punctuate
/'pʌŋktjueit/
★☆☆☆☆高考英语词汇
📖 中文释义
- vt.vi. 给文章加标点, 加标点符号
- vt. 强调, 加强, (常用被动)不时打断
- n. 标点, 标点法, 标点符号
🔗 释义中的汉语词
🧩 词形变化
💬 双语例句
We could apply the theory of punctuated equilibrium to languages.
我们可以把间断平衡理论应用到语言上。
NEW YORK – History rarely unfolds smoothly or evenly. Instead, it tends to be punctuated by major developments – battles, assassinations, breakthroughs – that have consequences that are felt for years.
Otherwise, we can expect a long period of stagnation, punctuated by periodic financial crises. In these circumstances, a majority of European voters have recently shown, once again, that they favor the right and its tendency to support the fortune seekers.
但在当今形势之下,大部分欧洲选民却再一次显示出他们对右翼及其所支持的财富投机者的偏好。 因此等待着我们的,将会是一个黯淡的前途。
🔵 同义词
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
- v. insert punctuation marks into
- v. interrupt periodically