vowel sound
collocation元音音素
Every syllable in English contains at least one vowel sound.
noun + noun
元音
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元音
a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
Can you name the five vowels in English?
你能说出英语中的五个元音字母吗？
由声带发出的声音,口腔限制较少,形成音节的主要声音。
A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
元音
a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
代表元音声音的字母或变音符号；在英语中,元音是a, e, i, o, u, y(有时)和w(很少)。
A letter or diacritic representing the sound of a vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, y (sometimes), and w (rarely).
元音字母
a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel
Take care to pronounce the vowel in 'ship' differently from the vowel in 'sheep'.
注意 ship 和 sheep 中的元音发音要不同。
She wrote the word with a missing vowel, so I couldn't read it.
她写的这个单词漏了一个元音字母，所以我认不出来。
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元音音素
Every syllable in English contains at least one vowel sound.
noun + noun
元音字母
Unlike English, the Hawaiian alphabet has only five vowel letters.
noun + noun
短元音
Please practice the difference between short and long vowels.
adjective + noun
长元音
In many accents, 'beet' and 'bit' differ in a long and a short vowel.
adjective + noun
重读元音
In English, the stressed vowel in a word is often clearer than unstressed ones.
adjective + noun
我想买一个元音。
The phrase 'buy a vowel' is iconic from the TV game show 'Wheel of Fortune'.
“买一个元音”这一说法源自电视游戏节目《命运之轮》，非常经典。
Use vowel naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
vowel 里有字母 o 像张开的嘴，发元音时口腔开放，气流自由通过。
语域：neutral 常见场景：language learning、spelling and reading instruction、phonetics discussion 该词作为普通术语，通常适用于教学、字典说明等场合，正式和非正式语境中都比较自然。
注意：vowel 既可指元音音素，也可指元音字母；可说 a vowel sound（元音音素）。
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