2010年4月22日 星期四

calm vs clam

Calm /kɑːm/ (留意l不發音)

v. or adj

(v .)to stop someone feeling upset, angry or excited
He tried to calm the screaming baby by rocking it back and forth. 

clam /klæm/

n.

a type of sea creature with a shell in two parts that can close together tightly, and a soft body which can be eaten 

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  1. 跟據 Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, calm 可讀成 /kɑːm/ 或 /kɑːlm/, 當然/kɑːm/ 會比較多人講

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