| 美式英文 | 英式英文 |
M | Maid of honor | Bridesmaid |
Post | ||
Mail drop | Letter box | |
Mailman | Postman | |
Make reservation | Book | |
Malted milk | Sweet, milk drink containing ice cream and malt | |
Market | To shop | |
Marquee | Illuminated sign | |
Math | Maths | |
Maverick | Cow that strays from the herd (person who leaves a group e.g. a political group) | |
Mean | Nasty(not necessarily stingy) | |
Meat grinder | Mincer | |
Median strip / divider | Central reservation (road) | |
Mezzanine/loge | Dress circle (cinema/theatre) | |
Mickey Mouse | Insignificant , trivial | |
Molasses | Black treacle | |
Momentarily | Very soon, in a moment (not for a moment) | |
Monkey wrench | Adjustable spanner | |
Mortician | Undertaker | |
Mother in law apartment | Granny flat | |
Motorman | Train or tram driver | |
Movie | Film | |
Moviehouse/theatre | Cinema | |
Muffler | Silencer on a car | |
Murphy bed | A bed which folds into a cupboard | |
Muss up | To make untidy, to mess up | |
Mutt | Mongrel dog | |
Mutual fund | Unit trust | |
N | Neckerchief | Tiny scarf |
Nerd | Boring person | |
Newsboy | Newspaper boy | |
Newsdealer/ news stand | Newsagent | |
Newsman | Journalist | |
Nickel | Five-cent coin | |
Night crawler | Worm used as fishing bait | |
Night school | Evening classes | |
Nightstick | Truncheon | |
Nipple(on a baby’s bottle) | Teat | |
Nitty-gritty | The precise details, the basic facts | |
No go | Stop, unable to proceed | |
No no | Something that should never be done | |
Notions | Haberdashery | |
O | Odometer | Mileometer |
Office(doctor’s / dentist) | Surgery | |
Off the wall | Strange, unusual | |
Oilers | Oilskins | |
Oleo | Margarine | |
One horse town | Small town | |
One way ticket | Single ticket | |
Orchestra seats | Front seats in a theatre, stalls | |
Out-house | Outdoor toilet | |
Outlet/ socket (electric) | Point/ powerpoint | |
Out to lunch | Crazy (the brain has stopped working and has taken a break) | |
Overalls | Dungarees/ boiler suit | |
Overpass | Flyover |
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