英语词汇“emphasize”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

emphasize

/ˈɛmfəsʌɪz

(also emphasise)

verb [with object]

1Give special importance or value to (something) in speaking or writing: they emphasize the need for daily, one-to-one contact between parent and child [with clause]: I would emphasize that I am not an economist...

Yet it is important to emphasize that liberalism did not disappear.
It is important to emphasize that dementia is a syndrome and not a disease.
Each speaker emphasized that business, government and the media all must learn how to function in crisis mode.

Synonyms

bring/call/draw attention to, focus attention on, highlight, point up, spotlight, foreground, play up, make a point of;

stress, weight, put/lay stress on, give an emphasis to, give prominence to, bring to the fore;

dwell on, harp on, insist on, belabour;

accent, accentuate, underline, intensify, strengthen, heighten, deepen, italicize, underscore, prioritize

informal press home, rub it in

2Lay stress on (a word or phrase) when speaking: his father emphasized the wrong words in his sentence...

I said that slowly, emphasizing each and every word.
The lack of response prompted the creature to repeat his words, emphasizing each as he screamed them at the man he had once cared for as deeply as a brother.
She read each report out loud, emphasizing each and every word.

Synonyms

stress, put the stress/accent/force on, accent, accentuate, weight

3Make (something) more clearly defined: a hip-length jacket which emphasized her shape...

Michael stood up straight, making sure to emphasize his height and build… just in case.
A shorter jacket will emphasize your height as well as your skinny waist, arms and legs.
By placing the code which defines the work before the work itself, it emphasizes the link between computational and conceptual art.

单词	emphasize
释义	emphasize /ˈɛmfəsʌɪz / (also emphasise) verb [with object] 1Give special importance or value to (something) in speaking or writing: they emphasize the need for daily, one-to-one contact between parent and child [with clause]: I would emphasize that* I am not an economist... Yet it is important to emphasize that liberalism did not disappear. It is important to emphasize that dementia is a syndrome and not a disease. Each speaker emphasized that business, government and the media all must learn how to function in crisis mode. Synonyms bring/call/draw attention to, focus attention on, highlight, point up, spotlight, foreground, play up, make a point of; stress, weight, put/lay stress on, give an emphasis to, give prominence to, bring to the fore; dwell on, harp on, insist on, belabour; accent, accentuate, underline, intensify, strengthen, heighten, deepen, italicize, underscore, prioritize informal* press home, rub it in 2Lay stress on (a word or phrase) when speaking: his father emphasized the wrong words in his sentence... I said that slowly, emphasizing each and every word. The lack of response prompted the creature to repeat his words, emphasizing each as he screamed them at the man he had once cared for as deeply as a brother. She read each report out loud, emphasizing each and every word. Synonyms stress, put the stress/accent/force on, accent, accentuate, weight 3Make (something) more clearly defined: a hip-length jacket which emphasized her shape... Michael stood up straight, making sure to emphasize his height and build… just in case. A shorter jacket will emphasize your height as well as your skinny waist, arms and legs. By placing the code which defines the work before the work itself, it emphasizes the link between computational and conceptual art.
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