accents

英 [ækˈsents]

美 [ækˈsents]

n.  口音; 腔调; 土音; 着重点; 强调; 重音
v.  着重; 强调; 突出
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柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 腔调;口音;土音
  Someone who speaks with a particularaccentpronounces the words of a language in a distinctive way that shows which country, region, or social class they come from.
  1. He had developed a slight American accent.
     他说话带上了一点轻微的美国口音。
• （某些语言中标在字母上方的）变音符号
  Anaccentis a short line or other mark which is written above certain letters in some languages and which indicates the way those letters are pronounced.
• N-SING 重点;强调;关注
  If you put theaccent ona particular feature of something, you emphasize it or give it special importance.
  1. He is putting the accent on military readiness...
     他强调要保持备战状态。
  2. There is often a strong accent on material success.
     经常大力强调物质成就。

双语例句

• Their show of force accents their role in that region.
  他们炫耀武力以突出自己在那个地区的作用。
• I really like Chinese accents.
  我真的很喜欢中国口音。
• I am not in the mood for any more British accents tonight.
  今晚我对英国口音一点兴趣都没。
• Gina does accents extremely well.
  吉娜模仿口音惟妙惟肖。
• I for one have a hard time understanding some Australian accents and most Irish accents.
  我曾有一段时间很难听懂澳大利亚口音和大多数爱尔兰口音。
• Most of them speak English but there are many different accents.
  大部分人说英语，但有很多不同的口音。
• English speakers especially find foreign languages and accents very attractive and love to hear them.
  以英语为母语的人尤其觉得外语和口音都非常具有吸引力，并且很喜欢听。
• Most of them have strong local accents.
  他们中大多数人有很浓的地方口音。
• Regional accents are still acceptable but there is to be a blitz on incorrect grammar.
  地方口音还可以接受，但要下大力气纠正语法错误。
• You might think from the foregoing that the French want to phase accents out. Not at all.
  根据前文所述，你们可能以为法国人打算废除各种口音。事实并非如此。