emphasis

1. (countable, uncountable)Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.

   He paused for emphasis before saying who had won.

   Nachdruck, Eindringlichkeit, Emphase

   подчёркиваниеpodčórkivanije, ударе́ниеudarénije, осо́бое внима́ниеosóboje vnimánije

   на́голосnáholos, акце́нтakcént

2. (countable, uncountable)Special attention or prominence given to something.

   Anglia TV's emphasis is on Norwich and district.

   Put emphasis on the advantages rather than the drawbacks.

   Schwerpunkt, Hauptaugenmerk, Fokus

   special importance or significance

3. (countable, uncountable)Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.

   He used a yellow highlighter to indicate where to give emphasis in his speech.

   Betonung

   ударе́ниеudarénije

   на́голосnáholos

4. (countable, uncountable)The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.

5. (countable, uncountable)The use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text.

1. Our English teacher put emphasis on pronunciation.

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2. He put great emphasis on this point.

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3. He put special emphasis on the problem.

   ruОн уделил особое внимание этой проблеме.

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4. He put great emphasis on spoken English.

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5. He put too much emphasis on the matter.

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