accent作名词,意思是口音、腔调、土音、着重点、强调、重音。accent作动词,意思是着重、强调、突出。例如,He had developed a slight American accent。
accent的用法
用法1. accent表示“口音”、“腔调”等,注意以下几点:
①通常为可数名词,表示带有某种口音或腔调,通常用介词 with或 in:
He speaks with a Southern accent.
他说话带有南方口音。
He had an American accent.
他有美国口音。
②以下表达合乎英语习惯:
His accent is London.
他操伦敦口音。
He has a strong American accent.
他有很重的美国口音。
用法2. accent表示“重音”,是可数名词:
The word "lady" has its accent on the first syllable.
lady 这个词的重音在第一个音节。
用法3. accent表示“强调”或“重点”,可用作可数或不可数名词,但用作可数名词时通常用单数形式:
In all our products the accent is on quality.
在我们的所有产品中,最重视的就是质量。
accent例句
He had developed a slight American accent.
他说话带上了一点轻微的美国口音。
He is putting the accent on military readiness
他强调要保持备战状态。
There is often a strong accent on material success.
经常大力强调物质成就。
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。
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。
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。
This person speaks with a Shandong accent.
这人说话带山东调儿。
He mimicked her upper-class accent.
他模仿她那上流社会的腔调。