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

• 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。
• 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。
• He speaks with a mixture of accents.
  他说话南腔北调。
• 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。
• 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。
• English speakers especially find foreign languages and accents very attractive and love to hear them.
  以英语为母语的人尤其觉得外语和口音都非常具有吸引力，并且很喜欢听。
• 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。
• Most of them have strong local accents.
  他们中大多数人有很浓的地方口音。
• 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。