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

• One of a set of marks or signs, such as the comma(,) or the period (.), used to punctuate texts.
  用于标点文章的逗号（，）或句号（。）等一个或一组符号或标记。
• 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。
• How do you punctuate the following sentence?
  你会怎么给下面的句子加标点？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• "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。」
• He made gestures to punctuate his speech.
  他打手势来强调他的讲话。
• 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。