| 单词 | fricative |
| 释义 | fricative (once / 656629 pages) nadj WORD FAMILY fricative: fricatives USAGE EXAMPLESStop consonants—which include “k” and “b”—seem heavier than fricatives, like “s” and “z.” The New Yorker(Nov 06, 2016) But there’s Bradley Cooper, nailing his uvular fricatives on the evening news. The New Yorker(Aug 01, 2016) At one time, these would have been said with a rough, guttural sound at the end –a fricative – meaningfully represented by the gh letter combination. The Guardian(Feb 26, 2016) 1n a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract Syn|Hypo|Hyper fricative consonant, spirant sibilant, sibilant consonant a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) continuant, continuant consonant consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract 2adj of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') Syn continuant, sibilant, spirant, strident soft (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh') |
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