词组 | emphasis |
释义 | emphasis AC /ˈemfəsəs, ˈemfəsɪs/ noun special attention or importanceverbsput emphasis on sth The airline is accused of putting more emphasis on profit than on safety.place/lay emphasis on sth formal (=put emphasis on something) The school places a lot of emphasis on sports.give emphasis to sth We need to give greater emphasis to cancer prevention.shift the emphasis (=change it to something else) With drug addiction, we are shifting the emphasis from punishment to treatment.the emphasis shifts/moves (=changes) The emphasis is now shifting away from oil towards renewable sources of energy.add emphasis (=make an opinion or fact seem more important) Some punctuation marks are used to add emphasis.adjectivesgreat emphasis The company places great emphasis on customer care.strong/heavy emphasis There is a strong emphasis on research in the university.considerable emphasis Most religions put considerable emphasis on the importance of marriage.the main emphasis The main emphasis must be on quality, not quantity.particular/special emphasis The new legislation places particular emphasis on energy conservation.increasing/growing emphasis Recently, there has been an increasing emphasis on creating more jobs.undue emphasis (=too much emphasis) In our society, we place undue emphasis on wealth and possessions.prepositionsemphasis on sth In many Asian cultures, there is a lot of emphasis on politeness.phrasesa change of emphasis also a shift in emphasis There has been a change of emphasis in the government’s foreign policy. |
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