有谁能列举一些英语跟美语之间的对同一种事物的不同表达吗？

楼主,更正你,美语中电梯才是elevator,你说反了
楼上说的也不对,棒球帽在美国就叫baseball cap,不是hat. 钞票美语是bill,英语是note

其它还有:
足球 美: soccer 英: football
车后备箱 美: trunk 英: boot
预约,预订 美: reserve 英: book

英语跟美语之间的对同一种事物的不同表达

Part 1
US-UK - Cars and Driving:

US---UK
antenna --- aerial

beltway (Eastern U.S.)--- orbital

circle, traffic circle --- roundabout

crossroads--- fourway

defroster--- window heater
demister

detour (noun)--- diversion

dirt road --- unmade road

divided highway--- dual carriageway

drive shaft --- propeller shaft

driver's license --- driving licence

drunk driving--- drink-driving

dump truck --- dumper truck

expressway --- motorway
(Eastern U.S.)

fender --- wing

fill up --- top up See Notes

four lane road --- dual carriageway

freeway (Western U.S.)--- motorway See Notes

gas petrol
gasoline---

gear shift --- gear lever

high beams --- full lights

hood --- bonnet

Interstate --- motorway

left turn --- turning left

low beams --- lights dipped

median --- central reservation

muffler --- car silencer

odometer --- clock

overpass --- flyover

parking lot--- car park

power train --- transmission

reflectors cats eyes
(embedded in road)---

rental car --- hire car

right turn --- turning right

rotary (New England) --- roundabout

straightaway --- straight
(as at a race track)

top off --- top up

towing --- recovery

transmission --- gear box

trunk --- boot

tire --- tyre

turn signals --- indicators

unpaved road --- unmade road

windshield --- windscreen

Part 2
US-UK - Food:

US UK

appetizers--- starters

baked potato --- baked potato
jacket potato

canned (in metal)--- tinned

cookie --- biscuit

cornstarch --- cornflour

cotton candy --- candy floss

dessert --- dessert
sweet
pudding

eggplant --- aubergine

fish sticks --- fish fingers

french fries --- chips

ground meat --- mince

hamburger--- mince

jello --- jelly

jelly --- jam

oatmeal--- porridge

potato chips --- crisps

preserves --- preserves
conserves

zucchini --- courgettes
zucchini squash

Part 3
US-UK - Others:

US UK

aluminum --- aluminium

antenna --- aerial

apartment--- flat

asphalt --- tarmac

attorney --- solicitor See Notes
See Diggins' Notes

backpack --- rucksack

baggage claim (airport)--- baggage reclaim

bid (as in bid for a --- tender (noun or verb)

bill (as in currency)--- note See Notes

blind (noun - as in--- hide
duck blind)

botanical garden --- botanic garden

business reply mail--- freepost
(no stamp needed)

busy (as in telephone) --- engaged

by trade (as in "a --- to trade
carpenter by trade")

bus --- coach

car (railroad)--- coach (railway)

cart (noun) --- trolley

cheap --- shoddy

check (in a restaurant)--- bill See Notes

clippings (as in news --- cuttings
clippings)

"clued in"--- "clued up"

collect call --- reverse charge call

counterclockwise --- anticlockwise

crib (for a baby)--- cot

curse word --- swear word

diapers --- nappies

dish cloth, dish towel--- tea towel See Notes

doing the dishes --- washing up

dress (noun)--- frock

drug store --- chemists

elevator --- lift

equip, fit out (verb)--- fit

eraser--- rubber

"excuse me" --- "sorry"

fall --- autumn

faucet --- tap

fire --- sack
(verb - from employment)

fixtures--- fittings
(as in plumbing)

flashlight --- torch

for rent--- to let

"for that matter"--- "come to that"

"from now on"--- "in future"
See Diggins' Notes

garter --- suspenders

"get on the train" --- "join the train"

homey (pleasant) --- homely
(In the U.S., "homely"
describes a person as
plain or unattractive)

in the hospital --- in hospital See Notes

inexpensive --- cheap
(not necessarily
in a negative light)

layoff --- redundancy (verb - to
(verb - to lay off) make redundant)

laundromat--- laundrette

lawyer--- solicitor See Notes
See Additional Notes
See A Canadian Perspective
See Diggins' Notes

license (noun and verb)--- licence (noun)
license (verb)

line--- queue
(noun as in "bus line"
and verb as in
"line up")
mail --- post

math --- maths

men's room --- gents

movie theater--- cinema

moving --- removal
(as in moving van)

nothing--- nil

non-profit organization --- charity

on line --- on stream
(as in "forthcoming")

open house --- open day

pacifier--- dummy

pants--- trousers

"pardon me" --- "sorry"

period (punctuation)--- full stop

pharmacy--- chemists

prenatal--- antenatal

principal--- headmaster
(school)

pruners --- secateurs
(or clippers)

railroad --- railway

raise (in salary) --- rise

range (see "Stove")---

rates, prices --- tariffs

rebate (noun) --- cashback

rent (rent a car) --- hire (hire a car)

reservations --- bookings
(verb - to reserve (verb - to book)
as in restaurant,
hotel)
restroom --- toilet

round trip --- return (return ticket)
(as in round
trip ticket)

run (for election)--- stand (for election)

set (verb - as in --- fix
"set a date")

shopping cart --- shopping trolley

sick --- ill

sleep in --- lie in

sneakers --- trainers

soccer --- football

sports --- sport

stove, stovetop --- hob

stroller--- pram

study --- read
(verb - as in
"study a subject
in college")
See Diggins' Notes

study of--- tuition for
(noun as in "study
of the flute")

subway--- tube
underground

suspenders--- braces

sweater--- jumper

telephone booth --- telephone box

tent--- marquee See Notes

toll-free --- freephone

transportation--- transport (noun)

trash bag--- bin liner

trash can--- dustbin

tricky (chancy)--- dodgy

triple --- treble

truck --- lorry

tuition --- fee

turtle neck --- polo neck, roll neck

underpass --- subway

undershirt --- vest

vacation --- holiday

vacuum (noun and verb)--- hoover
vacuum cleaner(noun)

vacuum tube --- valve

vest --- waistcoat

walker (device to --- walking frame
assist the elderly)

wrench (noun)--- spanner

zero --- nil

英式英语 美式英语

棒球帽 cap hat

内裤 pants underwear

长裤 trousers pants

钞票 bank note check