em‧pha‧sis S3 W2 AC / emfəsəs, emfəsɪs / 名词 ( 复数形式 emphases / -siz / ) [可数和不可数名词]

1 special attention or importance

emphasis on

In Japan there is a lot of emphasis on politeness.

put/place emphasis on something

The course places emphasis on practical work.

a change of emphasis in government policy

2 special importance that is given to a word or 短语 by saying it louder or higher, or by printing it in a special way → stress

emphasis on

The emphasis should be on the first syllable.

‘And I can assure you,’ she said with emphasis , ‘that he is innocent.’

COLLOCATIONS

动词

put emphasis on something We need to put greater emphasis on planning. | The airline is accused of placing more emphasis on profit than on safety.

place/lay emphasis on something formal The coach has placed the emphasis firmly on youth by including three teenagers in the team.

give emphasis to something Since league tables were introduced, schools have given even greater emphasis to exam results.

shift the emphasis (= change the emphasis to something else ) With drug addicts, we need to shift the emphasis from punishment to treatment.

add emphasis (= make an opinion or fact seem more important ) Put bullet points before each statement to add emphasis.

the emphasis shifts/moves (= changes ) The emphasis is now shifting away from oil towards renewable sources of energy.

形容词

great emphasis The company places great emphasis on customer care.

a strong/heavy emphasis There is a strong emphasis on research in the university.

the main emphasis The main emphasis must be on quality, not quantity.

particular/special emphasis The new legislation places particular emphasis on energy conservation.

increased/increasing emphasis Recently, there has been an increasing emphasis on creating more jobs.

considerable emphasis Most religions put considerable emphasis on the importance of marriage.

短语

a change of emphasis ( also a shift in emphasis ) There has been a change of emphasis in the government’s foreign policy.