accentuate

vt. 强调；重读

vt.

强调，着重指出；重读；给…加上重音符号；

变形

过去式：accentuated过去分词：accentuated现在分词：accentuating第三人称单数：accentuates

英英释义

accentuate[ æk'sentjueit ]

v.

to stress, single out as important

同义词：stressemphasizeemphasisepunctuateaccent

put stress on; utter with an accent

同义词：stressaccent

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

Accentuate the word “accent”on the first syllable.
在“accent”一词的第一个音节上加重音符号。

Mrs Obama's speeches rarely accentuate the positive.
奥巴马夫人的演讲很少强调美国积极的一面。

The tight jumper only accentuated his fat stomach.
那件紧身套头毛衣反更突出了他那肥胖的肚子。

She has beautiful eyes, so we should accentuate them in the makeup.
她眼睛很美丽，我们在化妆时应该突出她的眼睛。

权威例句

accentuate (v.)

1731, from Medieval Latin accentuatus, past participle of accentuare "to accent," from Latin accentus (see accent (n.)). Originally "to pronounce with an accent;" meaning "emphasize" is recorded from 1865.

You've got to accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don't mess with Mister In-Between ["Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive," 1944, music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Johnny Mercer]

1. Then accentuate them as you dress to go out.

你打扮出门时强调一下这些特点。

2. The lighting wall serves to accentuate the nature of the material and interfuses modern technology and light.

照明墙是用来强调材料的自然性，它也融合了现代技术与灯光。

3. Strauss-Kahn knows all this, of course. But the Daejon meeting was an opportunity to accentuate the positive and not to dwell -- too much at least -- on the past.

施特劳斯-卡恩当然明了所有这些问题.但大田会议毕竟是一个强调积极面,而不必太纠结于历史的机会.

4. Does the structure accentuate the strengths, shore up the weaknesses, and support the motivations of the team members?

团队的结构是否强调自身的长处，支撑短处，而且支持、激励团队成员？

5. But it is for that very reason that they should NOT be the ones to decide how to highlight nutritional quality -- because they will inevitably accentuate the positive.

不过，也正是因为这个原因，才不应该由食品公司来决定营养成份的标识方法，因为它们难免要突出强调好的一面。

6. The view is used to accentuate a specific dimension of the architecture while deliberately suppressing the others.

视图用于强调特定的体系结构范畴，同时有意地抑制其他范畴。

7. Accentuate your curves and womanly body.

强调你自己妖娆女人的身段。

8. The example on the right uses the hands and fingers pointing down to accentuate the models also makes her fingers look longer and thinner.

右边的照片手臂和手指都朝下，强调了模特的身材，同样让手指看起来更修长更瘦。

9. Happy couples accentuate the positive.

幸福伴侣总是强调积极的一面。

10. The best tactic for talking about why you quit -- for any reason -- is to accentuate the positive and minimize the negative.

谈论辞职原因的最好策略是去强调积极因素、缩小消极因素。

11. Let me accentuate the positive.

对于积极的方面，且让我强调一下。

12. Why rewrite history books - to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative for the good of the nation, asks David Cannadine in his Point of View column.

为什么要重写历史？为了国家的发展，突出正面影响，排除负面影响。大卫·康纳汀在他的观点专栏中这样问道。

13. Each element needs to be properly lit to accentuate the design and function artistically.

每种元素都需要适当照亮，以便艺术地突出设计和功能。

14. Even the lack of hair can be attractive if you fully shave your head to accentuate the shape and silhouette.

即使头发稀少，如果你剃光头来突出外形轮廓，也能吸引他人的目光。

15. Even the lack of hair can be attractive if you fully shave your head to accentuate the shape and silhouette.

即使头发稀少，如果你剃光头来突出外形轮廓，也能吸引他人的目光。