原级：syllable
1. Some showed a preference for certain syllables over others while others varied how long they spent on different syllables.
2. To have an alphabetical writing with common syllables understood by the diverse language groups was out of the question.
3. We hung our heads low and muttered vague syllables of agreement while shoveling food into our mouths.
4. I would like to find out what these specific syllables are, and what I should pay attention to when speaking?
5. It also provides a solid incentive to try and make sense of those meaningless syllables being slung at you all day.
6. Haiku is a major form of Japanese verse or a poem, which is written in 17 syllables.
7. Suffering from lack of nutrition, he could not control his bowels and could only utter single syllables.
8. I reasoned that Chinese names are usually two syllables, so he must be an acquaintance of mine.