one of the speech sounds or letters of the alphabet which is not a vowel . Consonants are pronounced by stopping the air from flowing easily through the mouth , especially by closing the lips or touching the teeth with the tongue .
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1. The quality of this suit isn't quite consonant with its price. 这套衣服的质量和价钱不相称。 2. These are common consonant clusters at the beginning of words. 这些单词的开头有相同辅音组合。