1. C U 口音；腔调；土音　a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country or area a person comes from
2. C 变音符号　a mark on a letter to show that it should be pronounced in a particular way
3. C 重音　the emphasis that you should give to part of a word when saying it
4. S 着重点；强调　a special importance that is given to sth; a special emphasis given to sth

　affect an ～　装出某种腔调
　assume an ～　带有某种口音
　cultivate an ～　培养发音
　get rid of an ～　改掉某种口音
　imitate an ～　模仿某种口音
　indicate the ～　标出重音
　pitch ～　升高重音
　place the ～ on　在…标上重音
　put on an ～　憋出一个腔调
　put the ～ on　在…标上重音
　Chinese ～　汉语腔
　cultured ～　有教养的人说话的腔调
　foreign ～　外国腔
　funny ～　好笑的口音
　grave ～　抑音符
　heavy ～　很重的口音
　hesitating ～　犹豫不决的语调
　melancholy ～　忧郁的语调
　noticeable ～　引人注意的语调
　affected ～　做作的音调
　acute ～　尖音符；尖重音
　American ～　美国腔
　educated ～　有教养的人说话的腔调
　peculiar ～　独特的口音
　pleasant ～　悦耳的口音
　primary ～　主重音
　pronounced ～　明显的口音
　queer ～　古怪的口音
　quivering ～　颤抖的音调
　respectful ～　表示尊敬的语气
　secondary ～　次重音
　slight ～　轻微的口音
　Southern ～　南方口音
　strong ～　很重的口音
　thick ～　浓重的口音
　tonic ～　声调重音
　soothing ～　安慰的语气
　circumflex ～　音调符号
　～ mark　重音符号
　in broken ～　断断续续地（讲）
　in tender ～　用柔和的声音（讲）
　with a strong ～　带有很重的口音
　without an ～　不带任何特殊的口音
　～ of grief　悲哀的声调

　His accent is London.　他操伦敦口音。
　If he had missed the personal accent, the personal accent was now making its appearance.　如果他起先没有注意到个人有什么特殊表示的话，那么现在这种表示却流露出来了。
　The accent weakens here.　重音在这里弱化。
　Her accent betrayed her nationality.　从她的口音可以知道她的国籍。
　This season the accent is definitely on long, flowing romantic clothes.　本季服饰无疑是以修长飘逸、充满浪漫情调为主。
　The accent is on the first syllable.　重音在第一个音节上。
　In this word the accent is on the second syllable.　这个词的重音在第二个音节上。
　In all our products the accent is on quality.　我们所有的产品都强调质量。
　The accent is on presentation in this contest.　这次比赛重点在于表演。
　In the discussion the accent was unemployment.　此次讨论的重点是失业问题。
　There's an acute accent on the first "e".　在第一个e上标有一个尖音符。
　He has a strong American accent.　他有很重的美国口音。
　He had some sort of an English accent.　他有那么一点英格兰的口音。
　He's got a broad Scotch accent.　他说话带有浓重的苏格兰口音。
　He had never lost his north-country accent.　他始终不曾摆脱他的北方乡音。
　Tom hasn't lost his broad Irish accent.　汤姆还没去掉他那浓重的爱尔兰口音。
　I thought I could detect a slight West Country accent.　我想我能觉察到一点轻微的西部乡村口音。
　The education he received in Britain has affected his accent.　他在英国所受的教育影响了他的口音。
　She studies different types of accent.　她研究不同的口音。
　Mild was his accent, and his action free.　他说话慢声细语，他的举止洒脱不羁。
　　lady这个词的重音在第一个音节上。
　Please place the accent on the first syllable.　请把重音放在第一个音节上。
　Most English words have their accents on the first syllable.　绝大多数英语词的重音在第一个音节上。
　He changed a word or two and put in an accent he had missed.　他换掉一、两个词，再加上一个漏加的重音符号。
　The kids all put on a phoney American accent.　这些小孩都操着一副假冒的美国腔。
　This is a secondary accent.　这个是次重音。
　The room was quiet and neutral in colouring, but it was given accent by bowls of bright flowers.　室内色彩素静，但是一盆盆的鲜花，使屋子大为增色。
　From your accent, I judge you are a man of some education.　从你的口音来看，你是个受过一些教育的人。
　He speaks in his broad accent.　他说话地方口音很重。
　He told me his story in broken accent.　他语不成句地对我叙述了他的经历。
　He understands that the trial will be held in recognizable New York accents.　他了解审判将会用他可以辨认的纽约语调进行。
　He can get rid of an accent when speaking English.　他的英语很纯正，没有口音。
　I tried to get rid of my Coventry accent when I went to university.　上大学时，我试图改掉自己的考文垂口音。
　He has become one of the leading authorities on American accents.　他已成为美国语调方面的第一流的权威之一。
　She speaks with a Southern accent.　她说话带有南方口音。
　She spoke with an Irish accent.　她说话带有爱尔兰口音。
　He speaks English with a strong Chinese accent.　他说英语带有很重的汉语味儿。
　Many people speak English with a foreign accent.　很多人说英语时都带有外国腔。
　He speaks without accent.　他说话不带地方口音。
　She speaks Japanese without an accent.　她说日语语音纯正。

▲ ～+prep.-phrase

　The accent of humour characterizes Jerome's writings.　幽默构成了杰罗姆创作的特色。
　The very accents of consultation were heard.　听得出话语中正是磋商的口气。
　My daughter spoke to her doll in tender accents of love.　我女儿用充满爱意的温柔语调对她的玩具娃娃说话。
　In the moralistic accents of today's leaders we hear echoes of a previous generation's hypocrisy.　在当今领导人的说教腔调中，我们感到了上一代人的伪善。
　Shakespeare's writing has the accent of greatness.　莎士比亚的文笔气度恢宏。
　We increase production with the accent on quality.　我们将增加产品的重点放在提高质量上。
　She had a strong Russian accent to her English.　她说英语时俄语的腔调很重。

▲ ～+to-v

　He has cultivated an American accent to suit his teaching to the needs of the students.　他已练出一口美国口音以使教学适应学生的需要。

 ♣ accent, dialect
　这两个词的意思其实并不相同， accent是“乡音；口音”，其标记体现在读音方面， dialect是“方言”，其特点体现在不同的语法结构和词汇上。试比较下面两句：

 ♣ accent, stress
　这两个词都可以作“重音；重读”解，常可替换，不过在现代英语里accent更常作“口音；腔调”解，表示“重音”时较常用 stress. 试比较下面两句：

1. vt.重读pronounce (a word or a part of a word) with an accent
2. vt.强调；突出emphasize a part of sth; emphasize a word, sound, or feature; direct attention to; accentuate
　

　～ the second syllable　重读第二个音节
　～ coarsely　粗声粗气地重读
　～ emphatically　加强语气地强调；特别重读
　～ mockingly　嘲笑地重读

　Please accent the first syllable.　请重读第一个音节。
　Accent the first note of every bar.　突出每小节的第一个音符。
　The teacher accented her wish for quiet in the classroom by speaking louder.　女教师提高了说话的声音，以强调要求保持教室里的安静。
　He kept accenting the gravity of the situation.　他始终强调形势的严峻性。
　In any advertising campaign, you must accent the areas where your product is better than your competitor's.　在任何广告战中，你都必须强调出自己的产品比竞争对手更好的地方。
　Throughout his speech he accented the gravity of the situation.　他的讲话自始至终强调时局的严重性。
　The choir claps and taps to accent the swing of the music.　歌唱队既拍手又跺脚，以加重音乐的节奏。
　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。
　A background of mountains accents the quiet beauty of the landscape.　群山的背景衬托出风景的幽美。
　Makeup accents her good looks.　化妆使她显得更加美丽。
　His coat is accented by a white neckband.　他的外衣配上白领圈衬托，十分显眼。

　［派生词］ accented adj.带口音的‖accentuate v.强调，使更明显
　［同义词］ n. articulation, inflection, intonation, pronunciation, tone, emphasis, primary accent, primary stress, stress
　［词源］古法语accentus（重音，腔调）