accents

英 [ækˈsents]

美 [ækˈsents]

n. 口音; 腔调; 土音; 着重点; 强调; 重音
v. 着重; 强调; 突出
accent的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 腔调;口音;土音
Someone who speaks with a particularaccentpronounces the words of a language in a distinctive way that shows which country, region, or social class they come from.
1. He had developed a slight American accent.
  他说话带上了一点轻微的美国口音。
（某些语言中标在字母上方的）变音符号
Anaccentis a short line or other mark which is written above certain letters in some languages and which indicates the way those letters are pronounced.
N-SING 重点;强调;关注
If you put theaccent ona particular feature of something, you emphasize it or give it special importance.
1. He is putting the accent on military readiness...
  他强调要保持备战状态。
2. There is often a strong accent on material success.
  经常大力强调物质成就。

双语例句

Since every language has its own accents and dialects, the accuracy rate will be higher for native speakers.
因为每一种语言都有自己的口音和方言，所以母语人士的准确率要更高一些。
Regional accents are still acceptable but there is to be a blitz on incorrect grammar.
地方口音还可以接受，但要下大力气纠正语法错误。
Rob: Vowels vary more than consonants in different English accents around the world.
英语中的元音在不同的口音中变化会比较大。
In North American English, the letter R is much more pronounced than in most British accents.
在北美英语，字母R是比大多数英国口音中发音更重。
In the shops of Manhattan, British accents are almost as common as those from New Jersey.
曼哈顿的商店里，操英国口音的人几乎和来自新泽西的人一样多。
Most of them have strong local accents.
他们中大多数人有很浓的地方口音。
Their show of force accents their role in that region.
他们炫耀武力以突出自己在那个地区的作用。
I am not in the mood for any more British accents tonight.
今晚我对英国口音一点兴趣都没。
English speakers especially find foreign languages and accents very attractive and love to hear them.
以英语为母语的人尤其觉得外语和口音都非常具有吸引力，并且很喜欢听。
It uses a mixture of accents and spellings, including British English and American English.
这里混合了英式英语和美式英语的语音和拼写。