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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He made gestures to punctuate his speech.
  他打手势来强调他的讲话。
• 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。
• 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。
• Small acts of kindness punctuate the story of hunger, loss, war and death.
  细小的善举突出了这个充满饥饿、失去、战争和死亡的故事，信仰也受到了质疑。
• 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。