| 单词 | accent |
| 释义 | ac·cent1 /ˈæksənt $ ˈæksent/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 SLLthe way someone pronounces the words of a language, showing which country or which part of a country they come from 口音 → dialect He had a strong Irish accent. 他有浓重的爱尔兰口音。2 the accent is on something EMPHASIZEif the accent is on a particular quality, feeling etc, special importance is given to it 重点在…上，强调… accommodation with the accent on comfort 注重舒适的住处3 SLLthe part of a word that you should emphasize when you say it 重音 SYN stressaccent on In the word ‘dinner’ the accent is on the first syllable. dinner一词的重音在第一音节上。4. SLGa written mark used above or below particular letters in some languages to show how to pronounce that letter 变音符号 COLLOCATIONSverbshave an accent 有口音The man had a Spanish accent. 这个男人有西班牙口音。speak with an accent 说话带有口音She spoke with an accent that I couldn’t understand. 她说话有口音，我听不懂。pick up an accent 学会一种口音During his stay in England, he had picked up an English accent. 他旅居英格兰期间学会了英格兰口音。lose your accent (=no longer speak with an accent) 不再有口音5After five years in Europe, Ricky had lost his American accent.里基在欧洲生活了五年后，说话不再有美国口音。nAfter 9 years in London, Ben had lost his French accent.put on an accent (=deliberately speak with a different accent from your usual one) 故意用一种腔调说话When Mum’s on the phone, she puts on a funny accent. 妈妈打电话时说话腔调很好笑。ADJECTIVES/NOUN + accenta strong/broad/thick/pronounced accent (=very noticeable) 浓重的口音She spoke with a strong Scottish accent. 她讲话带有浓重的苏格兰口音。na broad Australian accenta slight/faint accent 轻微的口音He has a very slight accent. 他略微有些口音。a French/American etc accent 法国/美国等口音nI noticed that he had a Spanish accent.a New York/London etc accent 纽约/伦敦等口音nThe woman had a Chicago accent.a foreign accent 外国口音nI got a call from a man with a foreign accent.a southern/northern accent 南方/北方口音nHe spoke with a lovely soft southern accent.a regional accent (=from a particular area of a country) 地方口音nIf you have a regional accent, don’t try to hide it.an upper-class/middle-class/working-class accent 上层阶级/中产阶级/工人阶级（说话）的腔调nSebastian spoke with an upper-class accent.a posh/plummy accent British English informal (=an upper-class accent) 【英，非正式】上等人（说话）的腔调na tall man with a posh accentnnounsa hint/trace of an accentI could detect the hint of a German accent in her voice.Examples from the Corpusaccent• Her acquired accent sounded suddenly very strong.• Her companion had a broad Australian accent.• Alex spoke Portuguese with a Brazilian accent.• She spoke with a distinctly upper class accent.• Anyone with a foreign accent, including refugee children, were labelled as potential saboteurs.• Margy comes from Newcastle and speaks with a Geordie accent.• I knew from his accent that he was from the South.• His accent was so strong that I couldn't understand a word he was saying.• Maria speaks Spanish with a Mexican accent.• It was the peculiar accent that puzzled me before; it made Alice's words sound garbled, nonsensical.• National regional accents sound very attractive on radio.• Are the accents strongly regional and therefore perhaps unfamiliar to your students?• The accent on non sequiturs and non-linear thinking echoes the Ono sensibility and much else in determinedly avant-garde circles.ac·cent2 /əkˈsent $ ˈæksent/ verb [transitive] 1 to make something more noticeable so that people will pay attention to it 显出，突出；强调 SYN highlight Use make-up to accent your cheekbones and eyes. 用化妆来突出颧骨和眼部。2. SLL technical to emphasize a part of a word in speech 重读→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusaccent• The side tables were accented by fresh flower arrangements.• The opening chase sequence, accenting its violent end, is exhilaratingly choreographed.• Skillful use of make-up can accent your cheekbones and hide small blemishes.Origin accent1 (1500-1600) French Latin accentus, from ad- “to” + cantus “song”ac·cent1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1ac·cent2 verbLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable the showing Corpus language, someone the of way pronounces words a |
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