- 1n/eɪ biː ˈsiː/the alphabet英文字母（整套）
The letters of the English alphabet, all of them together, especially when a young child is learning them. British English usually says 'your ABC'; American English usually says 'your ABCs'.
文法單數：這個意思要用單數形式。
「ABC」在這裡指的是整套英文字母。名字取自最前面的三個字母，用它們代表後面全部。小孩最早學會的就是這個。英國那邊多半說 your ABC，把它當成一個整體。美國和加拿大那邊多半說 your ABCs，後面加 s。兩種說法大家都聽得懂，只是習慣不同。要講單獨一個字母時，英文會說 letter，例如 the letter B。
示範例句 · Example
My little sister can sing her ABCs before she goes to sleep.
中文翻譯我的小妹妹在她去睡覺之前，可以唱她的 ABC 們。
The name is just the first three letters standing in for the whole row of twenty-six. It is treated as one thing, not as three separate letters, which is why English says 'know your ABC' rather than 'know A, B and C'. The source marks the singular 'your ABC' as British; it also records that in the US and Canada people usually say it in the plural, 'your ABCs'. Both are understood everywhere. When you need to talk about one letter on its own, English says 'letter': the letter B, not the B.
常見搭配
know your ABC / ABCs
會了全部的英文字母
to have learned all the letters of the alphabet
She knew her ABCs before she started school.
learn your ABCs
學英文字母
to learn the letters of the alphabet
Children usually learn their ABCs through songs.
sing the ABCs
唱字母歌
to sing the alphabet song
Everyone sang the ABCs at the end of the class.
意思相近
用法接近
letteralphabet song
- 2n/eɪ biː ˈsiː/ABC (US TV network)美國廣播公司（ABC）
ABC, the American Broadcasting Company: one of the big national television companies in the United States. Its news service is called ABC News.
這裡的三個字母不是字母表，而是縮寫：每個字母代表公司名字裡的一個字，American Broadcasting Company。它是公司名，所以前面不加 a，也沒有複數。節目在哪裡播，英文說 on ABC。在那裡上班說 work for ABC 或 at ABC。它的新聞部門叫 ABC News。因為世界上不只一家機構用這三個字母，要靠句子裡的國家或話題來判斷指的是哪一家。
Here the three letters are not the alphabet at all; each one stands for a word in the company's name. It is the name of a company, so it takes no 'a' and no plural. English says a programme is 'on ABC', and people who work there work 'for ABC' or 'at ABC'. Because several organisations around the world use the same three letters, the country or the subject of the sentence is usually what tells you which one is meant.
常見搭配
on ABC
在 ABC 頻道播出
shown by that television company
The show is on ABC every Thursday.
ABC News
ABC 新聞
the news service of the company
ABC News reported the story first.
work for ABC
在 ABC 工作
to be employed by that company
He worked for ABC for twelve years.
- 3n/eɪ biː ˈsiː/ABC (Australian broadcaster)澳洲廣播公司（ABC）
ABC, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Australia's national public radio and television company, paid for by the country rather than by advertising.
這裡的三個字母同樣是縮寫，代表 Australian Broadcasting Corporation。它是澳洲的公共廣播機構，由國家出錢，不靠廣告。它同時做電台和電視，所以你會聽到 ABC radio，也會聽到 on the ABC。澳洲人講到它時，前面常常加 the。同樣三個字母在美國指的是另一家電視公司，要看句子講的是哪個國家。
Again the letters stand for the words of a name, not for the alphabet. This one belongs to Australia, and people there often say 'the ABC' with 'the' in front of it. It covers radio as well as television, which is why you hear both 'ABC radio' and 'on the ABC'. It is public, meaning the country pays for it, so it is the kind of broadcaster people turn to for news in an emergency. Whether ABC means this company or the American one is decided by the country the sentence is about.
常見搭配
on the ABC
在（澳洲）ABC 播出
broadcast by the Australian public broadcaster
The debate was shown live on the ABC.
ABC radio
ABC 電台
the radio service of the Australian broadcaster
She heard the interview on ABC radio.
ABC News
ABC 新聞
the news service of the broadcaster
ABC News has reporters in every state.
用法接近
BBCbroadcasterpublic television
原始詞典資料55 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
ABCnoun詞源 1/eɪ biː ˈsiː/
- 1
The English alphabet.
- Do you know your ABC? (US: Do you know your ABCs?)
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obsoletecommunicationsjournalismliteratureA type of poem in which the lines start with the letters of the alphabet in order.
- 3
obsoleteA primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading.
- 4
The fundamentals of any subject.
- the ABC of finance
- This was the Alma Mater of the Brigade, where it learned its A B C of military tactics.
- 5
card-gamespokerA straightforward, uniform playing style, often focusing on betting for value, folding weak hands, and avoiding bluffing.
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rail-transportrailwaystransportA British alphabetized guidebook listing trains and their stations.
- "That will do. How are the trains for Netherhempsfield?" Greatorex put down the notebook and took up an "ABC."
- For this reason his heart sank when, emerging from his study into the great hall at quarter to eleven, he met Beaver already dressed and prepared to be entertained; it was only a momentary vexation, however, for while he wished him good morning he noticed that his guest had an A.B.C. in his hands and was clearly looking out a train.
ABCname詞源 2
- 1
computer-languagescomputingengineeringAn imperative general-purpose programming language, intended for teaching or prototyping.
ABCnoun詞源 3
- 1
computingengineeringmathematicsA keyboard layout in which all keys are arranged in alphabetical order in English.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
- ABC store
- airway
- breathing and circulation
- alcoholic beverage control
- American-born Chinese
- Australian-born Chinese
- activity-based costing
- advance base camp
- ATP-binding cassette
- antigen-binding capacity
- age-associated B cell
- aneurysmal bone cyst
- adenoid basal cell carcinoma
- abacavir
- accelerated blood clearance
- Atanasoff-Berry computer
- artificial bee colony
- absorbing boundary condition
- abstract base class
- adventure-based counseling
- affect
- behavior
- and cognition
- alien big cat
- active body control
- Archbishop of Canterbury
- American Broadcasting Company
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Australian Broadcasting Company
- Australian Broadcasting Commission
- Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
- Agricultural Bank of China
- Audit Bureau of Circulations
- Aerated Bread Company
- Advance Booking Charter
- Asian Basketball Confederation
- American Bowling Congress
- Argentina
- Brazil and Chile
- Santo André
- Atlanta
- Birmingham and Coast Railroad
- American Book Center
- Anglican Book Centre
- atomic
- biological and chemical
- already been chewed
- activated B-cell-like
- anything but Chardonnay
- abstinence
- be faithful
- use a condom
- always be charging
- anything but Conservative
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