vowel

英 [ˈvaʊəl]

美 [ˈvaʊəl]

n.  元音; 元音字母

复数：vowels　

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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

• In Chinese and French, there is a front high rounded vowel.
  在中国和法国，有一个圆形前高元音。
• As a relatively independent sound system, interlanguage vowel system has its own specific regulations.
  中介语元音系统是一个相对独立的语音体系，它的建构次序存在其特有的内在规律。
• A diphthong is considered one vowel sound.
  双元音被看做是一个元音。
• The schwa is the most frequent vowel sound in English speech.
  在英语中，中元音是最常用的元音。
• 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。
• The word commences with a vowel.
  这个词开头是元音。
• 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。
• Change from a simple vowel to a diphthong.
  把一个简单的元音转变为双元音。
• This article talks about formant mode of incorrect front vowel pronunciation.
  本文对前元音发音不准之共振峰模式加以论述。
• 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。