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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary em·pha·size (-sized ; -siz·ing) DATE circa 1806 : to place emphasis on : stress emphasized the need for reform English Etymology emphasize 1828, from emphasis + -ize. Related: Emphasized; emphasizing. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ emphasize em·pha·size (BrE also -ise) / 5emfEsaiz / verb1. to give special importance to sth 强调；重视；着重 SYN stress :
▪ [VN] His speech emphasized the importance of attracting industry to the town. 他的发言强调了吸引工业到城镇的重要性。 ▪ [V that] She emphasized that their plan would mean sacrifices and hard work. 她强调说他们的计划意味着牺牲和辛勤工作。 ▪ [V wh-] He emphasized how little was known about the disease. 他着重指出对这种疾病所知甚少。 ▪ [VN that] It should be emphasized that this is only six possible explanation. 应该强调的是,这只是一种可能的解释。 ▪ [also V speech] 2. [VN] to make sth more noticeable 使突出；使明显: She swept her hair back from her face to emphasize her high cheekbones. 她把头发朝脸后拢时,高高的颧骨显得更为突出。 3. [VN] to give extra force to a word or phrase when you are speaking, especially to show that it is important 重读,强调(词或短语)；加强…的语气 ⇨ note at stress Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English emphasize verb ADV. strongly | rightly The new law rightly emphasizes parental responsibility. VERB + EMPHASIZE must, should I must emphasize that this is only a summary, and the full report will not be available until next week. | be important to It is important to emphasize this point. | seem to, serve to, tend to All the arguments and counter-arguments serve to emphasize the controversy surrounding this disease. | fail to | be at pains to, be keen to I have been at pains to emphasize the positive aspects of discipline. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb to give emphasis to especially by displaying more or less prominently FF1C;the papers emphasized crime storiesFF1E; Synonyms: feature, italicize, play (up), stress, underline, underscore Related Words: accent, accentuate, charge, highlight, mark, pinpoint, point (up), punctuate, spotlight; assert, press Idioms: bear down on (or upon) Contrasted Words: depreciate, minimize, play (down), shrug off, underrate, understate Antonyms: de-emphasize Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: de-emphasize em·pha·size \-fəˌsīz\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Usage: see -ize Etymology: emphasis + -ize : to give emphasis to or place emphasis upon : stress < which is to be emphasized — morale or efficiency — W.H.Whyte > < I emphasize that many of the figures quoted in the succeeding paragraphs … are little more than estimates — W.B.Fisher > < emphasizing the importance and disirability of fairness in the conduct of congressional investigations — J.D.Morris > < he had swung one knee above the other, emphasizing the trimness of his fur-topped boots — T.B.Costain > |
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