elide
v[Tn]
leave out the sound of (part of a word) when pronouncing it 读音时省略(词的部分)读音
The `t' in `postman' may be elided. postman中的t可以省略不读. Cf 参看 elision.
🗣️ 情景例句
I care about people, not things.
我关心人, 而不是东西。
No,it isn't.
不,不是。
The killing of the bison changed the whole wildlife of the plains. With fewer bison, grass shoots were not eaten, so grass did not grow as strongly.