punctuate

US [ˈpʌŋktʃuˌeɪt]
UK [ˈpʌŋktʃueɪt]
  • v.不时打断；给…加标点符号
  • Web强调；加标点于；不时介入
Simple Present：punctuates  Present Participle：punctuating  Past Tense：punctuated  

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punctuate
v.
1.
[t][oftpass]
~ sth (with sth)
不时打断to interrupt sth at intervals
Her speech was punctuated by bursts of applause.
她的讲演不时被阵阵掌声打断。
2.
[i][t]
~ (sth)
给…加标点符号to divide writing into sentences and phrases by using special marks, for example commas, question marks, etc.

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,不时打断不时打断,给…加标点符号给…加标点符号,强调强调,加标点于加标点于,不时介入不时介入
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
As if to punctuate this thought, he felt water coming in at the seams of his shoes.
就象是为了强调这些想法，他觉得有水进到了他的鞋缝里。
jiù xiàng shì wèi le qiáng diào zhè xiē xiǎng fǎ , tā jué de yǒu shuǐ jìn dào le tā de xié féng lǐ 。
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2.
In an alien gesture of authority, he would often punctuate such calls with a flicker of his long, forked tongue.
作为一个显示权威的异族动作，他经常吐出长而分叉的舌头来强调这种呼吁。
zuò wéi yī gè xiǎn shì quán wēi de yì zú dòng zuò , tā jīng cháng tǔ chū cháng ér fēn chā de shé tou lái qiáng diào zhè zhǒng hū yù 。
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3.
She tilted her head. When she finished, she jerked her head forward, as if to punctuate her remarks with an exclamation point.
只见她又是皱眉、又是歪头，说完了还猛地把头往前一伸，仿佛在为她的发言打上个感叹号。
zhǐ jiàn tā yòu shì zhòu méi 、 yòu shì wāi tóu , shuō wán le hái měng de bǎ tóu wǎng qián yī shēn , fǎng fú zài wèi tā de fā yán dǎ shàng gè gǎn tàn hào 。
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4.
This was deliberate as I do not believe you know how to write English properly until you know how to punctuate sentences.
当我不相信你知道该如何适当地写英国语直到你知道该如何加标点符号句子，这是深思熟虑的。
dāng wǒ bù xiāng xìn nǐ zhī dào gāi rú hé shì dàng de xiě yīng guó yǔ zhí dào nǐ zhī dào gāi rú hé jiā biāo diǎn fú hào jù zi , zhè shì shēn sī shú lǜ de 。
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5.
The world is brought right under my nose and all that is requested of me is to punctuate the calamities.
全世界都摆在我的鼻子底下，要我做的只是安排好发生灾祸的时间。
quán shì jiè dōu bǎi zài wǒ de bí zi dǐ xia , yào wǒ zuò de zhǐ shì ān pái hǎo fā shēng zāi huò de shí jiān 。
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6.
Jobs then dramatically hurled a Newton into a garbage can a few feet away to punctuate his decision.
后来戏剧性的一幕发生了：乔布斯突然把一部“牛顿”扔进了几步以外的垃圾箱，以此来强调他的决定。
hòu lái xì jù xìng de yī mù fā shēng le : qiáo bù sī tū rán bǎ yī bù " niú dùn " rēng jìn le jǐ bù yǐ wài de lā jī xiāng , yǐ cǐ lái qiáng diào tā de jué dìng 。
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7.
However, note how asymmetrical items are used to punctuate the general symmetry the layout has.
我们要学习的是，如何使用不对称的元素让整体性对称布局更出彩。
wǒ men yào xué xí de shì , rú hé shǐ yòng bù duì chèn de yuán sù ràng zhěng tǐ xìng duì chèn bù jú gèng chū cǎi 。
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8.
They punctuate a remarkable turnround for a financial centre that once boasted of its "light touch" approach to regulation.
伦敦这个金融中心曾以其“点到为止式”的监管而著称于世，但这项改革建议标志着政府态度发生了令人瞩目的大转变。
lún dūn zhè ge jīn róng zhōng xīn céng yǐ qí " diǎn dào wéi zhǐ shì " de jiān guǎn ér zhù chēng yú shì , dàn zhè xiàng gǎi gé jiàn yì biāo zhì zhe zhèng fǔ tài du fā shēng le lìng rén zhǔ mù de dà zhuǎn biàn 。
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9.
Punctuate the following sentence: A woman without her man is nothing.
给下面句子加标点：女人没有她男人什么都不是。
gěi xià mian jù zi jiā biāo diǎn : nǚ rén méi yǒu tā nán rén shén me dōu bú shì 。
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10.
He did not bother to punctuate the telegraph message.
他没有费心在电文中加标点。
tā méi yǒu fèi xīn zài diàn wén zhōng jiā biāo diǎn 。
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