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

• 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。
• Most of them speak English but there are many different accents.
  大部分人说英语，但有很多不同的口音。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In the shops of Manhattan, British accents are almost as common as those from New Jersey.
  曼哈顿的商店里，操英国口音的人几乎和来自新泽西的人一样多。
• 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 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。
• I want to understand all kinds of accents!
  我要听懂各种各样的口音！