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单词 accentuate
释义
accentuate
verb[T]
uk
/əkˈsen.tʃu.eɪt/us
/əkˈsen.tʃu.eɪt/
toemphasizeaparticularfeatureof something or to make something morenoticeable:
着重，强调；使明显，使突出
Herdresswastightlybelted, accentuating theslimnessof herwaist.她的裙子衣带系得很紧，凸显出苗条的腰身。
The newpolicyonlyservesto accentuate theinadequacyofhelpfor thehomeless.这项新政策更加突显了政府对无家可归者的扶助不足。
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accentuation
(Definition ofaccentuatefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

accentuate| American Dictionary

accentuate
verb[T]
us
/ɪkˈsen·tʃuˌeɪt,æk-/
toemphasizeaparticularfeatureof something or to make something morenoticeable:
Theshortblackdressaccentuated herslenderness.
(Definition ofaccentuatefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofaccentuate

accentuate
While the virtues of country life were still stressed, the differences between town and country became less accentuated.
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These differences are likely to be accentuated when some countries implement pension reforms, such as more pre-funding schemes.
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More marked has come to mean ' less informative than ', or else ' accentuating ' (61) affirmative statements either by presupposing them or by correcting them.
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This pattern was often accentuated whilst breathing out between phrases, when the process needed to be quick, or whilst trying to play quietly.
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What all this means is that endogenous changes in social norms mayaccentuateproblems of moral hazard in connection with various welfare-state arrangements.
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The mass of the enclosing walls is emphasised by the angled window splays, the thickness of the walls accentuated by the depth of the niches.
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Having the patient walk heel-to-toe narrows the base and canaccentuateimbalance associated with central nervous system disorders, particularly cerebellar lesions.
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Another problem associated with this taboo theme of psychological gerontology has been the tendency toaccentuatemen's sexuality more than women's.
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This factor may be slightly accentuated by the varying length of the life-cycle in different foodstuffs.
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This sense of separation is accentuated by the structure climbing higher than the adjacent roof line to admit light from the south.
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This can be accentuated in microsatellites by the number of loci required to study the population in question.
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Acoustic properties of the instruments are accentuated during the solo part, and natural noises of the recorder arise when amplified through a microphone.
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Through highlighting these elements and accentuating their qualities, the audience's response to the site and the work became potentially guided by the choreographer.
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Like involvement in commerce and banking, this political modification of the traditional aristocratic role in society further accentuated divisions within the nobility.
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The right offers political influence to the church, and the church, in turn, accentuates moral individualism that diverts the public from their concern on redistribution.
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