LAST UPDATED: 2/11/2021
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
word /wɜːd/
noun
1. [countable] a single unit of language that means something and can be spoken or written
单词；词；字
Do not write more than 200 words.
写的东西不要超过200字。
Do you know the words to this song?
你知道这首歌的歌词么？
word for something What’s the Spanish word for ‘table’?
table一词在西班牙语里叫什么？
He was a true friend in all senses of the word.
从任何意义上来说他都是位真正的朋友。
Tell me what happened in your own words.
用你自己的话告诉我出了什么事。
I could hear every word they were saying.
我可以听到他们说的每一个字。
without speaking/uttering a word
He couldn’t find the words to thank her enough.
他找不出适当的话语来充分表达对她的感激之情。
Words fail me (= I cannot express how I feel).
我无法用语言来表达我的感受。
There are no words to say how sorry we are.
我们十分后悔，实在无以言喻。
I can’t remember her exact words.
我记不清她的原话了。
Angry is not the word for it—I was furious.
说“生气”都不够——我是怒不可遏。
I can never put my feelings into words.
2. [countable] a thing that you say; a remark or statement
说的话；话语；言语
3. [singular] a promise or guarantee that you will do something or that something will happen or is true
诺言；许诺；保证
4. [singular] a piece of information or news
信息；消息
5. the Word
(also the Word of God)
[singular] the Bible and its teachings
《圣经》；福音
vocabulary /vəˈkæbjələri/
noun
(plural vocabularies)
1. [countable, uncountable] all the words that a person knows or uses
（某人掌握或使用的）词汇，词汇量
to have a wide/limited vocabulary
词汇量大/有限
your active vocabulary (= the words that you use)
你的主动词汇
your passive vocabulary (= the words that you understand but don’t use)
你的被动词汇
Reading will increase your vocabulary.
阅读会增加你的词汇量。
2. [countable] all the words in a particular language
（某一语言的）词汇，词汇量
When did the word ‘bungalow’ first enter the vocabulary?
bungalow一词何时进入（英语）词汇中的？
3. [uncountable, countable] the words that people use when they are talking about a particular subject
（某学科中所使用的）词汇
The word has become part of advertising vocabulary.
这个单词已经成了广告用语。
4. (also informal vocab /ˈvəʊkæb/)
[countable] a list of words with their meanings, especially in a book for learning a foreign language
（尤指外语教科书中附有释义的）词汇表
Write it down in your vocab book.
在表达英语学习过程中的“单词表”或“词汇表”的意思时，单词word意思之一是表示单个的字或词，而单词vocabulary意思之一是表达一个人所掌握的词汇量，同时，单词vocabulary以及它的非正式用法vocab也有“单词表”或“词汇表”的意思，即a list of words。所以词组word list以单词word构成“单词表”或“词汇表”的另外一种表达方式。