vowel
n. 元音; 母音
A vowel is a sound such as the ones represented in writing by the letters 'a', 'e' 'i', 'o' and 'u', which you pronounce with your mouth open, allowing the air to flow through it.
The vowel in words like 'my' and 'thigh' is not very difficult.
单词my和thigh中的元音并不难发。
...English vowel sounds.
英语中的元音
1. a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
2. a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel
A vowel may say its second sound if It'stands alone in a word.
当元音字母单独在单词中出现时可以发它的第二个音.
The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel.
短元音之后的辅音要双写.
For adjectives that end in a vowel + consonant we double the consonant.
元音+辅音结尾的形容词双写辅音.
To mark ( a consonant ) with a vowel point.
加元音符号用元音符来标记 ( 一个辅音 )
She asked me to pronounce each vowel and consonant clearly.
她叫我把每个元音和辅音都清晰地发出来.