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retroflex

/ˈɹɛt.ɹə.flɛks/ /ˈɹɛt.ɹoʊ.flɛks/

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noun

卷舌音

A consonant pronounced with the underside of the tongue approaching or touching the palate.

Examples :

"The linguist demonstrated how to produce a retroflex by curling her tongue backward towards the roof of her mouth. "

语言学家示范了如何发卷舌音，她把舌头向后卷起，使其接近口腔上颚。

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noun

翘舌音

A consonant pronounced with the tip of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.

Examples :

"The phonetics student struggled to produce a clear retroflex when practicing Hindi pronunciation. "

那个语音学学生在练习印地语发音时，很难发出清晰的翘舌音。

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noun

卷舌音

A consonant pronounced with the blade of the tongue approaching or touching the back of the alveolar ridge.

Examples :

"The pronunciation of the "r" sound in some dialects of English involves a retroflex. "

在一些英语方言中，“r”的发音涉及到卷舌音。

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noun

卷舌音

(phonetics, general sense) Any of the aforementioned consonants.

Examples :

"The student struggled to pronounce the retroflex correctly, finding the tongue position difficult. "

那个学生努力想正确发卷舌音，觉得舌头的位置很难掌握。

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adjective

反屈的，后弯的

Bent or curved backwards.

Examples :

"The doctor noticed a slight retroflex curve in the patient's spine on the X-ray. "

医生在X光片上注意到病人脊柱有一个轻微的向后弯曲。

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adjective

卷舌的，翘舌的

Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue is raised and bent backwards, so that the underside of the tongue approaches or touches the palate.

Examples :

"The teacher explained that the retroflex "r" sound in the word "rural" requires the tongue to curl back. "

老师解释说，“rural”这个词里卷舌的“r”音需要舌头向后卷起。

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adjective

翘舌的，卷舌的

Of pronunciation in which the tip of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.

Examples :

"The speaker's accent was noticeable because she used a retroflex "r" sound, curling her tongue back in her mouth when she pronounced the letter. "

因为说话时，她会发出翘舌音的“r”，发这个字母的时候，舌头会向后卷起，所以她的口音很明显。

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adjective

卷舌的，翘舌的

Of pronunciation in which the blade of the tongue approaches or touches the back of the alveolar ridge.

Examples :

"In some dialects of Mandarin Chinese, the "r" sound is often pronounced with a retroflex tongue position. "

在一些普通话方言中，“r”的发音通常是用卷舌的姿势发出来的。

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adjective

卷舌的，翘舌的

(phonetics, general sense) Of any of the aforementioned pronunciations.

Examples :

"The Mandarin Chinese word "shi" often has a retroflex pronunciation, curling the tongue back in the mouth while saying the sound. "

普通话里的“是”字常常带有卷舌发音，发音时舌头要向后卷起。

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