作为可数名词时,表示“词汇量”或“有限的词汇”,如“a wide/limited vocabulary”。
作为不可数名词时,表示“广告用语”或“词汇表”,如“The word has become part of advertising vocabulary.”。
此外,vocabulary还有以下用法:
表示“词汇”或“语汇”。
表示“词汇表”或“词汇汇编”,如“You can look up this word in the vocabulary.”。
表示“做词汇练习”或“学习词汇”,如“Do the vocabulary exercise at the end of the chapter.”。
1、Reading will increase your vocabulary.
阅读会增加你的词汇量。
2、When did the word ‘bungalow’ first enter the vocabulary?
bungalow一词何时进入(英语)词汇中的?
3、The word has become part of advertising vocabulary.
这个单词已经成了广告用语。
4、His speech is immature, his vocabulary limited...
他说话很幼稚,使用的词汇有限。
5、Love was a word he'd erased from his vocabulary since Susan's going.
自从苏珊离开后,他再也不提“爱情”这个词了。
6、Most people have a smaller vocabulary in speech than in writing.
多数人口语的词汇量比书面语少。