accent

n.重音；口音；腔调；重音符号（标在字母上）

vt.重读；标注重音；集中注意力

noun

1. 口音；腔调；土音
   a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country, area or social class a person comes from
   1. a northern/Dublin/Indian/Scottish accent
      北方 / 都柏林 / 印度 / 苏格兰口音
   2. a strong/broad accent (= one that is very noticeable)
      浓重的口音
   3. She spoke English with an accent .
      她说英语带有口音。
2. 着重点；强调
   a special importance that is given to sth
   1. In all our products the accent is on quality.
      我们的全部产品都是强调质量。
3. 重音
   the emphasis that you should give to part of a word when saying it
   1. In ‘today’ the accent is on the second syllable.
      today一词的重音在第二音节。
4. 变音符号（标在字母上）
   a mark on a letter to show that it should be pronounced in a particular way
   1. Canapé has an accent on the ‘e’.
      canapé在e上面有尖音符号。

verb

1. 着重；强调；突出
   to emphasize a part of sth

n. 口音；重音；强调；特点；重音符号 vt. 强调；重读；带…口音讲话

名词复数形式:accents 过去式:accented 现在分词:accenting 过去分词:accented 第三人称单数:accents

accent 口音

前缀ac-同ad-. 词根cent,唱,同chant, 咏唱。字面意思指说话像唱歌，后指口音。后指先说后唱，强调。

1. He had developed a slight American accent.
   他说话带上了一点轻微的美国口音。
2. He is putting the accent on military readiness
   他强调要保持备战状态。
3. There is often a strong accent on material success.
   经常大力强调物质成就。
4. He has adopted the accent of a Second World War newscaster
   他承袭了二战时期播音员的口音。
5. Ms. Redgrave affects a heavy Italian accent.
   雷德格雷夫女士假装带有浓重的意大利口音。
6. The man spoke with a Cockney accent.
   那人说话带伦敦东区口音。
7. The Cockney accent was put on for effect.
   这伦敦腔是为了给人以深刻印象而故意装出来的。
8. In accent, mannerism and habit of mind he appeared to be completely Eastern European.
   从口音、举止和思维习惯上看，他完全是东欧人。
9. 'I was hot,' I could still hear Charlotte say with her delicious French accent.
   “我很热，”夏洛特那带有甜美法国口音的话语仍在我的脑际盘旋。
10. Brand's keen ear caught the trace of an accent.
    布兰德敏锐的耳朵听出了口音。
11. He had a pleasant, lilting northern accent.
    他说话带着悦耳的、抑扬顿挫的北方口音。
12. In accent and mannerism he appeared to be completely Eastern European.
    从口音和举止来看，他像一个地道的东欧人。
13. He mimicked her upper-class accent.
    他模仿她那上流社会的腔调。
14. Mid-fifties, short black hair, grey moustache, distinctive Russian accent. Need I go on?
    五十四五岁，黑色短发，灰色八字胡，明显的俄国口音，还需要我继续说吗？
15. I've tried to pass off my accent as a convent school accent.
    我努力将口音装成女修会学校的口音。
16. He used a phoney accent.
    他的口音是装出来的。
17. Because I had an unusual accent people were not able to put me into a pigeon-hole.
    因为我与众不同的口音，人们无法把我归入任何一类。
18. He spoke with a heavy rural accent.
    他说话带着浓重的农村口音。
19. 'Good, Mr Ryle,' he said in English with a strong French accent.
    “好的，赖尔先生，”他用带有浓重法国口音的英语说。
20. They were amazed that I was talking in an Irish accent.
    我说话带爱尔兰口音让他们感到很惊奇。
21. He answered our questions in English but with a thick accent
    他用英语回答了我们的问题，不过口音很重。
22. 'What do you want?' a teenage girl demanded in a thick German accent.
    “你想要什么？”一个十几岁少女操着一口浓重的德国口音问道。
23. Her Irish accent, after thirty-odd years in London, is undiluted.
    她在伦敦呆了30多年，爱尔兰口音仍很浓重。
24. He speaks in his broad accent.
    他说话带有很重的乡音。
25. Her strong local accent betrayed her hometown.
    从她满口浓浓的乡音可以知道她的家乡。
26. He speaks with a slight southern accent.
    他说话夹杂着南方口音。
27. He has a slight Shandong accent.
    他略微有些山东口音。
28. He has a peculiar accent.
    他的口音很特别。
29. This person speaks with a Shandong accent.
    这人说话带山东调儿。
30. He has a strong American accent.
    他有很重的美国口音。