"crescent" 怎么发音

word

US

KRES-uhnt

UK

kRES-uhnt

释义

A 'crescent' is the curved shape that looks like a thin, curved sliver, especially when describing the moon shortly before or after the new moon, or any object with this shape.

IPA 音标

美式英语

/ˈkɹɛsənt/

英式英语

/kɹˈɛsənt/

简化发音

美式

KRES-uhnt

英式

kRES-uhnt

语境中听

The crescent moon was bright last night.

She wore a necklace with a silver crescent.

The pastry is shaped like a crescent.

You can spot the thin crescent just after sunset.