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

• Many fjords punctuate its coastline, which is also where most towns are situated.
  许多曲曲折折峡湾形成了它的海岸线，大多数的城镇都位于那里。
• 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。
• It's all in the punctuation: An English professor wrote the words," Woman without her man is nothing "on the blackboard and directed his students to punctuate it correctly.
  这个故事全是在说标点符号：一个英语教授在黑板上写下一行字“女人要没有她男人什么都不是”来指导他的学生如何正确地点标点。
• An English teacher wrote these words on the blackboard," Woman without her man is nothing. "The teacher then asked the students to punctuate the words correctly.
  英语老师在黑板上写了以下词汇：“女人没有她（她的）男人就什么都不是”，要求学生们给这些词汇点标点，组成一句话。
• 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。
• Less well-known is egypt's medieval heritage, courtesy of Coptic Christianity and islam-ancient churches, monasteries and mosques punctuate the Egyptian landscape.
  相对不太出名的是埃及中世纪的遗产，埃及基督教、斯兰教的礼数，这里古老的教堂，禅林和清真寺都是埃及的风光。
• Conclusion: Most common clinical features are grain lesions, punctuate hemorrhage and xerostomia in early tongue amyloidosis.
  结论：早期舌淀粉样变性病临床以灰白色颗粒、黏膜出血及口干最常见。
• He made gestures to punctuate his speech.
  他打手势来强调他的讲话。
• The hail beat a loud tatoo on the windowpane. The staccato of the dancer's heels against the floor, and the sharp bursts of clapping punctuate the singer's haunting wail.
  冰雹落在窗户的玻璃上，连续地敲响出很大的声音。舞蹈者的脚后跟断续地敲击着地板，伴随着响亮的击掌声，更加深了演唱者萦绕的悲叹。
• 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。