syllable

英 [ˈsɪləbl]

美 [ˈsɪləbl]

n.  音节

复数：syllables　过去式：syllabled　

TOEFLTEM8计算机

Collins.1 / BNC.6237 / COCA.9192

习惯用语

n.

in words of one syllable
• 用极其简单的言语
  using very simple language
• Could you say that again in words of one syllable?
  你能用很简单的言语把这再说一遍吗？

牛津词典

noun

• 音节
  any of the units into which a word is divided, containing a vowel sound and usually one or more consonants
  1. a word with two syllables
     双音节单词
  2. a two-syllable word
     双音节单词
  3. ‘Potato’ is stressed on the second syllable.
     potato一词的重音在第二个音节上。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 音节
  Asyllableis a part of a word that contains a single vowel sound and that is pronounced as a unit. So, for example, 'book' has one syllable, and 'reading' has two syllables.
  1. We children called her Oma, accenting both syllables.
     我们这群小孩叫她Oma，两个音节都重读。

英英释义

noun

• a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
  1. the word `pocket' has two syllables

双语例句

• Please accent the first syllable.
  请重读第一个音节。
• The accent of this word falls on the last syllable.
  这个词的重音落在最后一个音节上。
• In the word family the accent falls on the first syllable.
  在family这个词中，重音落在第一个音节上。
• 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。
• In speaking English do not swallow a single syllable, however short it may be.
  讲英语时，哪怕是再短的音节也不能吞掉。
• The word "student" has its accent on the first syllable.
  “student”这个词的重音在第一音节上。
• One of the keys to proper English pronunciation is understanding syllables and stressing the correct syllable in a word.
  本课中，我们将学习单词的重音，及一个单词中不同音节的重音。
• Read this word syllable by syllable.
  把这个词一个音节一个音节地读。
• The complexity of the Chinese syllable structure is syllabic status of the prenuclear glides.
  汉语音节结构的复杂性主要是其韵核前介音的归属问题。
• Okay, let's try it one syllable at a time.
  好吧，我们试试一次一个音节。