| 英式英文 | 美式英文 |
A | Achiever | Comer |
All dressed up | Duded up | |
American footballer | Quarterback | |
Anger | Dander | |
Angry | To go ape | |
Ankle sock | Bobby sox | |
Annoy | To bug | |
Anorak | Parka | |
Appointment book | Date book | |
Apprentice waiter | Bus boy | |
Articulated lorry | Trailer truck | |
Aubergine | Eggplant | |
Autumn | Fall | |
Avocado | Alligator pear | |
B | Baby food | Formula |
Baby’s dummy | Pacifier | |
Baking tray | Cookie sheet | |
Bank account | Checking account | |
Bank holiday | Legal holiday | |
Bank note | Bill | |
Barman | Bar keep | |
Bottom/ bum | Butt | |
Bottom draw | Hope chest | |
Bowler hat | Derby | |
Box room | Lumber room | |
Braces | Suspenders | |
Breasts | Bazoom | |
Bridesmaid | Maid of honor | |
Broad bean | Lima bean | |
Broken | On the blink | |
Browned off, fed up | Ticked off | |
Budgerigar | Parakeet | |
Burglary(by police/ officials) | Bag job | |
Bullseye | Zinger | |
Barrel organ | Hurdy gurdy | |
Bath(to) | Bathing(not swimming) | |
Beach hut | Cabana | |
Bed | Sack | |
Bed(folding) | Murphy bed | |
Beggar | Pan handler | |
Bespoke | Custom made | |
Big(very) | Humungous | |
Big dipper | Roller coaster | |
Bill | Tab | |
Bill(food) | Check | |
Biscuit(sweet) | Cookie | |
Biscuit |
| |
(unsweetened) | Cracker | |
Black Maria | Patrol wagon | |
Black treacle | Molasses | |
Block of flats | Apartment building | |
Bonnet(car) | Hood | |
Book(reserve) | Make a reservation | |
Boost | Hike | |
Boot(car) | Trunk | |
Bootlace | Shoestring | |
C | Cake (fluffy) | Angel cake |
Cake(small) | Biscuit, cruller | |
Camp bed | Cot | |
Candy floss | Cotton candy | |
Car park | Parking lot | |
Cards (pack) | Deck | |
Caretaker | Janitor | |
Carry cot | Baby buggy | |
Caravan site | Trailer park | |
Casserole (meat) | Pot roast | |
Cattle grid | Texas gate | |
Centenary | Centennial | |
Central reservation |
| |
(road) | Median, strip, divider | |
Chairman |
| |
(business) | President | |
Cheap | Chintzy, rinky dink, | |
| Penny ante | |
Cheat | Gyp | |
Cheesed off | Teed off | |
Chemist | Druggist | |
Chemist’s shop | Drugstore, pharmacy | |
Cheque | Check | |
Chest of drawers | Bureau, dresser | |
Chips | French fried potatoes | |
Cigar box | Humidor | |
cigarette | Butt | |
Cinema | Movie house/ theatre | |
City centre | Down town | |
Class/ form | Grade | |
Cloakroom | Check room | |
Cloakroom |
| |
attendant | Hat check girl | |
Clothes | Threads | |
Clothes peg | Clothes pin | |
Clout | Juice | |
Coat | Wrap | |
Collector for an illegal |
| |
organization | Bag man | |
Comicxs | Funny papers | |
Condom | Rubber | |
Conference | Parley | |
Conscription | Draft | |
Conserve | Jam | |
Convict | Yardbird | |
Convoy | Caravan | |
Cornflour | Cornstarch | |
Cotton wool | Cotton | |
Cow that strays | Maverick | |
Cravat | Ascot | |
Crazy | Out to lunch, unglued | |
Cream cracker | Soda cracker | |
Crib(exams) | Pony | |
Cripple | Gimp | |
Crisps | Potato chips | |
Cupboard | Closet | |
Currant bread | Raisin bread | |
Curriculum vitae | Résumé | |
Curtains (net) | Sheers, underdrapes | |
Curtains(opaque) | Drapes | |
Cutlery | Silverware |
- Nov 14 Wed 2012 19:18
美式英語和英式英語單字差異(A)
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