英国英语与美国英语词汇区别

enquire(英)与inquire(美)，；“车胎”的英语单词在英国用tyre，在美国则是tire；“睡衣”的英式英语是pajamas，美语则是pyjamas；“执照”,“特许证”的英式英语用licence，美语则用license。

colour(颜色)，在美语里就拼写成color，少了一个“u”字母；refrigerator(电冰箱)美语是fridge，
英国英语与美国英语词汇区别大全
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飞机aeroplane/airplane
航空邮件air－post/air－mail
对（人）生气angrywith/angryat
垃圾箱ash－bin（dust－bin）/ashcan
秋autumn/fall
面包店bakery/bakehouse
纸币（bank－）note/（bank－）bill
理发厅barbersshop/barbershop
浴盆bath/bathtub
浴室bathroom/bath
寝具bedclothes/covers
饼干biscuit/cracker
百叶窗blind/shade
公寓blockofflats/apartmenthouse
宿舍boardinghouse/dormitory
预约booking/reservation
售票处booking－office/ticket－office
长筒鞋boot/shoe
圆顶黑色高帽bowler/derby
裤子的吊带braces/suspenders
小憩时间break/recess
中途下车breakonesjourney/stopover
白洋布、印花布calico/printedcloth
旅行队，篷车caravan/trailer
客车carriage/coach
游览车charabanc/sightseeingbus
药局chemistsshop/drugstore
支票cheque/check
衣柜chest－drawers/bureau
教名Christianname/firstname
电影院cinema/picturehouse
寄物处，衣帽间cloakroom/checkroom 光头closecrop/crewout
衣夹clothes－peg/clothes－pin
公共汽车coach/bus
雄鸡cock/rooster
棺材coffin/casket
魔术师conjuror/magician
蒸汽锅cooker/stove
谷物corn/grain
棍棒cosh/blackjack
领带cravat/（neck）tie
十字路口cross－roads/intersection 碗柜cupboard/closet
窗帘curtain/drape
煎报cutting/clipping
骑自行车的人cyclist/cycler
舞厅dancingsaloon/danceball
死者，故人deceased/decedent
无尾礼服dinner－jacket/tuxedo
抹布dish－cloth/dishtowel
老资格，老前辈doyen/dean
绸缎店drapersshop/dry－goodsstore 西洋象棋draughts/checkers
客厅drawingroom/parlor
睡衣dressing－gown/bathrobe
酒类饮料drink/liquor
偶然拜访dropin/dropby
垃圾箱dust－bin/ashcan
公司的休憩时间elevenses/coffeebreak
雇佣engage/hire
机车，车头engine/locomotive
过分excessively/overly
快递expressdeliverypost/specialdeliverymail 战争fighting/combat
消防队fire－brigade/fire－department
二楼firstfloor/secondfloor
鱼类，海味fish/seafood
鱼贩fish－monger/fish－dealer
花线，皮线flex/electriccord
人行道footway/sidewalk
空格表form/blank
二星期fortnight/twoweeks
句点fullstop/period
橡皮套鞋galoshes/rubbers
监狱gaol/jail
再见good－bye/good－by
货车goodstrain/freighttrain
卡车goodswaggon/freightcar
食品杂货店grocersshop/grocerystore
一楼groundfloor/firstfloor
车掌guard/conductor
长筒橡皮套鞋overshoes/gumboots
大炮cannon/gun
争价，还价haggle/dicker
一半halfa/ahalf
门厅，回廊hall/hallway
长筒靴highboot/boot
休假holiday/vacation
旅馆的侍者hotelpage/bellboy
有病的ill/sick
旅馆主人innkeeper/innholder
演出休息时间interval/intermission
铁器店ironmongers/hardwarestore
水罐jug/pitcher
街道的边石kerb/curb
邮票，印花税票label/sticker
标签label/tag
化妆室ladiescloakroom/powderroom
地崩，山崩landslip/landslide
厕所lavatory/washroom
电梯，升降机lift/elevator
铁路line/road
寄宿者lodger/roomer
卡车lorry/truck
西装loungesuit/sackcoat
行李luggage/baggage
主要街道，大路mainroad/highway
玉米maize/corn
汽车（motor）car/auto（mobile）
市政厅municipaloffice/ cityhall
音乐厅，演艺馆musichall/varietyhouse 棉布muslin/calico
零naught，noughtzero
通讯社news－agent/news－dealer
单据夹note－case/billfold
告示notice/bulletin
校友 lod boys (girls)/ alumni
大衣，外套 overcoat/ topcoat
（纸牌的）一组 pack (of cards) /deck
内裤，短裤 pants /shorts
小包，包裹 parcel /package
挂布 pelmet/ valance
婴儿车 perambulator/ pram baby carriage 也许 perhaps /maybe
汽油 petrol/ gasoline
电影 pictures/ movies
邮筒 pillar-box /letter-box
（电器）接头 point /outlet
转辙手 pointman /switchman
职业的 professional /career
公共电话 public call-box/ pay station
酒馆，酒店 public house /tavern
（车胎等）爆坏 puncture /become flat
钱包，皮夹 purse/ pocket-book
睡衣 pyjamas/ pajamas
赛马场 race course /racetrack
铁路 railway/ railroad
火车站 railway station /depot
电冰箱 refrigerator/ icebox
来回车票 return ticket /round-trip ticket
挂断电话 ring off/ hang up
打电话 ring up/ call
人行道 roadway/ pavement
圆环 roundabout rotary, traffic circle
垃圾堆 rubbish-heap/ trash heap
围毯 rug/ robe
解雇 sack/ fire
大麦饼 scone/ biscuit
海 sea/ ocean
定期票，长期票 seaon ticket /commutation ticket 抵押 security/ collateral
鞋子 shoe/ oxford
擦皮鞋 shoe-black /boot-black
商店 shop /store
店员 shop assistant/ clerk
女店员 sjpp-girl /salesgirl
颊发 side-shiskers/ sideburns
单程车票 single ticket/ one-way ticket
地基，地点 site/ lot
枕木 sleepers /crossties
袜带 suspenders /garters
律师 solicitor/ lawyer
螺丝起子 spanner/ wrench
眼镜 spectacles /eyeglasses
毕业典礼 speech day /commencement
教员 staff /faculty
公立学校 state school /public school
停留 stay /stopper
石头 stone/ rock
地下道 subway / underpass
日出 sunrise/ sunup
餐后甜点 sweet/ course dessert
糖果 sweets/ candy
燕尾服 tail-coat /cutaway
水龙头 tap/ faucet
终点 terminus/ terminal
大公寓，大杂院 tenements /flat
神秘小说，侦探小说 thriller/ mystery story 领带夹 tie-pin/ stickpin
截止期限 time-limit /deadline
时间表 timetable/ schedule
罐头食品 tinned goods/ canned goods
手电筒 torch /flashlight
城市 town/ city
电车 tram car street car/ trolley
长途电话 trunk call /long-distance call 裤子 trousers /pants
地下铁路 tube /subway
裤管的反折 turn-ups/ cuffs
地下铁路 underground /subway
傧仪业者 undertaker/ mortician
贴身内衣 underwear/ undershirt
杂项表演 variety /burlesque
阳台 veranda /porch
贴身内衣 vest/ undershirt
名片 visiting card/ calling card
背心 waist-coat/ vest
洗礼日 washing day/ wash-day
酒店 wine merchant/ liquor store
无线电 wireless/ radio
工作时间 working day /workday
工厂 works /factory。