punctuate

US /ˈpʌŋk.tuː.eɪt/
UK /ˈpʌŋk.tuː.eɪt/
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1.

標點

insert punctuation marks in (text)

:
Remember to punctuate your sentences correctly.
記住要正確標點你的句子。
The editor carefully punctuated the manuscript.
編輯仔細地標點了手稿。
2.

不時打斷, 強調

occur at intervals throughout (a series of events or a period of time)

:
His speech was punctuated by applause.
他的演講不時被掌聲打斷。
The silence was punctuated by the distant sound of church bells.
寂靜不時被遠處教堂鐘聲打破。