American

noun

1. 美洲人；（尤指）美国人
   a person from America, especially the US
2. 美国英语
   the English language as spoken in the US

adj.

1. 美洲的；（尤指）美国的
   of or connected with N or S America, especially the US
   1. I'm American.
      我是美国人。
   2. American culture/tourists
      美国文化 / 游客

1. See also: ...the American Ambassador at the United Nations. ...the influence of American television and movies. Latin American

1. The 1990 Nobel Prize for medicine was won by two Americans.
   1990年诺贝尔医学奖由两位美国人获得。
2. He had developed a slight American accent.
   他说话带上了一点轻微的美国口音。
3. The book is a kind of allegory of Latin American history.
   这本书是对拉丁美洲历史的一种讽喻。
4. The firm has amalgamated with an American company
   该公司和一家美国公司合并了。
5. I assented to the request of the American publishers to write this book
   我同意了美国出版商的要求，答应写这本书。
6. This has fuelled speculation that he is about to clinch a deal with an American engine manufacturer.
   这更增添了人们对他即将和美国的一家发动机制造商达成协议的猜测。
7. American economists have made important contributions to the field of financial and corporate economics
   美国的经济学家们在金融和企业经济学领域做出了重要的贡献。
8. I feel this signals the degradation of American culture.
   我觉得这标志了美国文化的没落。
9. Britain became increasingly dependent upon American technology
   英国变得越来越依赖美国的技术了。
10. I did an M.A. at Liverpool University in Latin American Studies and got a distinction.
    我在利物浦大学以优异成绩获得了拉丁美洲研究方向的硕士学位。
11. One group claimed to have executed the American hostage
    一个组织声称已经处决了那名美国人质。
12. 'What's with this guy?' demanded an American voice in the row in front.
    “这人怎么了？”前排有个美国人问道。
13. In 1987 Congressional Quarterly published a series of guidebooks to American politics.
    1987年《国会季刊》出版了一系列美国政治指南读物。
14. This morning the American was formally handed over to the ambassador.
    今天上午这名美国人被正式移交给了大使。
15. Two American surgeons were last week honoured with the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology
    两位美国外科医生上周获得了诺贝尔医学和生理学奖。
16. The American and Japanese navies took the lead in the development of naval aviation
    美国和日本海军是发展海军航空部队的佼佼者。
17. He has leveled with the American people about his role in the affair.
    他向美国人民坦白了他在这个事件中所扮演的角色。
18. The American continent's geography severely limited the lines of attack
    美洲大陆的地形严重限制了进攻路线。
19. It must be noted, however, that not all British and American officers carried out orders
    然而，一定要注意不是所有的英国和美国军官都执行了命令。
20. Have you heard the one about the Irishman, the Englishman and the American?
    你听过那个关于爱尔兰人、英国人和美国人的笑话吗？
21. She'd married some American and settled down over there.
    她嫁给了一位美国人，并在那边定居了。
22. It's a triumph for the American people.
    这是美国人民的胜利。
23. The American Congress and media mostly missed the point about all this.
    美国国会和媒体大都没搞清这一切的核心问题。
24. The American president praised Turkey for its courage
    美国总统赞扬了土耳其的勇气。
25. I think your South American youth has prejudiced you
    我认为你在南美度过的青少年时代让你产生了偏见。
26. The American edition of 'Cloud Street' is already in its third printing.
    美国版的《云街》已经是第三次印刷了。
27. The President called on educators and politicians to help him restructure American education
    总统号召教育家和政治家们帮助他重新调整美国的教育体系。
28. The collection includes all the band's British and American hit singles.
    专辑中收录了该乐队在英国和美国的所有热门单曲。
29. Students are allowed to take European history and American history.
    学生可以选修欧洲史和美国史。
30. Can you know an Englishman from an American?
    你能区分英国人和美国人吗？

adj.

as American as apple pie

• 典型美国式的；地道美国式的
  used to say that sth is typical of America