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dialect n.方言,语调 Both an accent and a dialect contain variations in pronunciation from the standard form of a language. When you speak a dialect, however, you also use different words and grammar, sometimes to such a degree that speakers of the dialect and the standard form of the language have a hard time understanding each other. ★☆☆☆☆ 2005.4

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['daiəlekt] If the language you speak in your region is different in vocabulary, grammar and accent than the main form of the language, you speak a dialect. If your cousin in rural Arkansas can't understand your jokes, blame it on differences in dialect. As a linguist, he acknowledges that all varieties of human language, including non-standard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressive -- there exists no language or dialect in the world that cannot convey complex ideas. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]方言；地方话；土话 A dialect is a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area.   [also in N]In the fifties, many Italians spoke only local dialect...在 20 世纪 50 年代，许多意大利人只会说当地方言。They began to speak rapidly in dialect.他们开始叽里呱啦地说起地方话来。

英语单词	dialect
英美音标	['daiəlekt]
中文释义	n.方言,语调
vocab简明	If the language you speak in your region is different in vocabulary, grammar and accent than the main form of the language, you speak a dialect. If your cousin in rural Arkansas can't understand your jokes, blame it on differences in dialect.
vocab扩展	Both an accent and a dialect contain variations in pronunciation from the standard form of a language. When you speak a dialect, however, you also use different words and grammar, sometimes to such a degree that speakers of the dialect and the standard form of the language have a hard time understanding each other.
真题原句	As a linguist, he acknowledges that all varieties of human language, including non-standard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressive -- there exists no language or dialect in the world that cannot convey complex ideas.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]方言；地方话；土话 A dialect is a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area. [also in N] In the fifties, many Italians spoke only local dialect... 在 20 世纪 50 年代，许多意大利人只会说当地方言。 They began to speak rapidly in dialect. 他们开始叽里呱啦地说起地方话来。
来源	2005.4

Dialect Language Speak Form Accent Standard Daiəlekt N.方言,语调