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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- emphasis
['εmfəsɪs]
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noun
[c/u]
(on word，syllable) 重音
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2.
noun
[fig]
重点
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to put {or} place emphasis on sth
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[fig] 把重点放在某事上
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the emphasis is on reading
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着重于阅读
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- emphasis
[ˈemfəsɪs]
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n.[c]
重点，重要性
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The red light gave the central figure increased emphasis.
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红灯特别指出了中间的画面。
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2.
n.[u]
有力，着力
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3.
n.[u]
反复强调，着重
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4.
n.[u]
[Phonetics]
重音，强音
Collins English-English Dictionary
- emphasis
['εmfəsɪs]
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n
special importance or significance
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2.
n
an object, idea, etc, that is given special importance or significance
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3.
n
stress made to fall on a particular syllable, word, or phrase in speaking
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4.
n
force or intensity of expression
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he spoke with special emphasis on the subject of civil rights
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5.
n
sharpness or clarity of form or outline
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the sunlight gave emphasis to the shape of the mountain
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n
[Etymology]
C16: via Latin from Greek: meaning, (in rhetoric) significant stress; see emphatic
Examples
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to put less emphasis on athletics
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不太强调体育运动
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It throws the emphasis on the other word.
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这把重点转移到了另一个词上。
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the emphasis is on reading
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着重于阅读
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You put too much emphasis on predicates.
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你把谓语读得太重了。
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The emphasis of his speech is improving service quality.
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他的演讲强调的是改善服务质量。
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