accentuate

英 [əkˈsentʃueɪt]

美 [əkˈsentʃueɪt]

v.  着重; 强调; 使突出

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

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Collins.1 / BNC.9738 / COCA.10880

牛津词典

verb

• 着重；强调；使突出
  to emphasize sth or make it more noticeable

柯林斯词典

• VERB 强调;加重;使更明显
  Toaccentuatesomething means to emphasize it or make it more noticeable.
  1. His shaven head accentuates his large round face...
     光头使他的大圆脸更加突出。
  2. The whole air of menace was accentuated by the fact that he was so cordial and soft-voiced.
     他如此亲切，说话轻声细语，这更加重了威胁的语气。

英英释义

verb

• put stress on
  1. In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
  Synonym:stressaccent
• to stress, single out as important
  1. Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
  Synonym:stressemphasizeemphasisepunctuateaccent

双语例句

• But at this early stage, we choose to accentuate ( and reward) the positive.
  但在初期，我们选择表扬（并奖励）正确的做法。
• And serve to accentuate the density and interplay of matt and shine.
  以弯曲强调密度，亚光和闪耀之间的相互映衬。
• These trends exacerbate competition and conflicts over access to land, water and biological resources, accentuate extreme poverty and hunger, and undermine political stability.
  这些趋势加剧了对土地、水和生物资源获得的竞争和冲突，使极端贫穷和饥饿更为突出，破坏了政治稳定。
• As a final touch, I add a little background gradient fill behind the data to accentuate it.
  最后一步在数据后面增加了一点渐变填充的背景色来突出数据。
• Fish sauce can accentuate the flavours of seafood, and it is the most important seasoning for this dish.
  ·鱼露是这道菜的重点调味料，可以为海鲜提味。
• The horizontal lines of the instrument panel accentuate the feeling of space.
  汽车的仪表板中的水平线加剧的空间感。
• All Asian countries accentuate their pursuance of peaceful development and oppose hegemonism, hence no conflict of fundamental interests between them.
  所有亚洲国家都在强调和平发展和反对霸权主义的追求，他们之间不存在根本利益上的冲突。
• I touch it with my fingers and my mind's eye sees the possibilities and from there on it is all about combining it with other things that will reveal and accentuate its beauty.
  我用手指触摸它，我心灵的眼睛可看到未来的种种可能的景象以及它与其他物体相互结合会揭示和突显它的美丽。
• Materials are numerous and varied to accentuate the existing diversity.
  在面料上，在控制完美艺术比例的同时，强调面料的多样性。
• Butterfly shapes accentuate the sweetness of heart-shaped faces.
  蝶形的太阳镜会凸显处心形脸的甜美。