vowel

🇬🇧 UK/'vauәl/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A speech sound made with an open vocal tract; a letter representing such a sound (in English: a, e, i, o, u).

元音;元音字母

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
vowelother
=vowel

Common Collocations

  • 1.vowel sound元音
  • 2.vowel letter元音字母
  • 3.long vowel长元音

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    In English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, and u plus sometimes y.

  • 2.

    The pronunciation of vowels varies significantly across different English dialects.

  • 3.

    Beginning readers learn to identify consonants and vowels in written words.

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