America

英 [əˈmerɪkə]

美 [əˈmerɪkə]

n.  美洲; 美国

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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.
  1. the US President
     美国总统
  2. Have you ever been to the States?
     你去过美国吗？
  3. She emigrated to America in 1995.
     她1995年移民美国。
• 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.
  1. Do you have an American passport?
     你有美国护照吗？
  2. American football
     美式足球
  3. I’m not American, I’m Canadian.
     我不是美国人，我是加拿大人。
  4. Latin American dance music
     拉丁美洲舞曲
  5. Quite a lot of South Americans study here.
     相当多的南美洲人在这里学习。

双语例句

• San Francisco and New York are important mercantile ports in America.
  旧金山和纽约是美国的重要商港。
• 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。
• The Bering Strait parts North America from Asia.
  白令海峡把北美洲和亚洲分开。
• Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America
  在波多黎各的战事很短暂；但是战争结束后，西班牙将该岛屿割让给了美国。
• The role of women in war has been a hot topic of debate in America since the Gulf conflict.
  自海湾冲突以来，妇女在战争中的作用一直是美国国内一个备受争议的热门话题。
• She is planning a long holiday in Egypt and America
  她计划去埃及和美国度长假。
• His film has caused a stir in America.
  他的电影已在美国引起了轰动。
• After Germany, America is Britain's second-biggest customer
  对于英国来说，美国是仅次于德国的第二大客户。
• 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。
• A hundred years ago coronary heart disease was virtually unknown in Europe and America.
  在100年前冠心病几乎不存在于欧洲和美洲。