单词 | emphasize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
释义 | emphasizeem‧pha‧size (also emphasise British English) /ˈemfəsaɪz/ ●●○ W2 AWL verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE emphasize
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
THESAURUS► emphasize Collocations to say strongly or show clearly that a fact, idea etc is especially important: · Our company emphasizes the need for good communication between staff. ► stress to emphasize something when you are talking about a subject: · Most schools stress the importance of parental involvement in their child’s learning.· He stressed the need for parents to listen to their children. ► highlight to show that something is important, so that people will pay special attention to it: · This case highlights the need for tougher laws on gun ownership.· The report highlights the decline in the numbers of native plants and insects. ► underline/underscore to help to show clearly that a fact is true, especially a fact that is already known: · These attacks underline the fact that the security situation here remains fragile.· The president’s speech repeatedly underscored the progress that has been made. ► accentuate to show something clearly and make it easier to notice: · The recent economic crisis has accentuated the gap between the rich and the poor. ► overemphasize to emphasize something too much: · The relation between food and health is often overemphasized in my view. ► play up to emphasize something and make it seem more important than it really is, especially to get advantages for yourself: · The story has been played up by the media.· The Labour party had a great time playing up the Conservatives’ problems. Longman Language Activatorto emphasize something► emphasize/stress to say or show that you think something is especially important: · Mann stressed the need to educate people about the risks of AIDS.· She said smoking was not permitted anywhere in the school - emphasizing the word 'anywhere'.emphasize/stress (that): · The County Sheriff emphasized that there was no evidence to show that the driver had been drinking.I can't emphasize enough spoken (=this needs to be emphasized a lot): · I can't emphasize enough how grateful we are for your donations. ► highlight to emphasize something such as a problem or a fact, especially by providing new information about it: · This report highlights some of the problems faced by old people in winter.· The slump in the car industry was highlighted by Ford's offer of a $600 rebate on new cars. ► underline/underscore if something that happens underlines or underscores a fact, especially one that is already known, it helps to emphasize that it is true: · Yesterday's shelling of a Red Cross hospital underlines the difficulties faced by rescue teams.· The recent rioting in South Africa has underlined the government's lack of control.· The dire state of child health in the country was underscored in a report by UNICEF. ► drive the point home/drive home the point to emphasize a fact or idea by giving additional, often surprising or shocking, information about it: · After the talk, the students were shown a video about heroin addiction to drive the point home.drive the point home/drive home the point that: · The reconstruction of the accident certainly drove home the point that drink-driving can kill. ► play up also make great play of British to emphasize a fact or idea, by giving it more attention than anything else, especially if you are trying to make it seem more important than it really is: · At the interview, remember to play up your experience of teaching in Japan.· On TV last night the Democratic candidate was clearly playing up his caring image.make great play of (doing) something: · The Prime Minister made great play of environmental issues, considering how little the government has done. ► accentuate to emphasize something, especially the differences between two things or situations: · In Britain, the choice between state and private schools accentuates the differences between rich and poor.· The director uses music to accentuate the rising dramatic tension. ► point up to make something, especially the true facts of a situation, clearer and more noticeable: · Recent protests in the north of the country point up the dilemma the opposition forces are in.· Low literacy rates among the women in this area point up the need for much greater investment in girls' education. to emphasize something too strongly► overemphasize to emphasize something too much: · I think the book overemphasizes the importance of religion in the history of the US. ► labour the point British /belabor the point American to emphasize an idea or a fact too strongly, especially by repeating it often so that people get bored: · I understand what you're saying -- there's no need to labour the point.· I don't want to keep belaboring the point, but the Barnes Foundation is an educational institution, not a museum. when something is particularly emphasized► emphasis/stress special attention that is given to a particular activity, subject etc, because it is believed to be more important than other things: emphasis/stress on: · There is a greater emphasis on environmental issues nowadays.put emphasis on something: · The school puts a lot of emphasis on discipline and respect for authority.with the emphasis on something: · an exciting new French course for beginners, with the emphasis on fun ► with the accent on if something is done with the accent on a particular quality or feature, that quality or feature is emphasized - used especially in written descriptions of products and services: · Toptours Travel is now offering numerous special vacation packages with the accent on choice.· a new range of children's toys with the accent on creativity COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► emphasizes ... importance Word family The report emphasizes the importance of improving safety standards. ► emphasizing ... need Logan made a speech emphasizing the need for more volunteers. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► emphasize/stress the importance of something· I'd like to emphasize the importance of reading exam questions carefully. ► stress/emphasize/underline the need for something (=say how important it is)· He stressed the need for better training courses. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► also· Stone also emphasizes the extent to which women accepted the double moral standard.· But it also emphasizes de-escalation of violence and a positive spirituality.· Gilligan's work also emphasizes psychology's uneasy relationship with male-identified science.· Mary Kadlec, who bought Video City in April, also emphasized customer service.· The report also emphasized the need for adequate training and supervision of personnel working in this area.· He also emphasizes that men considering taking the drug first discuss it with their partner.· Their recollections also emphasize his aloofness, shyness, sudden love of fun, and self-contained nature.· This emphasizes also his primitive appeal to fire as the most destructive force. ► further· In some churches the importance of the Laudian altar was further emphasized by the addition of an elaborate new reredos.· Pelmets and valances can further emphasize a particular style, as well as hiding any unsightly tracks. ► how· Shakespeare emphasizes how strongly the plebeians are in favour of Brutus when Antony begins to speak.· This story emphasizes how important it is to be wary of strangers.· Another line of argument emphasizes how women are rendered invisible in these statistics.· Centex salespeople are taught to emphasize how easy the system is to operate.· The worst of it was that Charlotte had intended to emphasize how she had come in search of information, not confrontation.· She wanted to emphasize how this was especially true in the case of race.· It is the therapist's task to emphasize how capable the parent has become and encourage them to continue.· He emphasizes how variegated were the personalities of these poets, and the literary styles which they practised. NOUN► approach· In the introduction to the Macrotext chapter of the Hypertext book, word-based and indexing language approaches are emphasized.· Reinforcement theories, a third approach, emphasize the way in which behavior is learned.· Both approaches, too, emphasize the importance of teacher assessment.· Modern functionalist approaches continue to emphasize that state intervention is best explained by an impersonal logic of the development of advanced capitalism. ► aspect· Instead try to emphasize the positive aspects of your age.· I have emphasized these aspects in order to help people protect themselves.· The idea is to emphasize the positive aspects of your present, non-diet, way of eating.· A related classification of political systems also emphasizes aspects of the relationship between the rulers and the ruled.· Huxley as a popularizer of Darwin and as a teacher of biology emphasized rather different aspects of science.· Other models seek to emphasize the computational aspects of memory, thought, and cognitive processes.· I have been at pains to emphasize the positive aspects of discipline.· No taxonomy is used in all political analyses, because each taxonomy emphasizes different aspects of the political world. ► campaign· Glassheim's campaign theme emphasized change and he frequently criticized Owens.· Alexander often cites the company, Child Care Inc., in his campaign speeches to emphasize his entrepreneurial skills.· The campaigns used to emphasize face-to-face campaigning in early caucus and primary states, they say. ► development· This attitude changed by the 1950s and was emphasized by the development of cybernetics, information theory and operations research.· A nurturing environment where people emphasize growth and development.· As we mentioned in Chapter 3, the new Age of Psychology promotes and emphasizes the development and self-fulfilment of the individual.· The managers also felt skill should have been emphasized more than development of knowledge.· The fact that this was the only major correlation emphasizes that creative development is by no means easy and is always expensive.· To present it in this way is to emphasize social policy developments.· The central government started soft-pedaling coercion, emphasizing education and economic development. ► difference· Norm-referencing emphasizes relative differences between pupils while criterion-referencing stresses absolute descriptions of what pupils have achieved.· However, the number of organizations this produces is unmanageable, and it also tends to emphasize differences rather than similarities. ► fact· We may know that authors work within determinate social and cultural conditions, but we still emphasize the fact of individual production.· Handy emphasized that fact in his advertising.· But this sculpture remains an isolated example, emphasizing the fact that in its earliest stage Cubism was primarily a pictorial revolution.· What is being emphasized here is the fact that the two terms should not cause the proposal author confusion.· Where positivists emphasize facts and cause-and-effect relationships, interactionists emphasize insight and understanding.· The gift emphasized the fact that the giver was a public man.· The non-party element is emphasized by the fact that not all the chairmen are government supporters.· The old, familiar order remains in force, and the other parallels in chapter 26 only serve to emphasize the fact. ► importance· This is just one example of the many that could be quoted to emphasize the importance of shape in biological systems.· Here, I want to emphasize the importance of daily connection to your kids.· A psychiatrist emphasized the importance of preparing for the emotion of loss and recognizing it when it comes.· P., who emphasized the importance of the berakah in connection with his studies on the Didache.· Dawson emphasized the importance of combining agricultural and urban for building a strong society.· The van der Luydens had done their best to emphasize the importance of the occasion.· Both approaches, too, emphasize the importance of teacher assessment.· The initial political socialization research emphasized the overwhelming importance of early socialization, from the family and from early educational experiences. ► nature· The terms near and far are used to emphasize the direction-independent nature of the Rule.· This emphasizes the symbolic nature of these jewels.· Monism thus generated a respect for life as a whole and helped to emphasize the unity of Nature.· In other words, Melville is again emphasizing the duality of nature.· Ghozali, anxious to emphasize the non-party nature of his transitional government, did not attend.· This emphasizes the intentional nature of the curriculum, and the various forms and settings it can have.· She emphasizes again their non-associative nature and puts forward three possibilities. ► need· The report also emphasized the need for adequate training and supervision of personnel working in this area.· They emphasize the need for the abuser to know his feelings, identify his inner frustrations and redirect his responses.· Services have thus frequently emphasized the need for custody, punishment and control rather than for rehabilitation and reintegration.· Intransigence and personal suffering highlighted the principle at stake and emphasized the need of fighting for it.· Such statutes however constitute a complicating factor and emphasize the need for long-term solutions through international understanding.· To redress the imbalance between the photograph and the original he emphasizes the need for more original art in more public places.· He emphasizes the need for proper training for people in both new types of job.· The following chapter emphasizes the need for man to be ever in communication even through the squeeze of a hand. ► point· I need not here emphasize the point that nobody can expect Polybius to study the dynamics of Roman imperialism.· Maybe he slams the fork on the counter, to emphasize his point.· Popper emphasizes the point with a striking metaphor.· You can then begin to emphasize your strong points and do something to counteract negative ones.· I shall talk about a breakaway fragment in order to emphasize my point.· Nevertheless, the story did have a happy ending and it does emphasize an important point.· It may be used to emphasize your key points. ► relationship· Advances in molecular biology in recent years have served to emphasize the possible relationships between homoeopathy, immunology and genetics.· A related classification of political systems also emphasizes aspects of the relationship between the rulers and the ruled.· Gilligan's work also emphasizes psychology's uneasy relationship with male-identified science.· Where positivists emphasize facts and cause-and-effect relationships, interactionists emphasize insight and understanding.· Though the literature on organizational politics has emphasized one-on-one relationship building, my research moves the emphasis to the coalition. ► role· The second explanation, by contrast, emphasizes the role of the environment.· Roman Catholics, however, emphasizing the role of free will, believe that humans can cooperate in their salvation through actions.· The main purpose of this practice is to emphasize the budget's role in the cycle of planning-control-accountability.· The draft proposals tend to emphasize advisory structures and roles.· Legislation in the field of child protection has emphasized the role of the local authorities.· Qaddafi's account omits all mention of authority, just as Zuwaya do; and neither emphasizes the role of women.· The present government's urban policies have emphasized the role of market forces as opposed to any sort of systematic planning.· This emphasizes the role and necessity of the assumption of a strict plane symmetry. ► value· Conflict perspectives Although functionalists emphasize the importance of value consensus in society, they do recognize that conflict can occur.· Bush courted Catholics by emphasizing abortion and family values in 1992, but lost it to Clinton.· But Microsoft insists that list prices will remain high to emphasize the value of their products. ► word· I would emphasize the word partial.· She says it again, slowly, emphasizing each word.· He emphasizes that words do not depend on reality for their meaning. VERB► serve· Advances in molecular biology in recent years have served to emphasize the possible relationships between homoeopathy, immunology and genetics.· However, the manner of her reincarnation only serves to emphasize that she is irrevocably gone.· Unlike Woodchester, however, such geometric decoration as exists does not serve to emphasize the autonomy of the circular arrangement.· But the outcome only serves to emphasize the sadistic element in the popular doctrine of the crusade.· This serves to emphasize the importance of a good early assessment to decide on the client's suitability for group treatment.· The old, familiar order remains in force, and the other parallels in chapter 26 only serve to emphasize the fact. ► tend· Such explanations tend to emphasize the possession of knowledge for its own sake.· Point-factor systems tend to emphasize paying people for the positions they occupy rather than the skills they possess or their performance.· Today, however, the value of care within the normal community wherever possible tends to be emphasized.· However, the number of organizations this produces is unmanageable, and it also tends to emphasize differences rather than similarities.· The draft proposals tend to emphasize advisory structures and roles.· In product-costing Kaplan tends to emphasize cost-drivers in terms of outputs from activities, e.g. number of set-ups. WORD FAMILYnounemphasisadjectiveemphaticverbemphasizeadverbemphatically 1to say something in a strong way SYN stress: The report emphasizes the importance of improving safety standards. Logan made a speech emphasizing the need for more volunteers.emphasize that/how The prime minister emphasized that there are no plans to raise taxes.2to say a word or phrase louder or higher than others to give it more importance SYN stress3to make something more noticeable SYN accentuate: The dress emphasized the shape of her body.THESAURUSemphasize to say strongly or show clearly that a fact, idea etc is especially important: · Our company emphasizes the need for good communication between staff.stress to emphasize something when you are talking about a subject: · Most schools stress the importance of parental involvement in their child’s learning.· He stressed the need for parents to listen to their children.highlight to show that something is important, so that people will pay special attention to it: · This case highlights the need for tougher laws on gun ownership.· The report highlights the decline in the numbers of native plants and insects.underline/underscore to help to show clearly that a fact is true, especially a fact that is already known: · These attacks underline the fact that the security situation here remains fragile.· The president’s speech repeatedly underscored the progress that has been made.accentuate to show something clearly and make it easier to notice: · The recent economic crisis has accentuated the gap between the rich and the poor.overemphasize to emphasize something too much: · The relation between food and health is often overemphasized in my view.play up to emphasize something and make it seem more important than it really is, especially to get advantages for yourself: · The story has been played up by the media.· The Labour party had a great time playing up the Conservatives’ problems. |
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