syllable

英 [ˈsɪləbl]

美 [ˈsɪləbl]

n. 音节

复数：syllables　过去式：syllabled　

TOEFL TEM8 计算机

Collins.1 / BNC.6237 / COCA.9192

习惯用语

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

The next to last syllable in a word.
单词中倒数或最后一个音节。
A syllable in the Modern Chinese is composed of an initial, a final and a tone.
现代汉语的音节由声母、韵母和声调组成。
The word "big" has one syllable and the word "Africa" has three syllables.
big这个词只有一个音节而Africa有三个音节。
Speech Syllable Segmentation Algorithm Research in Dialect Conversion System and those meant for children.
方言转换系统中的音节切分算法研究和儿童节目中使用的不良语言是有区分的。
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。
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 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。
The characteristics of four syllable expressions in Dai language are an organizing and summarizing of the objective language material.
傣语四音格的特征和功能是对客观语言材料的梳理和总结；
Any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word.
代表一个声音、音节、语素或者单词的任何书写符号。
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。