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

• He does all kinds of accents, he can do jokes — he could be a stand-up comic
  他会模仿各种口音，还会讲笑话——他可以当个独角喜剧演员。
• It uses a mixture of accents and spellings, including British English and American English.
  这里混合了英式英语和美式英语的语音和拼写。
• 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。
• I want to understand all kinds of accents!
  我要听懂各种各样的口音！
• My daughter spoke to her doll in tender accents of love.
  我女儿用充满爱意的温柔语调对她的玩具娃娃说话。
• Since every language has its own accents and dialects, the accuracy rate will be higher for native speakers.
  因为每一种语言都有自己的口音和方言，所以母语人士的准确率要更高一些。
• Many people in Minnesota and Tennessee have noticeable regional accents.
  明尼苏达州和田纳西州的许多人都有明显的地区口音。
• 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。
• Upper combines suede, full-grain leather and leather accents.
  上结合麂皮，全粒面革和皮革口音。
• In North American English, the letter R is much more pronounced than in most British accents.
  在北美英语，字母R是比大多数英国口音中发音更重。