vowel

noun

1. 元音
   a speech sound in which the mouth is open and the tongue is not touching the top of the mouth, the teeth, etc., for example /ɑː, e, ɔː/
   1. vowel sounds
      元音
   2. Each language has a different vowel system.
      每种语言都有不同的元音系统。
2. 元音字母
   a letter that represents a vowel sound. In English the vowels are a, e, i, o, and u.

1. N-COUNT 元音
   A vowel is a sound such as the ones represented in writing by the letters 'a', 'e' 'i', 'o' and 'u', which you pronounce with your mouth open, allowing the air to flow through it.
   1. The vowel in words like 'my' and 'thigh' is not very difficult.
      单词my和thigh中的元音并不难发。
   2. ...English vowel sounds.
      英语中的元音

1. The vowel in words like 'my' and 'thigh' is not very difficult.
   单词my和thigh中的元音并不难发。
2. The word commences with a vowel.
   这个词开头是元音。
3. In the sentence there is another example of a consonant being linked to a vowel.
   在句子中还有另外一个例子是有联系的辅音元音。
4. The schwa is the most frequent vowel sound in English speech.
   在英语中，中元音是最常用的元音。
5. Look at my lip-position when I pronounce this vowel sound.
   我发这个元音时，请看着我的唇位。
6. Link this consonant with the vowel of the next word. This is what we call liaison.
   把这个辅音和后面的一个词的元音连起来读，这叫做连读。
7. Change from a simple vowel to a diphthong.
   把一个简单的元音转变为双元音。
8. In French if a word begins with a vowel then it's linked to the previous word.
   在法语中，如果一个单词的首字母是元音字母，那么它会与前一个单词连读。
9. This article talks about formant mode of incorrect front vowel pronunciation.
   本文对前元音发音不准之共振峰模式加以论述。
10. The repetition of similar vowel sounds, especially in poetry.
    类音，类韵：相同或相似元音的重复，尤其指在诗歌中的重复。
11. Having the same sound ( especially vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables.
    有相同的发音（尤指元音）出现在连续重读的音节中。
12. Tones are marked only on the vowel of each syllable and never on the initial consonants.
    声调总是标在字母中的原音字母上，不能标在声母上。
13. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
    “音韵”是英语里没有元音的最长单词。
14. The vowel system of Dari differs from that of Farsi, and Dari also has additional consonants.
    达里语的元音系统和波斯语不同，且达里语有附加的辅音。
15. Note the use of the vowel sound in should and must when they are pronounced quickly.
    注意should和must中快速发音时元音的发音。
16. She asked me to pronounce each vowel and consonant clearly.
    她叫我把每个元音和辅音都清晰地发出来。
17. In this sentence, the vowel sound become reduced to a central vowel.
    此句中这个元音弱化为中元音。
18. All the phonetic sounds are divided into vowel and consonant.
    语音分元音和辅音两大类，每一个语音必定属于这两者之一。
19. He stressed the first vowel of "object", which was the wrong pronunciation for the verb.
    他将object的一个元音重读，用作动词这样发音是错误的。
20. Mother tongue and the first foreign language both transfer the vowel pronunciation of the second foreign language.
    母语和第一外语对第二外语的元音发音都存在着迁移作用。
21. Not only did types of vowel sounds change, but some sounds simply disappeared from the general pronunciation of English.
    不仅数种元音发生了变化，而且一些语音还从英语的整个发音体系中消失了。
22. According to the rules of reading, how should the vowel in this word be pronounced?
    根据读音规则，这个词中的元音字母应该怎样发音？
23. As a relatively independent sound system, interlanguage vowel system has its own specific regulations.
    中介语元音系统是一个相对独立的语音体系，它的建构次序存在其特有的内在规律。
24. Because their language only contained one vowel.
    因为他们的语言里只有一个母音。
25. In Chinese and French, there is a front high rounded vowel.
    在中国和法国，有一个圆形前高元音。
26. Some words have a vowel sound that's completely eliminated.
    在有些单词里会有一个元音是完全被省略的。
27. When a syllable with zero initial contains only a vowel, it could cause confusion in phonetic spelling.
    当一个音节没有声母而只含有一个韵母时，它可能会引起拼音上书写的混淆。
28. A vowel can form a syllable by itself.
    元音能单独构成音节。
29. A diphthong is considered one vowel sound.
    双元音被看做是一个元音。
30. Having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables.
    接下来的词或重音有相同的元音但辅音不同。

noun

1. a speech sound made with the vocal tract open

   Synonym:    vowel sound

2. a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel