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

• 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。
• Most of them have strong local accents.
  他们中大多数人有很浓的地方口音。
• Gina does accents extremely well.
  吉娜模仿口音惟妙惟肖。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Rob: Vowels vary more than consonants in different English accents around the world.
  英语中的元音在不同的口音中变化会比较大。
• Please clearly indicate any accents on names and places.
  请清楚地表明，任何口音上的姓名和学额。
• 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。
• 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。