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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• "I hope this will punctuate for other clubs just what the family of Rotary is all about," Stouffer says.
  她说：「我希望这件事可以加深其他扶轮社的印象，让他们知道什麽叫做扶轮家庭。」
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• How do you punctuate the following sentence?
  你会怎么给下面的句子加标点？
• 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。
• Frequent visits to the vending machine punctuate the day and serve equally well for reward, for consolation and for an energy boost.
  对自动售货机的频繁造访，让我的一天打满标点符号，这是对我的奖励和安慰，还能帮我提神。