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dialect /ˈdaɪəlekt/

noun

[可数名词, 不可数名词] 地方话；土话；方言

the form of a language that is spoken in one area with grammar, words and pronunciation that may be different from other forms of the same language

the Yorkshire dialect

约克郡方言

In the fifties, many Italians spoke only local dialect.

在 20 世纪 50 年代，许多意大利人只会说当地方言。

accent

noun /ˈæksent/

1.

[可数名词, 不可数名词] 口音；腔调；土音

a way of pronouncing the words of a language that shows which country, area or social a person comes from

a northern/Dublin/Indian/Scottish accent

北方 / 都柏林 / 印度 / 苏格兰口音

a strong/broad accent (= one that is very noticeable)

浓重的口音

2.

[单数名词] 着重点；强调

a special importance that is given to sth

同义词：emphasis

In all our products the accent is on quality.

我们的全部产品都是强调质量。

3.

[可数名词] 重音

the emphasis that you should give to part of a word when saying it

同义词：stress

In ‘today’ the accent is on the second syllable.

today一词的重音在第二音节。

4.

[可数名词] 变音符号（标在字母上）

a mark on a letter to show that it should be pronounced in a particular way

Canapé has an accent on the ‘e’.

canapé在e上面有尖音符号。

verb /ækˈsent/

[动词+名词短语] 着重；强调；突出

to emphasize a part of sth

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