常见英美词汇差异对照表
Am. E Br. E词义Am. E Br. E
ad advert广告flashlight torch
ale beer/bitter淡色啤酒gasoline petrol apartment flat公寓房间hardware ironmongery
automobile motor-car汽车Inc.Ltd.
baggage luggage行李information
bureau
inquiry office
bathrobe dressing-
gown
浴衣、睡衣line up queue up
bathtub bath浴缸long distance trunk battery accumulator蓄电池lumber timber
bill banknote/note钞票mail post
billboard boarding招贴板molases treacle
bill-fold wallet皮夹movie theatre cinema billion1000 million十亿napkin serviette biscuit scone甜饼necktie tie
blank form空白表格newsdealer news-agent bucket pail提桶newsstand kiosk bulletin-
board
notice-board布告栏notions fancy goods
cab-stand cab-rank出租车停车
处
one-way ticket single ticket can tin罐头overcoat greatcoat candy sweets糖果pantry larder chain-store multiple-shop联合商店parking lot car park check bill账单peanut monkey nut city hall town hall市政厅pen point nib
common stock ordinary
shares
普通股period full stop
consent decree agreed verdict最后达成的
裁决
race track race course
cop bobby警察radio wireless corn maize玉米railroad Crailway
部分常见英美词汇词义差异对照
corporation company limited
liability
有限公司schedule time table
cracker biscuit饼干sedan saloon-car custom-made bespoke定做的sell out sell up daylight-
saving time
summer time夏令时sidewalk pavement dessert sweet course甜食soft drinks minerals distributor stockist销售者spool reel district division区域store shop
dock wharf码头subway underground/tub e
domestic
mails
inland mails国内邮件suspenders braces
down-town the City市中心telephone
booth
call box
drawers
(men's)
pants短裤ticket-office booking office
drug-store chemist's
shop
药店toilet lavatory/closet
elevator lift电梯trolley/street
car
tram/tram-car
eraser Indian rubber橡皮truck lorry
filling-station petrol-pump加油站undershirt vest/singlet first floor ground floor一楼windshield wind-screen
词义
手电筒
汽油
五金
有限（公司）
问讯处
排队
长途电话木材
邮件
糖浆
电影院
餐巾
领带
报刊经销人报摊
花色小商品单程车票
大衣
食品储藏室停车处
花生
笔尖
句号
跑道
无线电
铁路
（铁路）时刻表
轿车
售完
人行道
软饮料
卷轴
店铺
地铁
长裤吊带电话亭（铁路）售票处
厕所
有轨电车
卡车
汗衫
挡风玻璃