American是什么意思？

American

英[əˈmerɪkən] 美[əˈmɛrɪkən]

• n. 美国人，美洲人，美国英语；
• adj. 美国的，美洲的，地道美国式的；

复数：Americans;

例句

• The book was a full-fledged study of American history. 这是本很完备的美国历史书。
• reflecting ruefully that the great American dollar didn’t buy as much as it used to 悲伤地想着伟大的美元已经贬值
• American white pelican 美洲白鹈鹕
• I always couple Hemingway and Steinbeck together as being typically American writers. 我总是把海明威和史坦贝克联系在一起,认为他们是具有代表性的美国作家。
• Abortion is restricted in some American states. 在美国的一些州堕胎是受限制的。
• This guide book points out the main facts of early American history. 这本导游手册讲述了美洲早期的重要史实。
• a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians 北美洲印第安人的航海团体
• a sampler of American short-story writers. 美国短篇小说作家集锦
• Japan and Korea purloin American technology as it comes off the drawing boards with the help of their governments. 日本和韩国，在他们政府的帮助下，只要美国的技术一离开设计图板就把它偷走了。
• Now the American and European economies are far weaker, and though Japan’s exports to Asia have grown this year, they do not counteract the sloth elsewhere. 如今，美国和欧洲经济要虚弱很多，虽然日本对亚洲其他国家的出口今年得到增长，但这些并不足以抵消其他地方的停滞。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  美国的；来自美国的
  An American person or thing belongs to or comes from the United States of America.
  例句
  ...the American Ambassador at the United Nations. 美国驻联合国大使 ...the influence of American television and movies. 美国电视和电影产生的影响

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of the United States
  2. the English language as used in the United States
  3. a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country
• Adjective
  1. of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture;
  "American citizens""American English""the American dream"
  2. of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas;
  "the American hemisphere""American flora and fauna"