[N-COUNT 可数名词]腔调；口音；土音 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。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（某些语言中标在字母上方的）变音符号 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.
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[N-SING 单数名词]重点；强调；关注 If you put the accent on a particular feature of something, you emphasize it or give it special importance.
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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。
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accentaccentsaccentedaccentingnoun★/ˈæksent; NAmEˈæksent//ˈæksənt; NAmEˈæksənt/1★a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country, area or social class a person comes from 口音；腔调；土音◆a northern/Dublin/Indian/Scottish accent北方╱都柏林╱印度╱苏格兰口音◆a strong/broad accent(= one that is very noticeable)浓重的口音◆She spoke English with an accent.她说英语带有口音。☞compare
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2★the emphasis that you should give to part of a word when saying it 重音SYN
stress
◆In ‘today’ the accent is on the second syllable.*today 一词的重音在第二音节。 3★a mark on a letter to show that it should be pronounced in a particular way 读音符号（标在字母上）◆Canapé has an accent on the ‘e’.*canapé 在 e 上面有尖音符号。 4[singular ]a special importance that is given to sth 着重点；强调SYN
emphasis
◆In all our products the accent is onquality. 我们的全部产品都是强调质量。verb/ækˈsent; NAmEækˈsent/accentsth to emphasize a part of sth 着重；强调；突出ac·cent/ˈæksent; NAmEˈæksent/
1the way someone pronounces the words of a language, showing which country or which part of a country they come from → dialect: He had a strong Irish accent.2the accent is on something if the accent is on a particular quality, feeling etc, special importance is given to it: accommodation with the accent on comfort3the part of a word that you should emphasize when you say itSYN stressaccent on In the word ‘dinner’ the accent is on the first syllable.4a written mark used above or below particular letters in some languages to show how to pronounce that letterCOLLOCATIONSverbshave an accent· The man had a Spanish accent.speak with an accent· She spoke with an accent that I couldn’t understand.pick up an accent· During his stay in England, he had picked up an English accent.lose your accent (=no longer speak with an accent)· After 9 years in London, Ben had lost his French accent.put on an accent (=deliberately speak with a different accent from your usual one)· When Mum’s on the phone, she puts on a funny accent.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + accenta strong/broad/thick/pronounced accent (=very noticeable)· She spoke with a strong Scottish accent.· a broad Australian accenta slight/faint accent· He has a very slight accent.a French/American etc accent· I noticed that he had a Spanish accent.a New York/London etc accent· The woman had a Chicago accent.a foreign accent· I got a call from a man with a foreign accent.a southern/northern accent· He spoke with a lovely soft southern accent.a regional accent (=from a particular area of a country)· If you have a regional accent, don’t try to hide it.an upper-class/middle-class/working-class accent· Sebastian spoke with an upper-class accent.a posh/plummy accent British English informal (=an upper-class accent)· a tall man with a posh accentnounsa hint/trace of an accent· I could detect the hint of a German accent in her voice.
1to make something more noticeable so that people will pay attention to itSYN highlight: Use make-up to accent your cheekbones and eyes.2 technical to emphasize a part of a word in speech
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