| 英式英文 | 美式英文 |
R | Railway | Railroad |
Railway porter | Redcap | |
Receptionist | Desk clerk | |
Recruit (new) | Rookie | |
Refrigerator | Ice box | |
Reprimand(to) | Bawl out | |
Reserve, extra | Backlog | |
Reserve price |
| |
(auction) | Upset price | |
Residential area away |
| |
From city centre | Uptown | |
Restaurant (cheap) | Diner | |
Restricted speed |
| |
Area | Speed zone | |
Reversing light | Back up light (car) | |
Revise for exams | Review | |
Rich | Loaded | |
Ridiculous | Cockamanny | |
Riding whip | Quirt | |
Ring doughnut | Cruller | |
Rise (pay) | Raise | |
River embankment | Levee | |
Road | Pavement | |
Roof(car) | Hood, top | |
Roundabout | Traffic circle | |
Rubber | Condom | |
Rubbish | Garbage, trash | |
Rumour | Scuttlebutt | |
S | Sack(dismiss) | Can |
| Walking papers | |
Sailor in US Navy | Bluey jacket | |
Saloon car | Sedan | |
Salt beef | Corned beef | |
Salted cracker | Saltine | |
Sandpit | Sand box | |
Satisfactory | Hunky dory | |
Scarf (small) | Neckerchief | |
Scone (cake) | Biscuit | |
Scram | Vamoose | |
Scribbling pad | Scratch pad | |
Season ticket | Commuter ticket | |
Second-hand | Pre-owned | |
See | Eyeball | |
Self catering | Cook in | |
Semi detached | Duplex | |
Sentimentality | Schmaltz | |
Service flats | Apartment hotel | |
Settee | Couch/ sofa/ love seat | |
Settle in an area | Locate | |
Shoelace | Shoestring | |
Shop (to) | Market | |
Shop assistant | Sales clerk/ person | |
Shopping trolley | Shopping cart | |
Short trousers | Knee pants | |
Shut off | Can | |
Sideboard | Sideburns | |
Silencer(car) | Muffler | |
Silo(grain) | Elevator | |
Single cream | Table cream | |
Skipping rope | Jump rope | |
Skirting board | Baseboard | |
Smoked salmon | Lox | |
Smoking jacket | Lounge jacket | |
Sneak(to) | Snuck | |
Soda water | Seltzer, club soda | |
Sofa | Davenport | |
Soil containing minerals |
| |
(prospector’s) | Pay dirt | |
Solicitor | Lawyer, attorney | |
Soon | Momentarily | |
Sorbet | Sherbet | |
Spanner | wrench | |
Spare room | Glory hole | |
Speak badly of | Bad mouth | |
Stake | Ante | |
Stalls | Orchestra seats | |
State school | Public school | |
States on gulf of |
| |
Mexico | Gulf states | |
Sticking plaster | Adhesive tape | |
Stiletto heels | Spike heels | |
Stock | Inventory | |
Stone(fruit) | Pit | |
Stop | No go | |
Streaming in |
| |
schools | Tracking | |
Striptease dancer | Peeler | |
Stupid person | Schmuch, yo-yo | |
Stupid, nasty |
| |
Person | Jerk | |
Sub-editor | Copy reader | |
Suit(one-piece) | Jump suit | |
Suit cases | Bags, grips | |
Sultana | Raisin | |
Sunglasses | Shades | |
Superior | Crackerjack | |
Surgery | Doctor’s / dentist’s office | |
Suspenders | Braces | |
Swap | Trade | |
Sweets | Candy | |
Swindle | Gyp | |
Swiss roll | Jelly roll |
- Nov 14 Wed 2012 19:28
美式英語和英式英語單字差異(F)
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