【American】 - A-level备考词汇

American

UK:  [ə'merɪkən]

US:  [ə'merɪkən]

复数：americans  

n.

1.美洲人;美国人

2.美国英语

3.美洲印第安人

adj.

1.美国的

2.美洲的

1 . Several scientists, including at least one American, said then that there was no evidence that the dam had caused the drought.
而包括至少一位来自美国的几名科学家说没有直接证据表明是大坝造成了干旱。

2 . But she said the move was similar to the way American directors sometimes jumped between independent and studio productions.
不过她同时也说，这种转化类似于美国导演在独立拍片与制片厂拍片之间跳转的情形。

3 . S. values. It would be laughable, if it didn't point to a real challenge in the Sino-American relationship.
那将是很可笑的，如果它没有指向一个真正的挑战在中美两国的关系。

4 . I had been a housewife and mother for 17 years. To feed my family, I had to leave my children behind and move to an American army base.
17年来，我一直是个家庭主妇和母亲，而今为了养家，不得不丢下孩子们，来到一个美军基地。

5 . What she did witness was a confrontation between the ship, which was defenseless, and an American submarine.
她所见到的是毫无自卫能力的船只和一艘美国潜水艇的冲突。