America
英 [əˈmerɪkə]
美 [əˈmerɪkə]
n. 美洲; 美国
BNC.973
牛津词典
- 美洲(America)大陆划分为北美洲(North America)和南美洲(South America),连接两地的地峡为中美洲(Central America)。
The continent of America is divided into North America and South America . The narrow region joining North and South America is Central America . - 北美洲(North America)是地理称谓,由美国(United States of America)、加拿大(Canada)和墨西哥(Mexico)组成。拉丁美洲(Latin America)是文化称谓,指中美洲和南美洲的非英语国家,那里主要说葡萄牙语和西班牙语。墨西哥是拉丁美洲的一部分。
North America , which is a geographical term, consists of the United States of America , Canada and Mexico . Latin America , a cultural term, refers to the non-English speaking countries of Central and South America, where mainly Portuguese and Spanish are spoken. Mexico is part of Latin America. - 虽然美洲大陆其他地方许多人不喜欢有人用America指美国,但此用法非常普遍。
Many people from other parts of the continent dislike this use of America to mean just the US, but it is very common.- the US President
美国总统 - Have you ever been to the States?
你去过美国吗? - She emigrated to America in 1995.
她1995年移民美国。
- the US President
- Latin American(拉丁美洲的;拉丁美洲人)和South American(南美洲的;南美洲人)指美洲大陆的其他部分:
Latin American and South American are used to refer to other parts of the continent.- Do you have an American passport?
你有美国护照吗? - American football
美式足球 - I’m not American, I’m Canadian.
我不是美国人,我是加拿大人。 - Latin American dance music
拉丁美洲舞曲 - Quite a lot of South Americans study here.
相当多的南美洲人在这里学习。
- Do you have an American passport?
双语例句
- She is planning a long holiday in Egypt and America
她计划去埃及和美国度长假。 - America's trade gap widened
美国的贸易逆差加大了。 - San Francisco and New York are important mercantile ports in America.
旧金山和纽约是美国的重要商港。 - Rugged individualism forged America's frontier society.
坚定的个人主义造就了美国的边疆社会。 - This is an extremely scenic part of America.
这是美国风景非常秀丽的一个地区。 - Japan will have to do a deal with America on rice imports
日本将不得不与美国就大米的进口达成一笔交易。 - Bank of America merged with a rival bank
美国银行与一家竞争银行合并了。 - America and Japan have settled back into a policy of benign neglect of their currencies.
美国和日本又回到了不作为货币政策的老路。 - Leaders in America have generally supported military action
美国领导人普遍支持采取军事行动。 - If they can succeed in America and Europe, then they can succeed here too.
如果他们在美国和欧洲都能取得成功的话,那么在这儿也不例外。