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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- syllable
['sɪləbl]
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noun
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音节
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- syllable
[ˈsɪləbl]
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1.
n.[c]
音节
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The word "pocket" has two syllables.
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“pocket”一词有两个音节。
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2.
n.[c]
只言片语
Collins English-English Dictionary
- syllable
['sɪləbəl]
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n
a combination or set of one or more units of sound in a language that must consist of a sonorous element (a sonant or vowel) and may or may not contain less sonorous elements (consonants or semivowels) flanking it on either or both sides: for example ``paper'' has two syllables - See also open closed
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2.
n
(in the writing systems of certain languages, esp ancient ones) a symbol or set of symbols standing for a syllable
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3.
n
the least mention in speech or print
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don't breathe a syllable of it
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4.
vb
to pronounce syllables of (a text); articulate
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5.
vt.
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to write down in syllables
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vt.
[Etymology]
C14: via Old French from Latin syllaba, from Greek sullabe, from sullambanein to collect together, from sul- syn- + lambanein to take
Examples
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A syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable.
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以短元音结尾的音节是轻音节。
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To mark plurality one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable.
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为了表示复数，一种语言可能在单词之前加上额外的音节，而另一种语言可能只是简单地改变最后一个音节的元音。
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Roger always puts emphasis on a wrong syllable.
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罗杰总搞错重读音节。
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Put stress on the first syllable.
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把重音放在第一个音节上。
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Do is the first syllable in the scale.
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哆是音阶里的第一个音节。
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Our teacher has a tendency to accent the first syllable of each word as she reads.
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我们的老师在阅读时喜欢重读每个单词的第一个音节。
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The exercise begins on the second syllable.
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训练从第二个音节着手。
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