punctuate

英 [ˈpʌŋktʃueɪt]

美 [ˈpʌŋktʃueɪt]

v.  不时打断; 给…加标点符号

过去分词：punctuated　现在分词：punctuating　过去式：punctuated　第三人称单数：punctuates　

高考

Collins.1 / BNC.11199 / COCA.9198

牛津词典

verb

• 不时打断
  to interrupt sth at intervals
  1. Her speech was punctuated by bursts of applause.
     她的讲演不时被阵阵掌声打断。
• 给…加标点符号
  to divide writing into sentences and phrases by using special marks, for example commas, question marks, etc.

柯林斯词典

• VERB 不时打断
  If an activity or situationis punctuated byparticular things, it is interrupted by them at intervals.
  1. The silence of the night was punctuated by the distant rumble of traffic.
     夜晚的宁静不时被远处车辆的隆隆声打断。

英英释义

verb

• insert punctuation marks into
  Synonym:mark
• interrupt periodically
  1. Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone
• to stress, single out as important
  1. Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
  Synonym:stressemphasizeemphasiseaccentaccentuate

双语例句

• However, it is still not permissible to wave it around or use it to punctuate your conversation.
  但是，它仍然不允许它周围挥手或标点你用它来交谈。
• She did not finish, for by this time she was bending down and punching under the bed with the broom, and so she needed breath to punctuate the punches with.
  她话没有说完，因为这时她正弯腰用扫把往床下猛捣，每捣一下，她需要停下来换口气。
• How do you punctuate the following sentence? I saw a$ 100 bill on the ground.
  你将下列的句子加标记，我将会见到一张100美元在地上。
• The gray-haired entrepreneur liked to punctuate his sentences with a wide grin and brief pause, letting his words sink in.
  这位白发的企业家很喜欢露齿并短暂的停顿来中断自己的句子，以便别人把自己的话听进去。
• When not accustomed to typing put punctuation, so I do not know how to punctuate a.
  不习惯打字的时候带上标点，以至于不知该如何断句了。
• The silence of the night was punctuated by the distant rumble of traffic.
  夜晚的宁静不时被远处车辆的隆隆声打断。
• One of a set of marks or signs, such as the comma(,) or the period (.), used to punctuate texts.
  用于标点文章的逗号（，）或句号（。）等一个或一组符号或标记。
• Even if people in your group don't capitalize or punctuate in their messages, stand out as someone who does.
  即使组织中的人在信息中不大写或加标点，你可以特立独行般成为这个人。
• The financial results punctuate a dismal year for the lenders, all of which are receiving state support.
  财务业绩预示了上述银行将面临一个低迷的年份，三大银行均接受了国家援助。
• An English professor wrote the words, "Woman without her man is nothing," on the blackboard and directed the students to punctuate it correctly.
  一个英语教授在黑板上写下，女人没有她男人什么也不是，要学生们正确地加上标点符号。