A near-open vowel is a type of vowel sound used in some spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a near-open vowel is that the tongue is positioned similarly to an open vowel, but slightly more constricted.
near: adv. 1.近,接近,鄰接 (opp. far)。 2 ...open: adj. 1.開著的,開放的;可進(jìn)入的,可分享的 (to ...vowel: n. 【語音】母音(符號) (opp. consonan ...open vowel: 低元音; 元音near-close vowel: 次閉元音; 次元音near-closed vowel: 近高元音half-open vowel: 半開母音,半開元音open front unrounded vowel: 開前不圓唇元音open-mid vowel: 半開元音; 半元音sub-open vowel: 半低元音open-mid front unrounded vowel: 半開前不圓唇元音vowel: n. 【語音】母音(符號) (opp. consonant )。 adj. 母音的。 vt. 加母音(符號)于。 near: adv. 1.近,接近,鄰接 (opp. far)。 2.〔口語〕幾乎,差不多,將近。 3.節(jié)省地。 He stood near to the door. 他站在門附近〔在比較級和最高級之后亦常用 to. 如: I live nearer to the school than you. 我比你住得離學(xué)校近一些〕。 He lives very near. 他生活很節(jié)儉。 as near as 和…一樣;在…限度內(nèi)。 come near 接近,趕得上,不亞于。 come [go] near to ...ing 幾乎,差點(diǎn)兒,差不多。 draw near 接近,迫近。 far and near 到處,遠(yuǎn)近。 near at hand 在手邊,在近旁;即將到來。 near by 在附近。 near upon 幾乎,將近 (The old man is near upon eighty. 那老人將近八十了)。 not near so ...=not nearly so. nowhere near =not anywhere near 附近都不,遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不(That's nowhere near enough. 那是遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠的)。 prep. 接近,在…的近旁;快要。 sail near the wind (船)搶風(fēng)而駛;做危險事情。 The time draws near New Year. 時節(jié)將近新年。 She came [went] near being drowned. 她差點(diǎn)兒淹死了。 The sun is near setting. 太陽快落了。 It kept him awake till near morning. 這使他直到快天亮還醒著。 be near one's end 快要死,接近死期。 lie near one's heart 為某人所關(guān)懷[關(guān)切]。 adj. 1.近(的),接近的。 2.近親的;親密的,關(guān)系深的。 3.近似的,和原物難分的。 4.(馬或車的)左側(cè)的 (opp. off)。 5.近道的;直達(dá)的。 6.吝嗇的。 7.〔口語〕危險的。 8.〔美口〕仿制的,冒充的。 near sight 近視。 the near distance (繪畫等的)近景。 the near future 不久的將來。 the near(er) way 捷徑,近路。 a near friend 親密的朋友。 near concern (有)密切利害關(guān)系。 a near resemblance 酷似。 a near horse (馬車)左側(cè)的馬。 a near guess 相差不很多的推測。 near silk 〔美國〕極像真絲的人造絲。 a near translation 直譯,接近原文的翻譯。 be near with one's money 吝嗇。 near and dear 極親密的。 on a near day 日內(nèi),三五天內(nèi)。 vt.,vi. 近,接近,靠攏;迫近。 near by: 在附近; 在四周near is: 尼爾群島near there: 在那附近, 不遠(yuǎn)near to: 接(靠)近;幾乎要; 接近于, 靠近于; 聞……不遠(yuǎn)/near-: 前綴 near-nude 差不多一絲不掛的。 a narrow vowel: 窄元音apical vowel: 舌尖元音back vowel: (舌)后元音。 cardinal vowel: 定位元音; 基本元音central vowel: (中)央母音。 checked vowel: 閉音節(jié)[封閉]母音。 close vowel: 元音