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accent

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ac·cent1 /ˈæksənt $ ˈæksent/ ●●○ noun [countableC]  
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
Examples from the Corpus
the accent is on something• With the Royal Philharmonic, the accent is on the positive.
3  SLLthe part of a word that you should emphasize when you say it 重音 SYN stress
accent 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
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
have 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 + accent
a 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 accent
a 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 EnglishBrE informal (=an upper-class accent) 【英，非正式】上等人（说话）的腔调
na tall man with a posh accent
nnouns
a hint/trace of an accent
I could detect the hint of a German accent in her voice.
Examples from the Corpus
accent• 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 [transitiveT]  
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
Examples from the Corpus
accent• 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 verb
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