柯林斯詞典punctuate /?p??ktj??e?t/ (punctuating,punctuated,punctuates) 1. V-T If an activity or situation is punctuated by particular things, it is interrupted by them at intervals. 不時打斷[書麪] [usu passive] The game was punctuated by a series of injuries. 那場比賽因不時有人受傷而中斷。 返回 punctuate劍橋詞典 punctuate verb [T] (ADD PUNCTUATION) to add punctuation marks (= symbols ) to writing so that people can see when a sentence starts and finishes , see that something is a question , etc. 給…加標(biāo)點(diǎn) punctuate verb [T] (REPEAT) formal to happen or cause something to happen repeatedly while something else is happening ; to interrupt something repeatedly 不斷打斷 The president spoke at length in a speech punctuated by applause . 縂統(tǒng)的長篇大論不時被掌聲打斷。 He chatted freely , punctuating his remarks as often as possible with the interviewer's first name . 他自在地閑聊著，在談?wù)撝胁粫r對採訪者直呼其名。 返回 punctuate