accent
n. 口音,腔调; 重音; 重音符号
v. 强调; 重读
Someone who speaks with a particular accent pronounces the words of a language in a distinctive way that shows which country, region, or social class they come from.
He had developed a slight American accent.
他说话带上了一点轻微的美国口音。
An accent is a short line or other mark which is written above certain letters in some languages and which indicates the way those letters are pronounced.
If you put the accent on a particular feature of something, you emphasize it or give it special importance.
He is putting the accent on military readiness...
他强调要保持备战状态。
There is often a strong accent on material success.
经常大力强调物质成就。
1. distinctive manner of oral expression;
2. special importance or significance;
3. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people;
4. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch);
5. a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
1. to stress, single out as important;
2. put stress on; utter with an accent;
He has a slight Shandong accent.
他略微有些山东口音.
The kids all put on a phoney American accent.
这些小孩都操着一副假冒的美国腔.
As soon as we heard his accent, we knew he was from Sichuan.
一听他的腔调, 就知道是四川人.
Please accent the first syllable.
请重读第一个音节.
The room was quiet and neutral in colouring , but it was given accent by bowls of bright flowers.
室内色彩素静, 但是一盆盆的鲜花,使屋子大为增色.