vocabulary
noun uk/vəˈkæb.jə.lər.i/ us/voʊˈkæb.jə.ler.i/
A2 [ C ]词汇量;（某人掌握的）全部词汇
all the words known and used by a particular person
a wide/limited vocabulary 词汇量很大／有限
By the age of two a child will have a vocabulary of about two hundred words. 孩子到两岁时掌握的词汇大约有两百个。
C1 [ C or U ]（某一语言或学科的）词汇，术语
all the words that exist in a particular language or subject
Every week our Spanish teacher gives us a list of vocabulary (= words) to learn. 每周我们的西班牙语老师都会让我们学一大堆词汇。
Computing, like any subject, has its own vocabulary. 计算机科学像其他学科一样拥有自己的专业词汇。
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- I have to say, I don't have much time for the pseudy vocabulary of wine snobs.
- The English language is rich in vocabulary.
- Use spidergrams to organize your English vocabulary into different subjects.
- The course covers a wide range of vocabulary.
- I try to learn ten new items of vocabulary a day.
Idiom
not be in someone's vocabularyidiom humorous 在（某人的）词汇里没有这个词
You say that a particular quality is not in your vocabulary if you never show it or experience it
Did you say "tact"? The word isn't in his vocabulary! 你说的是“圆滑”？他的字典中可没有这个词！