Word · Frequency #7405
vowels
元音
vowels is the plural of vowel.
a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
- 1.
A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
由声带发出的声音,口腔限制较少,形成音节的主要声音。
- 2.
a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
元音
- 3.
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).
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)。
- 4.
a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel
元音字母
元音字母；由声带发出的声音,口腔限制较少,形成音节的主要声音。；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)。
In use
Can you name the five vowels in English?
Take care to pronounce the vowel in 'ship' differently from the vowel in 'sheep'.
She wrote the word with a missing vowel, so I couldn't read it.
Connections
Collocations
- vowel sound
- 元音音素
- Every syllable in English contains at least one vowel sound.noun + noun
- vowel letter
- 元音字母
- Unlike English, the Hawaiian alphabet has only five vowel letters.noun + noun
- short vowel
- 短元音
- Please practice the difference between short and long vowels.adjective + noun
- long vowel
- 长元音
- In many accents, 'beet' and 'bit' differ in a long and a short vowel.adjective + noun
- stressed vowel
- 重读元音
- In English, the stressed vowel in a word is often clearer than unstressed ones.adjective + noun
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵（/-aʊəl/）：towel、bowel、trowel，拼写都含 -owel。注意 growl、howl、owl 虽然形近，但读 /-aʊl/，没有 /ə/，不完全押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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