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单词 dialect
释义
dialect
(dəlekt )
Word forms: dialects
variable noun [oft in NOUN]
A dialect is a form of a language that is spoken in a particular area.
In the fifties, many Italians spoke only local dialect.
They began to speak rapidly in dialect.
Synonyms: language, speech, tongue, jargon  
Quotations:
Dialect words - those terrible marks of the beast to the truly genteelThomas HardyThe Mayor of Casterbridge
Collocations:
different dialect
She and her interpreter were moving so much, by bus and train and car, and every region had a different dialect, different smells.
Times, Sunday Times
The geographical isolation forced them into numerous small villages and every other province supported a different dialect.
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This module lets them learn about pop culture in different dialect groups through dialect pop songs from the 70s and 80s.
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Different dialect speakers may have their own clan associations which support their respective forms of opera.
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Each person has a different dialect that reflects aspects of their geographic culture.
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local dialect
I had to preach in the trade language, and the parish pastor would translate into the local dialect.
Christianity Today
The word 'calanque' translates as 'inlet' in the local dialect, although that's a tame way to describe these monstrous creeks.
Times, Sunday Times
She spent a month working with a palaeontologist, studied a recording of the local dialect and learned to draw.
The Sun
Most inhabitants enjoyed a simple yet physically active and purposeful life: the local dialect had no word for retirement.
Times, Sunday Times
The new accommodation was floored with 'pammets', or 'pamments' in the local dialect.
Times, Sunday Times
regional dialect
And they cast local, mainly unknown actors who could speak the broad regional dialect.
Times,Sunday Times
Sociolinguists might also study the grammar, phonetics, vocabulary, and other aspects of this sociolect much as dialectologists would study the same for a regional dialect.
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A word's spelling could also reflect differences in the phonetics of the writer's regional dialect.
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Its name in regional dialect means: a rooster made out of straw.
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These bands mix rock and pop music with regional influences, sometimes sung in the regional dialect, and lyrics influenced by life in rural areas.
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speak a dialect
Fearing for his life, he fled to the local police station, but because he could not speak the dialect he could not make himself understood.
Times, Sunday Times
They will not have to learn to speak the dialect, but will be encouraged to develop an understanding of its heritage.
Times, Sunday Times
Some speak a dialect or argot of their own, while others speak the prevailing dialect or language.
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Only 7% of the inhabitants (approximately 8,200 people) claimed to be able to speak any dialect.
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Yet, fewer youngsters learn to speak the dialect actively.
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Translations:
Chinese: 方言
Japanese: 方言
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