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单词 syllable
释义
syllable
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/us
/ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/
B2
asingleunitofspeech, either awholeword or one of thepartsinto which a word can beseparated, usuallycontainingavowel
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Examples
  • In the word 'engine', you shouldstressthe first syllable.
  • The word 'button' has two syllables.
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Related word

syllabic
(Definition ofsyllablefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

syllable| American Dictionary

syllable
noun[C]
us
/ˈsɪl·ə·bəl/
asingleunitofspeech, inEnglishusuallycontainingavowel, consisting of either awholeword or one of thepartsinto which a word isseparatedwhen it isspokenorprinted:
There are two syllables in the wordsilverand three inappetite.
(Definition ofsyllablefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsyllable

syllable
If the finalsyllabledoes not have a long vowel or end in two or more consonants, the initialsyllableis stressed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If there is no suchsyllable, thesyllablewith a single coda consonant is stressed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
At the same time, stressed syllables are more 'powerful' than unstressed ones.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The best way to elicit a schwa is to direct attention away from it and on to the stressedsyllableof the word.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This is because vowels in both primarily and secondarily stressed syllables are rendered strong and not weakened.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Finally, for segmentation and blending tasks, the different reading groups were not differentially affected bysyllablestructure.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The second factor was identified as short-term verbal memory and included finalsyllabledeletion in both languages.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The target-bearing words varied in length from one to three syllables.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Their length varied between 11 and 17 syllables.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Target syllables with short vowels represented 42 % of the total number of closed target syllables.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Target words containing short vowels and /l/ codas were produced as open syllables with diphthongs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Finally, we do not specify thesyllablestructure precisely.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Acoustic features do not capture the dimensions of the space where syllables live.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The definitions of di- and trisyllables numbers the syllables from the right.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocationswithsyllable

syllable

These are words often used in combination withsyllable.

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extra syllable
Each extra syllable beyond 1 shortens the vowel nucleus by 35 msec, and vowels before voiceless stops are expected to be shorter by 24 msec.
From theCambridge English Corpus
final syllable
If the final syllable does not have a long vowel or end in two or more consonants, the initial syllable is stressed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
initial syllable
If the final syllable does not have a long vowel or end in two or more consonants, the initial syllable is stressed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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