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单词 punctuate
释义 punc·tu·ate
I. \ˈpəŋ(k)chəˌwāt, -(k)sh-, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Medieval Latin punctuatus, past participle of punctuare to point, from Latin punctus pricking, point, from punctus, past participle of pungere to prick — more at pungent
transitive verb
1. : to mark or divide (written or printed matter) with punctuation marks in order to clarify the meaning and separate structural units
2. : to break into or interrupt at intervals
 < the steady click of her needles punctuated the silence — Edith Wharton >
 < she punctuated his petitions with Amens — Alan Paton >
 < meetings punctuated by brief recesses — Lindesay Parrott >
 < her career was punctuated by a series of mishaps — Harper's >
 < the many odysseys which have punctuated his life — Polly Adler >
3. : to set off by contrast : accentuate, emphasize
 < her heels … punctuated the declaration of finality as they clicked along the sidewalk — Helen Howe >
 < raising of a finger punctuating the lively lingo of the auctioneer — American Guide Series: Louisiana >
 < the music … with enough beat to punctuate it — Harold Sinclair >
 < copious tears punctuate their bitter tale of financial woe — B.B.Seligman >
 < brilliant solid color is punctuated by the blackest black — Rosamund Frost >
 < dress with beige top and caramel skirt, punctuated at the waistline with a black patent belt — Women's Wear Daily >
 < the sun was punctuating the sky — Sabine Gova >
intransitive verb
: to use punctuation marks
II. \-_wə̇t, -ˌwāt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin punctus point + English -ate
: punctate, dotted
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