accent
单词辨析：
指尽力突出的重点或重要性。
Morality was the emphasis of his speech.
道德问题是他讲话的重点。
This book places a special emphasis on air pollution.
这本书特别强调了空气污染问题。
指某一事物的着重点。
He gave a speech with the accent on education.
他发表了讲话，重点在教育方面。
The company put the accent on new information technology.
该公司把重点放在新信息技术上面。
可与 emphasis 换用，侧重指对某一观念、事实、活动等给予的特别关注或重视。
He lays stress/emphasis on honesty as an important virtue.
他强调诚实是一种重要的美德。
The stress/emphasis of our work should now be on agriculture.
我们现在的工作重点应该放在农业上。
指某种语言或某个词的读音。
You should bear in mind the correct pronunciation of the words while learning English.
学习英语的时候你要记住单词的正确发音。
She has excellent pronunciation.
她的发音好极了。
指能体现出地域特点的发音方式。
Why did he speak with a fake German accent?
他为什么假装用德国口音说话？
Have you noticed that she speaks Spanish with an accent?
你是否已经注意到她说西班牙语带有口音？
指同一种语言在不同地区的变体。
The characters in that novel speak a Yorkshire dialect.
那部小说里的人物讲的是一种约克郡方言。
Is it difficult to understand the Shanghai dialect?
上海方言难懂吗？
相关例句：
He speaks in his broad accent.
他说话带有很重的乡音。
He had a pleasant, lilting northern accent.
他说话带着悦耳的、抑扬顿挫的北方口音。
Ms. Redgrave affects a heavy Italian accent.
雷德格雷夫女士假装带有浓重的意大利口音。
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。
He had developed a slight American accent.
他说话带上了一点轻微的美国口音。
Because I had an unusual accent people were not able to put me into a pigeon-hole.
因为我与众不同的口音，人们无法把我归入任何一类。