vowel

英 [ˈvaʊəl]

美 [ˈvaʊəl]

n.  元音; 元音字母

复数：vowels　

CET6考研TOEFLTEM8

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牛津词典

noun

• 元音
  a speech sound in which the mouth is open and the tongue is not touching the top of the mouth, the teeth, etc., for example /ɑː, e, ɔː/
  1. vowel sounds
     元音
  2. Each language has a different vowel system.
     每种语言都有不同的元音系统。
• 元音字母
  a letter that represents a vowel sound. In English the vowels are a, e, i, o, and u.

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 元音
  Avowelis a sound such as the ones represented in writing by the letters 'a', 'e' 'i', 'o' and 'u', which you pronounce with your mouth open, allowing the air to flow through it.
  1. The vowel in words like 'my' and 'thigh' is not very difficult.
     单词my和thigh中的元音并不难发。
  2. ...English vowel sounds.
     英语中的元音

英英释义

noun

• a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
  Synonym:vowel sound
• a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel

双语例句

• The repetition of similar vowel sounds, especially in poetry.
  类音，类韵：相同或相似元音的重复，尤其指在诗歌中的重复。
• In French if a word begins with a vowel then it's linked to the previous word.
  在法语中，如果一个单词的首字母是元音字母，那么它会与前一个单词连读。
• The word commences with a vowel.
  这个词开头是元音。
• Because their language only contained one vowel.
  因为他们的语言里只有一个母音。
• Note the use of the vowel sound in should and must when they are pronounced quickly.
  注意should和must中快速发音时元音的发音。
• Having the same sound ( especially vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables.
  有相同的发音（尤指元音）出现在连续重读的音节中。
• The vowel system of Dari differs from that of Farsi, and Dari also has additional consonants.
  达里语的元音系统和波斯语不同，且达里语有附加的辅音。
• Not only did types of vowel sounds change, but some sounds simply disappeared from the general pronunciation of English.
  不仅数种元音发生了变化，而且一些语音还从英语的整个发音体系中消失了。
• She asked me to pronounce each vowel and consonant clearly.
  她叫我把每个元音和辅音都清晰地发出来。
• Mother tongue and the first foreign language both transfer the vowel pronunciation of the second foreign language.
  母语和第一外语对第二外语的元音发音都存在着迁移作用。