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vowel

/vaʊl/

Meanings
noun

元音，母音。

A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.

Examples :

"The word "orange" contains the vowel sound "o". "
"Orange" 这个词包含 "o" 这个元音。
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Related Words

Illustration relatively

relatively adverb

[ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv.li]

相对地，比较而言。

"He measured his success relatively, that is, competitively."

他衡量自己的成功是相对而言的，也就是说，通过与他人竞争来衡量。

Illustration pronounce

pronounce verb

/pɹəˈnaʊns/

宣布，宣告

"I hereby pronounce you man and wife."

我谨在此宣布你们结为夫妻。

Illustration forming

forming verb

/ˈfɔːmɪŋ/ /ˈfɔɹmɪŋ/

形成，构成

"Clouds were forming interesting shapes in the sky. "

天空中云朵正在形成有趣的形状。

Illustration prominent

prominent adjective

/ˈpɹɒmɪnənt/ /ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/

突出，显著。

"The mountain's prominent peak was visible from miles away. "

从几英里外就能看到那座山突出的山峰。

Illustration representing

representing verb

/ɹɛpɹɪˈzɛntɪŋ/

代表，象征。

"The student is representing the country of France in the class presentation. "

在课堂展示中，这位学生代表法国。

Illustration restriction

restriction noun

/ɹɪˈstɹɪkʃən/

限制，约束

"The school's new restriction on cell phone use during class improved student focus. "

学校对上课期间使用手机的新限制提高了学生的注意力。

Illustration produced

produced verb

/pɹəˈdjuːst/ /pɹəˈdust/

生产，制造，产出

"The factory produced 1000 cars last week. "

这家工厂上周生产了1000辆汽车。

Illustration syllable

syllable noun

/ˈsɪləbəl/

音节

"The word "happy" has two syllables: "hap" and "py." "

“Happy”这个词有两个音节：“hap”和“py”。

Illustration sometimes

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

Illustration english

english noun

/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

旋转, 自旋

"The bowler added some english to the ball to make it hook sharply towards the pins. "

那位保龄球手给球加了侧旋，让球能急剧地向球瓶方向偏转。

Illustration correctly

correctly adverb

/kəˈɹɛktli/

正确地，没错，对。

"The student answered the math problem correctly. "

那个学生正确地解答了那道数学题。

Illustration contains

contains verb

/kənˈteɪnz/

包含，包括，含有

"The box contains my old toys. "

这个盒子里装着我以前的玩具。