音标：['silәbl]
n. 音节
vt. 分成音节
【计】 字节
在线英汉词典

syllable的短语、例句：

syllable n 1 any of the units into which a word may be divided, usu consisting of a vowel-sound with a consonant before or after 音节（通常由一个元音加上其前面或後面的辅音构成）
`Arithmetic´ is a word of four syllables. arithmetic一字有四个音节. 2 (idm 习语) in words of one syllable => word.