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

• "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
  “音韵”是英语里没有元音的最长单词。
• Tones are marked only on the vowel of each syllable and never on the initial consonants.
  声调总是标在字母中的原音字母上，不能标在声母上。
• Because their language only contained one vowel.
  因为他们的语言里只有一个母音。
• 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。
• In the sentence there is another example of a consonant being linked to a vowel.
  在句子中还有另外一个例子是有联系的辅音元音。
• 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。
• The word commences with a vowel.
  这个词开头是元音。
• In this sentence, the vowel sound become reduced to a central vowel.
  此句中这个元音弱化为中元音。
• 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。
• According to the rules of reading, how should the vowel in this word be pronounced?
  根据读音规则，这个词中的元音字母应该怎样发音？