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 Englishvowelother
=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.