punctuated

英 [ˈpʌŋktʃueɪtɪd]

美 [ˈpʌŋktʃueɪtɪd]

v.  不时打断; 给…加标点符号
punctuate的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：punctuated　过去式：punctuated　

柯林斯词典

• VERB 不时打断
  If an activity or situationis punctuated byparticular things, it is interrupted by them at intervals.
  1. The silence of the night was punctuated by the distant rumble of traffic.
     夜晚的宁静不时被远处车辆的隆隆声打断。

双语例句

• Many other lesser-known figures have punctuated English literature as well.
  其他许多较不知名的作家也不时出现在英语文学中。
• He was the co-developer with Stephen Jay Gould of the theory of punctuated equilibrium.
  这是尼尔斯·艾崔奇，他和史蒂芬·古尔德一起提出了间断平衡理论。
• The train shoogles me off into a light slumber, punctuated by squeaks and grinding noises.
  行进中的火车把我摇进了浅浅的梦境，不时地被咯吱咯吱的摩擦声响打上标点符号。
• Was just one short punctuated joke after another.
  只是一个接一个无聊的笑话。
• If a 26-year-old sends elaborately punctuated text messages, does this herald the end of an era?
  如果一名26岁的年轻人发送短信时，标点符号都费心推敲过，这是否预示着一个时代的终结？
• His lecture was punctuated by burst of applause.
  他的演讲不断被一阵阵掌声所打断。
• The fortress-like entrance wall is punctuated by a large opening which allows a glimpse of the entry courtyard.
  堡垒似的入口墙上，一个大大的开口可以使人从外面瞥见入口处的庭院。
• Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone.
  她的敏锐的问题不时地打断演讲者的话。
• That economics is not a natural science is clear from the inconclusive engagements that have punctuated its own history.
  经济学不是一门自然科学，一个明显的例证是，经济学史上不时发生毫无结果的论战。
• Teddy's energetic, bouncing head punctuated his remarks.
  特迪有力地点着头来加重他的语气。