stress

1.stress（动词）和lay stress on通常作“强调”或“说…的重要”解。例如：In his speech he stresses（或lays stress on）honesty as an important virtue. 偶尔作“注重”解，如不可说He stresses（或lays stress on）honesty, though he never speaks of it。

2.stress有时把以that引导的从句做宾语。例如：He stresses that we should always be honest.