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。
• 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。
• Gina does accents extremely well.
  吉娜模仿口音惟妙惟肖。
• 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。
• Speak your queries in American, British, or Australian English accents.
  发言的美国，英国，澳大利亚英语的口音或你的查询。
• The speech accent archive is for anyone who wants to compare and analyze the accents of different English speakers.
  这份语言口音档案提供给任何想对不同英语朗读者的口音做比较和分析的人士使用。
• This allows you to ignore case and/ or accents.
  这使我们能够忽略大小写和/或重音符号。
• Your listening skills are enhanced and/ or you have more contact with different accents.
  你的听力技巧可以提高而且、或者你有机会接触更多不同的口音。
• 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。
• 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。