hyphen

英 [ˈhaɪfn]

美 [ˈhaɪfn]

n.  连字符

复数：hyphens　过去式：hyphened　第三人称单数：hyphens　

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BNC.24827 / COCA.27394

牛津词典

noun

• 连字符
  the mark ( - ) used to join two words together to make a new one, as in back-up , or to show that a word has been divided between the end of one line and the beginning of the next

柯林斯词典

• 连字符;连字号
  Ahyphenis the punctuation sign used to join words together to make a compound, as in 'left-handed'. People also use a hyphen to show that the rest of a word is on the next line.

英英释义

noun

• a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
  Synonym:dash

verb

• divide or connect with a hyphen
  1. hyphenate these words and names
  Synonym:hyphenate

双语例句

• The dash is longer than the hyphen.
  破折号比连字符稍长点。
• Select the word that contains the hyphen that you want to change.
  选择要更改其中的连字符的单词。
• As an implementor of an XML processor, we might define a special date datatype that conforms to the format of day-month-year, but uses various separators, not just a hyphen (-).
  作为XML处理器的实现者，我们可以定义一个特殊的date数据类型，该类型遵循“日-月-年”的格式，也可以使用其他分隔符，不一定要使用连字符（-）。
• Discretionary hyphen: Hyphen inserted by keyboard and which overrides the hyphenation program in use.
  决断式连字：用键盘加上连字号的情况，它可以取代连字程式所用的连字法。
• Click optional hyphen to remove manual hyphens.
  单击“可选连字符”删除手动连字符。
• A single hyphen (-) as a parameter means to change to the previous working directory.
  将一个连字符（-）作为参数意味着切换到前一个工作目录。
• Command Options: Commands usually accept options or parameters, which are given in a sequence beginning with a hyphen (-).
  命令选项：命令通常接受选项或者参数，这些选项和字符以一个连字号开始，挨次给出。
• Both stdout and stdin are typically denoted as a hyphen (-).
  stdout和stdin通常表示为连字符（-）。
• This is converted to a single hyphen when you want to use the probe during tracing.
  在跟踪期间希望使用探测时，把双下划线改为单一连字符。
• This is actually three bits of information, joined together by a double hyphen.
  这实际上是用双划线组成的三块信息。