punctuate

[US]/ˈpʌŋktʃueɪt/
[UK]/ˈpʌŋktʃueɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. (在文字中)加标点符号 不时打断某事物
Word Forms
过去分词punctuated
过去式punctuated
第三人称单数punctuates
现在分词punctuating

Phrases & Collocations

properly punctuated

正确标点

Example Sentences

to punctuate a piece of writing

给一篇文章加标点

a speech punctuated by rhetorical pauses.

以具有说服力的暂停来停顿的讲演

a speech punctuated with cheers

演讲不时地被喝采声打断

We have not yet learned to punctuate correctly.

我们尚未学会正确使用标点符号。

He did not bother to punctuate the telegraph message.

他没有费心在电文中加标点。

His speech was punctuated by catcalls.

演讲不时给噓声打断。

the country's history has been punctuated by coups.

该国历史上曾多次发生政变。

He made gestures to punctuate his speech.

他打手势来强调他的讲话。

a conversation occasionally punctuated by pregnant pauses.

间有意味深长的停顿的谈话

The audience punctuated his speech by outbursts of applause.

听众不时以阵阵掌声打断他的讲话。

a silence punctuated only by the occasional sniff from the children

只有偶尔被孩子们吸鼻子的声音打破的寂静

she punctuates her conversation with snatches of song.

她在谈话过程中不时唱上一曲。

When it is punctuated, the meaning becomes clear.

加上标点符号, 意思就清楚了。

The professor punctuated his lecture with a few well-chosen jokes.

教授在讲演中不时插入几个适当的笑话。

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