形 beautiful，pretty，satisfactory，satisfying ；动 beautify，prettify，[方]pride oneself upon，be pleased with oneself；名 short for America，the United States of

[例句] 美是一种态度，与年龄无关。 Beauty is an attitude. It has nothing to do with age.

[例句] 这些古镇个个都美得令人难以忘怀。 Each one of these ancient towns is hauntingly beautiful.

beautiful，comeliness，fairness，goodliness，loveliness；

[例句] 格雷戈里仍为香农的朝气、快乐和美丽着迷。 Gregory was still enchanted with Shannon's youth and joy and beauty.

[例句] 对我来说，他是世界上最美丽的孩子。 To me he is the most beautiful child in the world.

America，the United States of America （U.S.A.），the States，the United States （U.S.）；

[例句] 11月美国的贸易赤字扩大到75.9亿美元。 The US trade deficit widened to $7.59 billion in November.

[例句] 美国将提供40亿美元的信贷和赠款。 The US is contributing $4 billion in loans, credits and grants.

the fine arts，art，painting，beaux-arts，fine arts ；

[例句] 他兴趣广泛，涵盖了从美术到国际政治乃至哲学的各个领域。 His interests extended beyond the fine arts to international politics and philosophy.

[例句] 他经营古董和美术品。 He deals in antiques and fine art.

praise，eulogize，admire，glorify，laud；

[例句] 现在专家们都在赞美其貌不扬的马铃薯的种种好处。 Now experts are extolling the virtues of the humble potato.

[例句] 他认为，这首诗是对人世间爱的赞美。 He sees the poem as a celebration of human love.

America；

[例句] 绒毛蛛猴是美洲最大的灵长类动物。 The woolly spider monkey is the largest primate in the Americas.

[例句] 美洲印第安人在举行仪式时用到各种羽毛。 Feathers of various kinds are used by Native Americans for ceremonial purposes.

North America ；

[例句] 北美大平原上曾有过7,000万头野牛。 Once there were 70 million buffalo on the plains.

[例句] 她在北美游牧民中生活了十年。 For ten years she dwelled among the nomads of North America.

perfect，consummate，flawless，finish，perfection ；

[例句] 在我看来，要拥有完美身材就要非常苗条。 My idea of physical perfection is to be very slender.

[例句] 也许这个人说到底品行并非那么完美。 Maybe this guy isn't so squeaky clean after all.

improve one's looks，cosmetology，hairdressing ；

[例句] 额外的美容服务可以提前预订。 Additional beauty treatments can be booked in advance.

[例句] 尽情享受一下我们的新系列美容服务吧。 Pamper yourself with our new range of beauty treatments.

delicious food，delicacy，delicious，dainty，daintiness；

[例句] 在那家饭店用餐能欣赏到湖边景色，而且那里饭菜也是美味佳肴。 The dining room has lakeside views and offers excellent cuisine.

[例句] 其独特的电热元件使它能够煮出非常美味的咖啡。 With its unique heating element it makes perfect coffee.

aesthetics，esthetics ；

[例句] 他强烈地感受到这件作品的美学价值。 He responded very strongly to the aesthetic of this particular work.

[例句] 从美学观点来说,这是个武断的看法. From an aesthetic point of view it's a thetic view.

exquisite，elegant，fineness，refineness ；

[例句] 他那本带有精美插图的书见证了他对大学的热爱。 His beautifully illustrated book well attested his love of the university.

[例句] 他们最终来到一扇雕刻精美的对开门前。 Eventually they reached a pair of ornately carved doors.

American dollar，U.S. dollar，buck，greenback，dollar；

[例句] 3亿美元远远不够。 Three hundred million dollars will be nothing like enough.

[例句] 我把1亿美元藏到了一个永远没人会找到的地方。 I have $100m hidden away where no one will ever find it.

beautiful woman，beauty，a queen of hearts，bathing beauty，eye-catcher；

[例句] 情歌哄骗我们去相信有勇救美人的英雄。 Love songs trick us into believing in knights in shining armor.

[例句] 西点军校的同学们曾挖苦地戏称他为“美人”。 Classmates at West Point had ironically dubbed him Beauty.

beautify，prettify，embellish，beautification，glorify ；

[例句] 电影制片人常常被指责美化了集团犯罪。 Filmmakers have often been accused of glamorizing organized crime.

[例句] 野外生活被过分美化了。 Life in the wild is vastly overrated.

(of looks, face) beautiful，good looks，goodliness，lilies and roses ；

[例句] 桑塔格一直是那种兼具美貌与智慧的人中龙凤。 Sontag has always been that rarity, a glamorous intellectual.

[例句] 40年来，她那令人惊艳的美貌让全世界为之痴迷。 For 40 years she has captivated the world with her radiant looks.

fine，happy，glorious，fragrant，goodliness ；

[例句] 最幸福的人们并不一定什么都是最好，只是他们懂得欣赏生活的美好。 The happiest are not those who own all the best things, but those who can appreciate the beauty of life.

[例句] 我试着回忆在这里度过的所有美好时光。 I try to remember all the good times I've had here.

beautiful，splendid，wonderful，sweetness ；

[例句] 那是个美妙的下午，出席人数众多。 It was a marvellous afternoon with a huge turnout of people.

[例句] 沃森的嗓音美妙，高音嘹亮动听。 Watson has a wonderful voice, with thrillingly clear top notes.

aesthetic [sensibility] feeling，aesthetic perception，sense of beauty ；

[例句] 导演在镜头运用上既富有美感又渲染了气氛，戏剧手法的运用也娴熟自如。 The director employs sensuous, atmospheric camerawork and deft dramatic touches.

[例句] 这雄心赋予人以色彩, 力量和美感. It gives colour, force, and beauty to the possessor.

good name，good reputation ；

[例句] 美名胜过金腰带. A good name is better than a golden girdle.

[例句] 美名难得而易失. A good name is sooner lost than won.