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ABA nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US, initialism (law: American Bar Association) | 美国律师协会
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African American nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (black US citizen) | 非洲裔美国人 fēi zhōu yì měi guó rén |
| Most successful rap music has been produced by African Americans. |
African American, African-American adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (American: of black ancestry) | 非裔美国人的 fēi yì měi guó rén de |
| Barack Obama was the first African-American President of the USA. |
Afro adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | abbreviation (African-American) (缩写) | 非裔美国人,美国黑人
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all-American adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (fitting a US ideal) | 美国国家队的 měi guó guó jiā duì de |
| | 全由美国人组成的,全为美国产的
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| | 全美洲的 quán měi zhōu de |
| | 美国最佳选手 měi guó zuì jiā xuǎn shǒu |
| The pop star's image is that of the all-American boy. |
American cheese nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (processed dairy product) | 美国干酪 měi guó gān lào |
American dream nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (US ideal of prosperity) | 美国梦 měi guó mèng |
| I want to live the American dream! |
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. |
American football nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (North American ball sport) | 美式足球 měi shì zú qiú |
| | 橄榄球 gǎn lǎn qiú |
| American football is absolutely nothing like British football. |
American Indian, Amerindian, Amerind adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (relating to American Indians) | 美洲土著的
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| The American Indian exhibit at the museum was structured very well. |
American Indian, Amerindian nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (North American native) | 美洲土著 měi zhōu tǔ zhù |
| Mesa Verde is a park set at the former site of a tribe of American Indians in the south-west U.S. |
American kestrel nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (bird: North American bird of prey) | 美洲隼
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| The American kestrel, a small falcon, has the same helmet-like facial markings as the larger peregrine falcon. |
American Sign Language nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (deaf language of North America) | 美国手语
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anti-American adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (hostile to USA) | 反美的 fǎn měi de |
| | 反美的人 fǎn měi de rén |
| Anti-American sentiments are widespread in the country. |
Asian American, Asian-American nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (American of Asian descent) | 亚裔美国人
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ASL nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | initialism (American Sign Language) | 美语手语
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Central American adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (of Central America) | 中美洲 zhōng měi zhōu |
the Civil War, the American Civil War nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | historical, US (war between US states) | 美国内战
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| The American Civil War broke out in April 1861. |
football (US), American football (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | uncountable (North American ball sport) | 橄榄球 gǎn lǎn qiú |
| Yes, he plays football; he is a quarterback. |
| 是的,他打橄榄球。他打四分位。 |
football (US), American football, American football ball (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (sports: oblong ball) | 橄榄球 gǎn lǎn qiú |
| He threw the football to his friend. |
| 他把橄榄球扔给了朋友。 |
football coach (US), American football coach (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (trainer of American football team) | 橄榄球教练
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football fan (US), American football fan (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (person who enjoys American football) | 橄榄球球迷
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| He's a diehard football fan; if he's not at the game, he's watching it on TV. |
football field (US), American football field (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (for American football) | 橄榄球场 gǎn lǎn qiú chǎng |
| I drove the length of a football field before my car broke down. |
| 我开车驶过了一个橄榄球场的距离,车就抛锚了。 |
football game (US), American football game (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (American football match) | 橄榄球比赛
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| The Super Bowl is the final football game of the professional league season. |
football season (US), American football season (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (American football) | 橄榄球赛季
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football team (US), American football team (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (American football players) | 橄榄球队
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Indian, American Indian, Amerindian, Native American nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (Native American person) (美洲) | 印第安人 yìn dì ān rén |
| Indians living on reservations may lack educational resources. |
Indian, American Indian, Amerindian, Native American adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (Native American) (美洲) | 印第安人的 yìn dì ān rén de |
| We saw a number of people selling Indian blankets beside the road. |
Latin American adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (from Central or South America) | 拉丁美洲的 lā dīng měi zhōu de |
| | 拉美的 lā měi de |
| It was especially popular in Latin American countries such as Mexico, Argentina and Brazil. |
Latin American nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sb] from Central or South America) | 拉丁美洲人 lā dīng měi zhōu rén |
| | 拉美人 lā měi rén |
| My work brought me into contact with a lot of Latin Americans living in London. |
Native American nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (American Indian person) | 印第安人 yìn dì ān rén |
Native American adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (American Indian) | 印第安的 yìn dì ān de |
North American adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (of or from the USA or Canada) | 北美的 běi měi de |
| I am North American because I was born in the USA. |
North American nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sb] from the USA or Canada) | 北美人 běi měi rén |
| The North American looked out-of-place in his tourist hat and with a camera around his neck. |
plane tree, American planetree nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (American sycamore) | 美洲悬铃木,美国梧桐
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| The plane tree is a species that is native to North America. |
South American adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (of or from South America) | 南美的 nán měi de |
| | 南美人的 nán měi rén de |
| The llama is a South American animal. |
South American nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sb] from South America) | 南美洲人
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| Two of the best players on the team are South Americans. |
touch football, also UK: American touch football nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (simplified US football) | 触身式橄榄球 chù shēn shì gǎn lǎn qiú |
| Touch football is a version of rugby without tackling. |