| 单词 | accent |
| 释义 | accent —accent /ˈæk.sənt/ noun [C] (EMPHASIS) F0 SPECIALIZED a special emphasis given to a particular syllable in a word, word in a sentence, or note in a set of musical notes: » The accent falls on the final syllable.Thesaurus+: ↑Ways of speakingThesaurus+: ↑Technical music termsThesaurus+: ↑Stressing and emphasizingthe accent is on sthF0 great importance is given to a particular thing or quality: » This season the accent is definitely on long, flowing, romantic clothes.Thesaurus+: ↑Stressing and emphasizingaccented /əkˈsen.tɪd/ aep /ˈæk.sen.t̬ɪd/ adjective► F0» He spoke in heavily accented English.Thesaurus+: ↑Ways of speaking noun [C] (MARK) ► B2 a mark written or printed over a letter to show you how to pronounce it: » a grave accent» There's an acute accent on the e of 'café'.Thesaurus+: ↑Punctuationaccented /əkˈsen.tɪd/ aep /ˈæk.sen.t̬ɪd/ adjective► F0» He spoke in heavily accented English.Thesaurus+: ↑Ways of speaking • • • Extra Examples:» There's an acute accent on the e in blé which is the French word for corn.» Pay attention to the accents on the words, because they show you how to pronounce them.» Françoise is spelled with an accent - a cedilla - on the 'c'.» There is an accent called an umlaut in the German word 'Gebaüde', which means 'building'.» They use quite a lot of accents in Turkish writing, don't they?noun [C] (PRONUNCIATION) ► B1 the way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce words: » He's got a strong French/Scottish accent.» She's French but she speaks with an impeccable English accent.» He speaks with a broad/heavy/strong/thick Yorkshire accent.» I thought I could detect a slight West Country accent.Thesaurus+: ↑Ways of speakingaccented /əkˈsen.tɪd/ aep /ˈæk.sen.t̬ɪd/ adjective► F0» He spoke in heavily accented English.Thesaurus+: ↑Ways of speaking • • • Extra Examples:» At university he affected an upper-class accent.» He took elocution lessons to try to make his accent sound more genteel.» A woman with a very posh accent phoned for him earlier.» Many celebrities develop a working class accent to increase their street-credibility.» She speaks English without the slightest trace of an accent. accent /əkˈsent/ aep /ˈæk.sent/ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for accent ► F0 to emphasize something: » In any advertising campaign, you must accent the areas where your product is better than the competition.» SPECIALIZED Accent the first note of every bar.Thesaurus+: ↑Stressing and emphasizing |
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