释义 |
vowel vowel /vaʊəl/ noun [C]
1 B1 a speech sound produced by humans when the breath flows out through the mouth without being blocked by the teeth, tongue, or lips: » A short vowel is a short sound as in the word 'cup'.» A long vowel is a long sound as in the word 'shoe'.→ COMPARE CONSONANT(Cf. ↑consonant)Thesaurus+: ↑Phonology and phonetics2 B1 a letter that represents a sound produced in this way: » The vowels in English are a, e, i, o, and u.Thesaurus+: ↑Lettering and alphabets , ↑Letters of alphabets |