英美词汇差异

汉/英/美

飞机 aeroplane/ airplane

航空邮件 air-post/ air-mail 对……（人）生气 angry with/ angry at 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 barber"s shop/ barber shop

浴盆 bath /bathtub

浴室 bathroom/ bath

寝具 bedclothes/ covers

饼干 biscuit /cracker

百叶窗 blind /shade

公寓 block of flats /apartment house

宿舍 boarding house/ 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 break one"s journey /stop over 白洋布、印花布 calico/ printed cloth

旅行队，篷车 caravan/ trailer

客车 carriage /coach

游览车 charabanc /sightseeing bus

药局 chemist"s shop /drugstore

支票 cheque /check

衣柜 chest-drawers/ bureau

教名 Christian name/ first name

电影院 cinema /picture house

寄物处，衣帽间 cloakroom /checkroom

光头 close crop/ crew out

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 dancing saloon/ dance ball

死者，故人 deceased/ decedent

无尾礼服 dinner-jacket /tuxedo

抹布 dish-cloth /dish towel

老资格，老前辈 doyen /dean

绸缎店 draper"s shop /dry-goods store

西洋象棋 draughts /checkers

客厅 drawing room/ parlor

睡衣 dressing-gown /bathrobe

酒类饮料 drink /liquor

偶然拜访 drop in/ drop by

垃圾箱 dust-bin /ashcan

公司的休憩时间 elevenses /coffee break

雇佣 engage/ hire

机车，车头 engine /locomotive

过分 excessively/ overly

快递 express delivery post/ special delivery mail 战争 fighting/ combat

消防队 fire-brigade/ fire-department

二楼 first floor/ second floor

鱼类，海味 fish /sea food

鱼贩 fish-monger/ fish-dealer

花线，皮线 flex /electric cord

人行道 footway /side walk

空格表 form /blank

二星期 fortnight /two weeks

句点 full stop/ period

橡皮套鞋 galoshes/ rubbers

监狱 gaol/ jail

再见 good-bye/ good-by

货车 goods train/ freight train

卡车 goods waggon /freight car

食品杂货店 grocer"s shop/ grocery store

一楼 ground floor /first floor

车掌 guard /conductor

长筒橡皮套鞋 overshoes /gum boots

大炮 cannon/ gun

争价，还价 haggle/ dicker

一半 half a / a half

门厅，回廊 hall/ hallway