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

• I did an M.A. at Liverpool University in Latin American Studies and got a distinction.
  我在利物浦大学以优异成绩获得了拉丁美洲研究方向的硕士学位。
• Britain became increasingly dependent upon American technology
  英国变得越来越依赖美国的技术了。
• Students are allowed to take European history and American history.
  学生可以选修欧洲史和美国史。
• I feel this signals the degradation of American culture.
  我觉得这标志了美国文化的没落。
• One group claimed to have executed the American hostage
  一个组织声称已经处决了那名美国人质。
• The American and Japanese navies took the lead in the development of naval aviation
  美国和日本海军是发展海军航空部队的佼佼者。
• I think your South American youth has prejudiced you
  我认为你在南美度过的青少年时代让你产生了偏见。
• 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。
• 'What's with this guy?' demanded an American voice in the row in front.
  “这人怎么了？”前排有个美国人问道。
• 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。