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

• From how they convey the news to colleagues, to the type of clothes they wear and how they punctuate their emails, the newly jobless must use careful footwork to navigate the job hunt.
  从他们如何将消息告知同事，穿什么类型的衣服，到写电子邮件时如何断句，新进失业人员必须借助仔细谨慎的策略来驾驭求职的过程。
• Send the crinkle and tear of wrapping paper and the oohs and aahs that punctuate each gift as it is exposed and shown around.
  寄给我礼物包装纸被撕开的声音和孩子们打开礼物并四处炫耀时的啊呀声。
• 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。
• THIS activity focuses on the students'ability to compose and punctuate sentences with dependent adjective, adverb and noun clauses.
  此活动重在考查学生对形容词从句、副词从句和名词从句的组织能力。
• As the eastern edge of the loess plateau, the loess of this area is complex and diverse, with obviously varied thickness and punctuate or sheet distributions.
  构成黄土高原的东部边缘，该区黄土复杂多样，厚度变化较大，成点状或片状分布。
• How do you punctuate the following sentence?
  你会怎么给下面的句子加标点？
• 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。
• Punctuate Skin Grafting in Treatment of Local Flap Necrosis After Breast Cancer Radical Mastectomy: 68 Cases of Clinical Experience
  点状植皮治疗乳腺癌术后局部皮瓣坏死68例的临床体会
• The children have not yet learned to punctuate correctly.
  这些小学生尚未学会正确使用标点符号。
• 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。