punctuate
punctuate 英 [ˈpʌŋktʃueɪt] 美 [ˈpʌŋktʃuˌet]
vt. 不时打断；加标点于
进行时:punctuating 过去式:punctuated 过去分词:punctuated 第三人称单数:punctuates
- Most commonly, punctuate means to insert standard marks (like periods, commas, and exclamation points) into written sentences.
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- vt. 不时打断；加标点于
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1. Her speech was punctuated by bursts of applause.
她的讲演不时被阵阵掌声打断。
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2. We have not yet learned to punctuate correctly.
我们尚未学会正确使用标点符号.
- punctuate (v.) 1630s, "to point out," from Medieval Latin punctuatus, past participle of punctuare, from Latin punctus, past participle of pungere "to prick, pierce" (from suffixed form of PIE root *peuk- "to prick").
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