accent
n
1 [C] emphasis given to a syllable or word by means of stress or pitch 重音(用重讀或提高音調(diào)的方法使一音節(jié)或詞突出)
In the word `today' the accent is on the second syllable. today一字的重音在第二個(gè)音節(jié)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 重音符號(hào)(用於書寫印刷中, 表示一元音的重音或音值的符號(hào), 通常標(biāo)在字母上方).
3 [C, U] national, local or individual way of pronouncing words (民族, 地方或個(gè)人的)口音, 腔調(diào), 土腔
speak English with a foreign accent 說(shuō)英語(yǔ)帶外國(guó)腔
have an American accent 有美國(guó)口音
a voice without (a trace of) accent 不帶(絲毫)地方口音的聲音. Cf 參看 brogue, dialect.
4 [C usu sing, U 作可數(shù)名詞時(shí)通常作單數(shù), 亦作不可數(shù)名詞]
special emphasis given to sth (對(duì)某事物的)強(qiáng)調(diào); 重點(diǎn)
In all our products the accent is on quality. 在我們一切產(chǎn)品中, 最重視的就是質(zhì)量.
accent v [Tn]
1 pronounce (a word or syllable) with emphasis 重讀(一詞或音節(jié)).
2 write accents on (words, etc) 把重音符號(hào)加在(詞等)上.
agen. 年齡;時(shí)代;老年;年齡段;
vt.& vi. (使)長(zhǎng)大;使顯老;使變老;使蒼老;
vi. [化學(xué)]老化;陳化,熟化;(吸毒者隨年齡增長(zhǎng)而主動(dòng))戒毒,戒除毒品;
vt. [化學(xué)]使老化;使陳化;使熟化;估計(jì),推測(cè)(馬的年齡);