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。
• 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。
• Since every language has its own accents and dialects, the accuracy rate will be higher for native speakers.
  因为每一种语言都有自己的口音和方言，所以母语人士的准确率要更高一些。
• He speaks with a mixture of accents.
  他说话南腔北调。
• Gina does accents extremely well.
  吉娜模仿口音惟妙惟肖。
• 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。
• I really like Chinese accents.
  我真的很喜欢中国口音。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？