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。
• The actors have just changed their clothes and altered their accents a little.
  演员们只是变了衣服，变了一点口音。
• 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。
• He speaks with a mixture of accents.
  他说话南腔北调。
• 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。
• 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。
• What kind of accents can be heard in the Listening and Speaking tests?
  在听力和口试中可能会听到什么地方的口音？
• 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。
• I want to understand all kinds of accents!
  我要听懂各种各样的口音！
• 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。