常见英美词汇差异对照表

Am. E Br. E词义Am. E Br. E

ad advert广告flashlight torch

ale beer/bitter淡色啤酒gasoline petrol apartment flat公寓房间hardware ironmongery

automobile motor-car汽车Inc.Ltd.

baggage luggage行李information

bureau

inquiry office

bathrobe dressing-

gown浴衣、睡衣

line up queue up

bathtub bath浴缸long distance trunk battery accumulator蓄电池lumber timber

bill banknote/not

e钞票

mail post

billboard boarding招贴板molases treacle

bill-fold wallet皮夹movie theatre cinema billion1000 million十亿napkin serviette biscuit scone甜饼necktie tie

blank form空白表格newsdealer news-agent bucket pail提桶newsstand kiosk bulletin-

board

notice-board布告栏notions fancy goods

cab-stand cab-rank出租车停车

处

one-way ticket single ticket can tin罐头overcoat greatcoat candy sweets糖果pantry larder chain-store multiple-shop联合商店parking lot car park check bill账单peanut monkey nut city hall town hall市政厅pen point nib

common stock ordinary

shares普通股

period full stop

consent decree agreed

verdict

最后达成的

裁决

race track race course

cop bobby警察radio wireless corn maize玉米railroad Crailway

部分常见英美词汇词义差异对照

corporation company limited

liability有限公司

schedule time table

cracker biscuit饼干sedan saloon-car custom-made bespoke定做的sell out sell up daylight-

saving time

summer time夏令时sidewalk pavement dessert sweet course甜食soft drinks minerals distributor stockist销售者spool reel district division区域store shop

dock wharf码头subway underground/tub e

domestic

mails

inland mails国内邮件suspenders braces

down-town the City市中心telephone

booth

call box

drawers

(men's)

pants短裤ticket-office booking office

drug-store chemist's

shop药店

toilet lavatory/closet

elevator lift电梯trolley/street

car

tram/tram-car

eraser Indian rubber橡皮truck lorry

filling-station petrol-pump加油站undershirt vest/singlet

first floor ground floor一楼windshield wind-screen

词义

手电筒

汽油

五金

有限（公司）

问讯处

排队

长途电话木材

邮件

糖浆

电影院

餐巾

领带

报刊经销人报摊

花色小商品单程车票

大衣

食品储藏室停车处

花生

笔尖

句号

跑道

无线电

铁路

（铁路）时刻表

轿车

售完

人行道

软饮料

卷轴

店铺

地铁

长裤吊带电话亭（铁路）售票处

厕所

有轨电车

卡车

汗衫

挡风玻璃