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accent
n
1 [C] emphasis given to a syllable or word by means of stress or pitch 重音(用重读或提高音调的方法使一音节或词突出)
In the word `today´ the accent is on the second syllable. today一字的重音在第二个音节上.
2 [C] mark or symbol, usu above a letter, used in writing and printing to indicate such emphasis or the quality of a vowel sound 重音符号(用於书写印刷中, 表示一元音的重音或音值的符号, 通常标在字母上方).
3 [C, U] national, local or individual way of pronouncing words (民族, 地方或个人的)口音, 腔调, 土腔
speak English with a foreign accent 说英语带外国腔
have an American accent 有美国口音
a voice without (a trace of) accent 不带(丝毫)地方口音的声音. Cf 参看 brogue, dialect.
4 [C usu sing, U 作可数名词时通常作单数, 亦作不可数名词]
special emphasis given to sth (对某事物的)强调; 重点
In all our products the accent is on quality. 在我们一切产品中, 最重视的就是质量.
accent v [Tn]
1 pronounce (a word or syllable) with emphasis 重读(一词或音节).
2 write accents on (words, etc) 把重音符号加在(词等)上.
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