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assonance

/ˈæsənəns/

Meanings
noun

头韵, 元音韵, 类韵。

The repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.

Examples :

"The poem uses assonance with the repeated short "e" sound in "fresh" and "beds," creating a musical effect. "
这首诗使用了类韵，重复了“fresh”和“beds”中短促的“e”音，营造出一种音乐般的效果。
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Related Words

Illustration repeated

repeated verb

/ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/

重复, 反复.

"The scientists repeated the experiment in order to confirm the result."

为了确认结果，科学家们又重复做了一遍这个实验。

Illustration creating

creating verb

/kɹiːˈeɪtɪŋ/

创造，创建，创作。

"You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red."

你可以通过混合黄色和红色来创造出橙色。

Illustration sounds

sounds noun

/saʊndz/

声音, 响声

"He turned when he heard the sound of footsteps behind him.  Nobody made a sound."

听到身后有脚步声时，他转过了身。 大家都一声不吭。

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usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

通常，一般。

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

除了每年一两天之外，他通常都走路去上班。

Illustration different

different noun

/ˈdɪf.(ə)ɹ.ənt/

差别，差异。

"My family has a different ideal for my future than I do. "

对于我的未来，我的家人和我的理想存在差别。

Illustration identical

identical noun

/aɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/

相同之处，一样的东西

"My sister and I have identical handwriting styles; it's difficult for our teacher to tell our papers apart. "

我和我妹妹的笔迹完全一样，老师很难分清我们的试卷。

Illustration consonants

consonants noun

/ˈkɑnsənənts/ /ˈkɒnsənənts/

辅音，声母

"The word "cat" has two consonants, "c" and "t", surrounding the vowel "a." "

“Cat”这个词有两个辅音，也就是两个声母，“c”和“t”，它们夹在元音“a”的左右。

Illustration though

though adverb

/ðəʊ/ /ðoʊ/

虽然，可是，但是

"I will do it, though."

不过，我还是会做的。

Illustration literature

literature noun

/ˈlɪ.tə.ɹɪ.tʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɪ.tɚ.tʃɚ/

文学，文艺。

"The school library's literature collection includes novels, poems, and short stories. "

学校图书馆的文学馆藏包括小说、诗歌和短篇故事。

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similar noun

/ˈsɪmələ/ /ˈsɪməlɚ/

类似物，相似之处。

"The teacher praised the students' similar answers on the math quiz. "

老师表扬了学生们数学测验中相似的答案。(Lǎoshī biǎoyáng le xuéshengmen shùxué cèyàn zhōng xiāngsì de dá'àn.)

Illustration repetition

repetition noun

/ɹɛpəˈtɪʃən/ /ˌɹiːpəˈtɪʃən/

重复，反复

"The teacher used repetition of vocabulary words to help the students learn them. "

老师通过反复讲解词汇来帮助学生们学习。

Illustration musical

musical noun

/ˈmju.zɪ.kəl/

歌舞剧，音乐剧。

"The school's annual musical was a huge success, with the students performing catchy songs and energetic dances. "

学校一年一度的歌舞剧非常成功，学生们表演了许多动听的歌曲和充满活力的舞蹈。