American

英 [əˈmerɪkən]

美 [əˈmerɪkən]

n.  美洲人; (尤指)美国人; 美国英语
adj.  美洲的; (尤指)美国的

复数：americans　

中考高考IELTS

BNC.636 / COCA.176

习惯用语

adj.

as American as apple pie
• 典型美国式的；地道美国式的
  used to say that sth is typical of America

牛津词典

noun

• 美洲人；（尤指）美国人
  a person from America, especially the US
• 美国英语
  the English language as spoken in the US

adj.

• 美洲的；（尤指）美国的
  of or connected with N or S America, especially the US
  1. I'm American.
     我是美国人。
  2. American culture/tourists
     美国文化 / 游客

柯林斯词典

• See also:...the American Ambassador at the United Nations....the influence of American television and movies.Latin American

双语例句

• The American president praised Turkey for its courage
  美国总统赞扬了土耳其的勇气。
• This has fuelled speculation that he is about to clinch a deal with an American engine manufacturer.
  这更增添了人们对他即将和美国的一家发动机制造商达成协议的猜测。
• It must be noted, however, that not all British and American officers carried out orders
  然而，一定要注意不是所有的英国和美国军官都执行了命令。
• Students are allowed to take European history and American history.
  学生可以选修欧洲史和美国史。
• Two American surgeons were last week honoured with the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology
  两位美国外科医生上周获得了诺贝尔医学和生理学奖。
• The American edition of 'Cloud Street' is already in its third printing.
  美国版的《云街》已经是第三次印刷了。
• She'd married some American and settled down over there.
  她嫁给了一位美国人，并在那边定居了。
• In 1987 Congressional Quarterly published a series of guidebooks to American politics.
  1987年《国会季刊》出版了一系列美国政治指南读物。
• The collection includes all the band's British and American hit singles.
  专辑中收录了该乐队在英国和美国的所有热门单曲。
• The 1990 Nobel Prize for medicine was won by two Americans.
  1990年诺贝尔医学奖由两位美国人获得。