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accent
A noun /BrE ˈaks(ə)nt, ˈaksɛnt, AmE ˈækˌsɛnt /
1 (general) 口音;
in or with a French accent 带法国口音
2 Linguistics, Music (stress) 重音; Linguistics (mark) 重音符号;
to put the accent on sth (stress) 将重音放在某音节上; (mark) 给某词加重音符号; figurative 强调某事;
with the accent on quality 对质量的强调;
the accent is on participation 重在参与
B transitive verb /BrE akˈsɛnt , AmE ˈækˌsɛnt, ækˈsɛnt /
1 Linguistics 重读; Music 以重音演奏
2 figurative (make prominent) 强调