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ABA n | US, initialism (law: American Bar Association) | SCSimplified Chinese 美国律师协会 |
ACLU n | initialism (American Civil Liberties Union) | SCSimplified Chinese 美国公民自由联盟 |
African American n | (black US citizen) | SCSimplified Chinese 非洲裔美国人 fēi zhōu yì měi guó rén |
| Most successful rap music has been produced by African Americans. |
African American, African-American adj | (American: of black ancestry) | SCSimplified Chinese 非裔美国人的 fēi yì měi guó rén de |
| Barack Obama was the first African-American President of the USA. |
African American Vernacular English n | (US dialect) | SCSimplified Chinese 美国黑人英语 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 非洲裔美国人白话英语 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 黑人英语 |
Afro adj | abbreviation (African-American) (缩写) | SCSimplified Chinese 非裔美国人,美国黑人 fēi yì měi guó rén,měi guó hēi rén |
Afro-American n | (person: black, US) (人) | SCSimplified Chinese 美国黑人,非洲裔美国人 měi guó hēi rén,fēi zhōu yì měi guó rén |
Afro-American adj | (black, US) | SCSimplified Chinese 美国黑人的,非洲裔美国人的 |
all-American adj | (fitting a US ideal) | SCSimplified Chinese 美国国家队的 měi guó guó jiā duì de |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 全由美国人组成的,全为美国产的 quán yóu měi guó rén zǔ chéng de ,quán wéi měi guó chǎn de |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 全美洲的 měi guó guó jiā duì de ,quán měi zhōu de |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 美国最佳选手 měi guó guó jiā duì de ,měi guó zuì jiā xuǎn shǒu |
| The pop star's image is that of the all-American boy. |
American cheese n | US (processed dairy product) | SCSimplified Chinese 美国干酪 měi guó gān lào TCTraditional Chinese 美國乾酪 / 加工起司 |
American Civil Liberties Union n | (US human rights organization) | SCSimplified Chinese 美国民权同盟 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 美国民权联盟 |
| The American Civil Liberties Union opposes indiscriminate security screening of passengers at airports. |
American dream n | (ideal of prosperity) | SCSimplified Chinese 美国梦 měi guó mèng TCTraditional Chinese 美國夢 |
| They are second-generation immigrants who are living the American dream. |
| 他们是怀揣美国梦的第二代移民。 |
American English n | uncountable (language of the US) | SCSimplified Chinese 美式英语 měi shì yīng yǔ TCTraditional Chinese 美式英語 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 美国英语 měi shì yīng yǔ ,měi guó yīng yǔ |
| There are plenty of spelling differences between American English and British English. |
American Indian, Amerindian, Amerind adj | (relating to American Indians) | SCSimplified Chinese 美洲土著的 |
| The American Indian exhibit at the museum was structured very well. |
American Indian, Amerindian n | (North American native) | SCSimplified Chinese 美洲土著 měi zhōu tǔ zhù TCTraditional Chinese 美洲土著 |
| Mesa Verde is a park set at the former site of a tribe of American Indians in the south-west U.S. |
American kestrel n | (bird: North American bird of prey) | SCSimplified Chinese 美洲隼 |
| The American kestrel, a small falcon, has the same helmet-like facial markings as the larger peregrine falcon. |
American plan n | (hotel payment: includes meals) | SCSimplified Chinese 美式酒店服务 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 美式收费制 |
American Sign Language n | (deaf language of North America) | SCSimplified Chinese 美国手语 |
Anglo-American adj | (of England and US) | SCSimplified Chinese 英美的 |
Anglo-American n | US (person of English ancestry) | SCSimplified Chinese 英裔美国人 |
anti-American adj | (hostile to USA) | SCSimplified Chinese 反美的 fǎn měi de |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 反美的人 fǎn měi de ,fǎn měi de rén |
| Anti-American sentiments are widespread in the country. |
Asian American, Asian-American n | (American of Asian descent) | SCSimplified Chinese 亚裔美国人 |
ASL n | initialism (American Sign Language) | SCSimplified Chinese 美国手势语言 |
blackbird, also UK: American blackbird n | (bird of Icteridae family) | SCSimplified Chinese 黑鹂 |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 燕八哥 |
Central American adj | (of Central America) | SCSimplified Chinese 中美洲的 |
the Civil War, the American Civil War n | historical, US (war between US states) | SCSimplified Chinese 美国内战 TCTraditional Chinese 美國內戰 |
| The American Civil War broke out in April 1861. |
| 美国内战爆发于1861年4月。 |
football (US), American football (UK) n | uncountable (North American ball sport) | SCSimplified Chinese 橄榄球 gǎn lǎn qiú TCTraditional Chinese 橄欖球 |
| Yes, he plays football; he is a quarterback. |
| 是的,他打橄榄球。他打四分位。 |
football (US), American football, American football ball (UK) n | (sports: oblong ball) | SCSimplified Chinese 橄榄球 gǎn lǎn qiú TCTraditional Chinese 橄欖球 |
| He threw the football to his friend. |
| 他把橄榄球扔给了朋友。 |
football coach (US), American football coach (UK) n | (trainer of American football team) | SCSimplified Chinese 橄榄球教练 |
football fan (US), American football fan (UK) n | (person who enjoys American football) | SCSimplified Chinese 橄榄球球迷 |
| He's a diehard football fan; if he's not at the game, he's watching it on TV. |
football field (US), American football field (UK) n | (for American football) | SCSimplified Chinese 橄榄球场 gǎn lǎn qiú chǎng TCTraditional Chinese 橄欖球場 |
| I drove the length of a football field before my car broke down. |
| 我开车驶过了一个橄榄球场的距离,车就抛锚了。 |
football game (US), American football game (UK) n | (American football match) | SCSimplified Chinese 橄榄球比赛 |
| The Super Bowl is the final football game of the professional league season. |
football practice (US), American football practice (UK) n | (American football training) | SCSimplified Chinese 橄榄球训练 |
football season (US), American football season (UK) n | (American football) | SCSimplified Chinese 橄榄球赛季 |
football team (US), American football team (UK) n | (American football players) | SCSimplified Chinese 橄榄球队 TCTraditional Chinese 橄欖球隊 |
Indian, American Indian, Amerindian, Native American adj | potentially offensive (Native American) (美洲) | SCSimplified Chinese 印第安人的 yìn dì ān rén de |
| We saw a number of people selling Indian blankets beside the road. |
Indian, American Indian, Amerindian, Native American n | potentially offensive (Native American person) (美洲) | SCSimplified Chinese 印第安人 yìn dì ān rén |
| Indians living on reservations may lack educational resources. |
Latin American adj | (from Latin America) | SCSimplified Chinese 拉丁美洲的 lā dīng měi zhōu de |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 拉美的 lā dīng měi zhōu de ,lā měi de |
| It was especially popular in Latin American countries such as Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. |
Latin American n | ([sb] from Latin America) | SCSimplified Chinese 拉丁美洲人 lā dīng měi zhōu rén |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 拉美人 lā dīng měi zhōu rén,lā měi rén |
| My work brought me into contact with a lot of Latin Americans living in London. |
Mexican-American, Mexican American n | (US resident of Mexican origin) | SCSimplified Chinese 墨西哥裔美国人 |
Mexican-American adj | (of Mexican-American origin) | SCSimplified Chinese 墨西哥裔美国人的 |
Native American n | (American Indian person) | SCSimplified Chinese 印第安人 yìn dì ān rén |
Native American adj | (American Indian) | SCSimplified Chinese 印第安的 yìn dì ān de |
| Navajo is the most spoken Native American language. |
| 纳瓦霍语是使用人口最多的美洲原住民语言。 |
North American adj | (of or from the USA or Canada) | SCSimplified Chinese 北美的 běi měi de |
| I am North American because I was born in the USA. |
North American n | ([sb] from the USA or Canada) | SCSimplified Chinese 北美人 běi měi rén |
| The North American looked out-of-place in his tourist hat and with a camera around his neck. |
pan-American adj | (relating to all of the Americas) | SCSimplified Chinese 泛美的 |
| Slavery was a pan-American phenomenon. |
plane tree, American planetree n | (American sycamore) | SCSimplified Chinese 美洲悬铃木,美国梧桐 |
| The plane tree is a species that is native to North America. |
Revolutionary War, American Revolutionary War, American Revolution n | historical (18th-century revolt) | SCSimplified Chinese 美国独立战争 |
Sino-American adj | (between China and the USA) | SCSimplified Chinese 中美的 |
South American adj | (of or from South America) | SCSimplified Chinese 南美的 nán měi de |
| | SCSimplified Chinese 南美人的 nán měi de,nán měi rén de |
| The llama is a South American animal. |
South American n | ([sb] from South America) | SCSimplified Chinese 南美洲人 |
| Two of the best players on the team are South Americans. |
Spanish American n | (person of Latin-American descent) | SCSimplified Chinese 拉丁美洲裔美国人 |
Spanish American n | (person of Spanish descent) | SCSimplified Chinese 西班牙裔美国人 |
Spanish American n | (person of Spanish-American country) | SCSimplified Chinese 西班牙语美洲国家的人 |
touch football, also UK: American touch football n | (simplified US football) | SCSimplified Chinese 触身式橄榄球 chù shēn shì gǎn lǎn qiú |
| Touch football is a version of rugby without tackling. |
un-American adj | (not patriotic to the US) | SCSimplified Chinese 非美国的, 反美的 |
| Some people think it is un-American to question the right to bear arms. |