英美对同一事物的不同用词
places
词语 English American
公寓 flat apartment
诊所 surgery doctor‘s office
电梯 lift elevator
走廊 passage hall, hallway
邮筒 pillar box mailbox
电影院 cinema movies
单间公寓 bed-sitter studio
立交桥 flyover overpass
高速公路 motorway parkway
人行横道 zebra crossing pedestrian crossing
商店 shop store
地铁 tube, underground subway
厕所 lavatory toilet (bathroom)
庭院 garden yard
Useful Objects
电筒 torch flashlight
垃圾箱 dustbin garbage can, trash can
包裹 parcel package
购物袋 carrier bag shopping bag
炉 cooker stove
Food
罐头 tin can
糖果 sweets candy
甜点心 biscuit (sweet) cookie
油炸土豆条 chips French fries
油炸土豆片 crisps potato chips
蔬菜水果店 greengrocer‘s fruit and vegetable store
Personal Items
(发式）刘海 fringe bangs
长裤 trousers pants
紧身裤 tights pantyhose
雨衣 mac (mackintosh) raincoat
裤子背带 braces suspenders
高领绒衣 poloneck turtleneck
背心 waistcoat vest
汗衫 vest undershirt
People
研究生 postgraduate student graduate student
家伙，小伙子 chap, fellow guy
巡警 constable patrolman
警察（俚） bobby cop, policeman
售货员 shop assistant salesperson (-girl, -man)
Car Parts
挡风玻璃 windscreen windshield
轮胎 tyre tire
挡泥板 wing fender
指示灯 indicator light left/ right-turn light
侧视镜 wing mirror side-view mirror
牌照号码 registration number license number
牌照 number plate license plate
油箱 petrol tank gas tank
消声器 silencer muffler
