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| American English nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | uncountable (language of the US) | 美式英语
měi shì yīng yǔ |
| | | 美国英语
měi guó yīng yǔ |
| | There are plenty of spelling differences between American English and British English. |
| basic English nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (English language: rudimentary) | （供英语初学者入门用的）基础英语
gōng yīng yǔ chū xué zhě rù mén yòng de jī chǔ yīng yǔ |
| | | 基本英语
jī běn yīng yǔ |
| | The French-speaking safari guide learned basic English so he could lead British and American tourists. |
| British English nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (language of Great Britain) | 英国英语
yīng guó yīng yǔ |
| | | 英式英语
yīng shì yīng yǔ |
| | In British English, an elevator is called a lift. |
| British English adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (English: of Great Britain) | 英国英语的
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| | The British English word for sidewalk is pavement. |
| business English nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (style of English) | 商务英语
shāng wù yīng yǔ |
| | Marisa is doing a course in business English. |
| conversational English nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (colloquial English language) | 会话英语
huì huà yīng yǔ |
| | | 英语对话
yīng yǔ duì huà |
| | She started taking courses in conversational English. |
| EFL nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | initialism (English as a Foreign Language) (English as a Foreign Language的缩写形式) | 作为外国语言的英语
zuò wéi wài guó yǔ yán de yīng yǔ |
| | Laurie taught EFL in South Korea for two years. |
| English Channel nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (waterway between England and France) | 英吉利海峡
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| | The English Channel is one of the most heavily trafficked waterways in the world. |
| English horn nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (musical instrument: similar to oboe) (乐器) | 英国管
yīng guó guǎn |
English muffin (US),
muffin (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (type of crumpet) | 英式松饼
yīng shì sōng bǐng |
| | Every morning for breakfast, she ate a toasted English muffin with plenty of butter. |
| English setter nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (bird dog) | 英国塞特犬
yīng guó sài tè quǎn |
| | English setters are pointing dogs with relatively long hair. |
| English slang nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (very informal British English) | 英文俚语
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| | Cockney rhyming slang is a variety of English slang spoken in London. |
| English slang n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (very informal British English) | 英语俚语
yīng yǔ lǐ yǔ |
| | Mucker is an English slang term for "friend". |
| | “Mucker"（伙计）是英语中”friend“（朋友）的俚语。 |
| English speaker nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (person: speaks English as first language) | 以英语为母语的人
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| | Even as an English speaker from London, I find some UK accents hard to understand. |
| English speaker nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (person: can speak English) | 能说英语的人
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| | There are 125 million English speakers in India. |
English speaking,
English-speaking adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (has English as first language) | 讲英语的
jiǎng yīng yǔ de |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | Australia, New Zealand and the USA are all English-speaking countries. |
| English Springer spaniel nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (breed of dog) | 英国激飞猎犬
yīng guó jī fēi liè quǎn |
| English toy spaniel nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (breed of dog) (动物) | 英国玩具猎犬
yīng guó wán jù liè quǎn |
| | The English toy spaniel that Mary was exercising in the park was much smaller than my dog. |
| ESL nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | initialism (English as a Second Language) (缩写) | 非母语英语教学
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| | | 英语作为第二语言
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| ESOL nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | acronym (school subject) (学科) | 操其他语言者适用的英语
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| good English nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (competent use of the English language) | 好的英语能力
hǎo de yīng yǔ néng lì |
| | | 英文流畅
yīng wén liú chàng |
| | Good English is a necessity for any foreign student wishing to study at an English university. |
| in plain English advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in clear and simple language) | 用浅显的英语
yòng qiǎn xiǎn de yīng yǔ |
| | I wish politicians would talk in plain English! |
| Queen's English nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (standard variety of English language) | 标准英语
biāo zhǔn yīng yǔ |
| | | 规范英语
guī fàn yīng yǔ |
| | | 纯正英语
chún zhèng yīng yǔ |
| | I don't understand you! Why can't you speak the Queen's English?! |
| teach [sb] the basics of English⇒ v | (give [sb] elementary English lessons) | 教某人基础英语
jiāo mǒu rén jī chǔ yīng yǔ |
| | We decided to teach them the basics of English. |