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
accent的第三人称单数和复数

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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Most of them have strong local accents.
  他们中大多数人有很浓的地方口音。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Upper combines suede, full-grain leather and leather accents.
  上结合麂皮，全粒面革和皮革口音。