punctuate
UK/'pʌŋktjueit/US
高考C2
释义
v.
To add punctuation marks to a piece of writing.
给（文字）加标点。
v.
To interrupt or break up something at intervals.
（不时地）打断，使中断。
v.
To emphasize or stress something.
强调，突出。
词根拆分
词根派生punct（点）+ -ate（使、做）=「点上点」。punctuate 最初指在文本里标上小点，指示停顿处。从「往文字里插入间断」，词义延伸到「往任何事里插入间断」：a speech punctuated by applause（被掌声不时打断的演讲），就像逗号把句子断开一样，被掌声一段段断开。
词根 punct 还连着 12 个词常用搭配
- 1.punctuate a sentence给句子加标点
- 2.punctuated by被……打断
- 3.punctuate a speech在演讲中穿插
- 4.punctuate with pauses用停顿来强调
例句
- 1.
Remember to punctuate your sentences correctly.
记得给你的句子正确地加标点。
- 2.
His speech was punctuated by bursts of laughter.
他的演讲不时被阵阵笑声打断。
- 3.
She punctuated her story with dramatic pauses.
她用戏剧性的停顿给故事增添了张力。