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Oxford American Dictionary
emphasize
- IPA[ˈemfəˌsīz]
美式
- v.
  
  give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing；lay stress on (a word or phrase) when speaking.
- verb: emphasize, 3rd person present: emphasizes, gerund or present participle: emphasizing, past tense: emphasized, past participle: emphasized
- 釋義
v.
動詞
1. give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing he jabbed a finger into the tabletop to emphasize his point he emphasized that the drug works in only 30 percent of cases 同義詞 bring/call/draw attention to, focus attention on, highlight, point up, spotlight, ... 更多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, belabor, accent, accentuate, underline, intensify, strengthen, heighten, deepen, italicize, underscore, prioritize, informalpress home, rub it in反義詞 understate, play down
▪ lay stress on (a word or phrase) when speaking. 同義詞 stress, put the stress/accent/force on, accent, accentuate, weight
▪ make (something) more clearly defined a one-piece bathing suit that emphasized her build