prefect monitor(班长)presenter host(主持人)presently soon(不久)primary school grade school(小学)pub bar(酒馆)public convenience public toilet〔comfort station〕(公共厕所)public school private school(公立学校)purse〔wallet〕billfold(钱夹)put through connect(接通电话)pyjamas pajamas(睡衣)quay dock(码头)queue line(行;列;排)quite〔rather,very〕pretty(很;相当;非常) racecourse racetrack(赛马场)railway railroad(铁道)railway engine locomotive(火车头)railway station train station(火车站)rapids white water(急流)rear〔bring up〕raise(养育)rear-view mirror rearview mirror(后视镜)reckon figure(假定;认为)record player phonograph(电唱机)recreation ground playground(操场)redcap military policeman(宪兵)restaurant car dining car〔diner〕(餐车)return trip round trip(来回程)reversing light back-up light(倒车灯)revise review(复习)ring off hang up(挂断电话)ring road beltway(环行路)rocking chair rocker(摇椅)roundabout merry-go-round〔carousel〕(旋转木马)rubber eraser(橡皮)rubbish trash(垃圾)rucksack backpack(背包)rugby football(橄榄球)run riot run wild(撒野;闹事)sack fire(解雇)safety belt seat belt(安全带)saloon sedan(轿车)salutation greeting(致意)sarnie sandwich(三明治)sea ocean(海洋)season ticket commuter ticket(月票)season-ticket holder commuter(上班族)secondary〔middle〕 school high school(中学)seesaw teeter-totter(秋千)set square triangle(三角板)shareholder stockholder(股民)share out distribute(分发)shares stock(股份)shivery shivering(颤抖的)shoelace shoestring(鞋带)shop store(商店)shop assistant salesclerk〔store clerk〕(店员)shopkeeper storekeeper(店主)shopping centre shopping mall(大型购物中心) shopwalker floor walker(商店巡视员) shortsighted nearsighted(近视的)sick nauseous(恶心的)single ticket one-way ticket(单程票)singlet undershirt(汗衫)sitting room front room(起居室)skipping rope jump rope(跳绳)sledge sled(雪橇)sleeper railroad tie(枕木)smack slap(掌击;掴)smart well-dressed(穿着讲究的) somewhere someplace(某处)sort kind(种类)speciality specialty(专业;特长)staff faculty(大学的全体教员) standard lamp floor lamp(落地灯)stave staff(五线谱)storey story(楼层)streetlight streetlamp(街灯)subeditor copy editor(助理编辑;文字编辑) subway underpass(地下道)sum math problem(算术题)supply teacher substitute teacher(代课老师)sweet dessert(糖果)sweetshop candy store(糖果烟杂店)swop swap(交换)take up absorb(吸收)tap faucet(龙头)tax-free tax-exempt(免税的)tea-towel dishtowel(擦碟干布)tell off scold(责骂)telly television〔television set,TV〕(电视)term semester(学期)tidy neat(整齐的)tights pantyhose(女用连裤袜)timber lumber(木料)timetable schedule(时间表)tin can(罐头)titbit tidbit(趣闻;轶闻)toffee〔toffy〕taffy(太妃糖)toll road turnpike(收费公路)torch flashlight(手电筒)town hall city hall(市政厅)trade union labor union(工会)traffic island safety island(交通岛)traffic light stoplight(红绿灯)tram〔tramcar〕streetcar〔trolley〕(有轨电车)trousers pants〔slacks〕(裤子;长裤) truncheon nightstick(警棍)trunk call long-distance telephone call(长途电话)tube subway(地铁)tyre tire(轮胎)underground subway(地铁)underpants shorts(内衣裤)upside-down upside down(上下颠倒的)veranda porch(阳台;走廊)vest undershirt(背心;马甲)wages clerk payroll clerk(在职职员)waggle wiggle(来回摇动)wander about wander around(闲逛;游荡)warder guard(监狱看守)washbasin sink(脸盆)washing line clothesline(晾衣绳)washing powder laundry detergent(洗衣粉)way in entrance(入口)way out exit(出口)wee pee(撒尿)whore hooker(娼妓)wild flower wildflower(野花)windscreen windshield(风挡;挡风玻璃) window sill windowsill(窗台)wing fender(挡泥板)wireless radio(无线电;收音机) witness-box witness stand(证人席)work out something figure something out(计算;算出)works factory〔plant〕(工厂)yoghurt yogurt(酸奶)zebra crossing crosswalk(人行道)zip zipper(拉锁;拉链)zoo-keeper zookeeper(动物管理员)。