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 President called on educators and politicians to help him restructure American education
  总统号召教育家和政治家们帮助他重新调整美国的教育体系。
• The firm has amalgamated with an American company
  该公司和一家美国公司合并了。
• 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。
• He had developed a slight American accent.
  他说话带上了一点轻微的美国口音。
• I feel this signals the degradation of American culture.
  我觉得这标志了美国文化的没落。
• It's a triumph for the American people.
  这是美国人民的胜利。
• This morning the American was formally handed over to the ambassador.
  今天上午这名美国人被正式移交给了大使。
• 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 book is a kind of allegory of Latin American history.
  这本书是对拉丁美洲历史的一种讽喻。
• Can you know an Englishman from an American?
  你能区分英国人和美国人吗？