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

• 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。
• He speaks with a mixture of accents.
  他说话南腔北调。
• 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。
• I really like Chinese accents.
  我真的很喜欢中国口音。
• 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。
• Upper combines suede, full-grain leather and leather accents.
  上结合麂皮，全粒面革和皮革口音。
• 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。
• While you listen, pay attention to the words that are pronounced differently in different English accents.
  你听的时候，注意那些在不同的英语口音里发音不同的单词。
• In the moralistic accents of today's leaders we hear echoes of a previous generation's hypocrisy.
  在当今领导人的说教腔调中，我们感到了上一代人的伪善。
• 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。