America
英 [əˈmerɪkə]
美 [əˈmerɪkə]
n. 美洲; 美国
BNC.973
牛津词典
- 美洲(America)大陆划分为北美洲(North America)和南美洲(South America),连接两地的地峡为中美洲(Central America)。
The continent of America is divided into North America and South America . The narrow region joining North and South America is Central America . - 北美洲(North America)是地理称谓,由美国(United States of America)、加拿大(Canada)和墨西哥(Mexico)组成。拉丁美洲(Latin America)是文化称谓,指中美洲和南美洲的非英语国家,那里主要说葡萄牙语和西班牙语。墨西哥是拉丁美洲的一部分。
North America , which is a geographical term, consists of the United States of America , Canada and Mexico . Latin America , a cultural term, refers to the non-English speaking countries of Central and South America, where mainly Portuguese and Spanish are spoken. Mexico is part of Latin America. - 虽然美洲大陆其他地方许多人不喜欢有人用America指美国,但此用法非常普遍。
Many people from other parts of the continent dislike this use of America to mean just the US, but it is very common.- the US President
美国总统 - Have you ever been to the States?
你去过美国吗? - She emigrated to America in 1995.
她1995年移民美国。
- the US President
- Latin American(拉丁美洲的;拉丁美洲人)和South American(南美洲的;南美洲人)指美洲大陆的其他部分:
Latin American and South American are used to refer to other parts of the continent.- Do you have an American passport?
你有美国护照吗? - American football
美式足球 - I’m not American, I’m Canadian.
我不是美国人,我是加拿大人。 - Latin American dance music
拉丁美洲舞曲 - Quite a lot of South Americans study here.
相当多的南美洲人在这里学习。
- Do you have an American passport?
双语例句
- If they can succeed in America and Europe, then they can succeed here too.
如果他们在美国和欧洲都能取得成功的话,那么在这儿也不例外。 - His film has caused a stir in America.
他的电影已在美国引起了轰动。 - His work was exhibited in the best galleries in America, Europe and Asia.
他的作品在美洲、欧洲和亚洲最好的美术馆展出。 - The Prime Minister is determined to forge a good relationship with America's new leader
首相决意要和美国的新任领导人建立良好的关系。 - Margaret Atwood's novel depicts a gloomy, futuristic America
玛格丽特·阿特伍德的小说描述了一个黑暗无望的未来美国。 - America and Japan have settled back into a policy of benign neglect of their currencies.
美国和日本又回到了不作为货币政策的老路。 - I bet he let slip that I'd gone to America.
我可以打赌,是他走漏了我去了美国的消息。 - So you did make it to America, after all.
那么,你终究还是成功地来到了美国。 - They fled to South America around the turn of the century.
他们在世纪之交逃到了南美洲。 - Japan will have to do a deal with America on rice imports
日本将不得不与美国就大米的进口达成一笔交易。