diphthong
n
union of two vowel sounds or vowel letters, eg the sounds in pipe , the letters ou in doubt 二合元音, 复合元音, 双元音(如pipe 中的 音); 复合元音字母(如doubt中的ou). Cf 参看 monophthong.
🗣️ 情景例句
I'd be glad to tell you what I think.
很高兴告诉你我的想法。
I'm afraid that won't be possible,much as we'd like to.
尽管我们很想这样做,但恐怕不行了。
The day after the birth of the five children, an aeroplane arrived in Aberdeen bringing sixty reporters and photographers.