punctuate
US: /ˈpəŋktʃuˌeɪt/
UK: /pˈʌŋktʃuːˌeɪt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
punctuate /'pʌɳktjueit/- ngoại động từ
- chấm, đánh dấu chấm (câu...)
- (nghĩa bóng) lúc lúc lại ngắt quãng (bài nói...)
- the audience punctuated the speech by outbursts of applause: thính giả lúc lúc lại ngắt quãng bài nói bằng những tràng vỗ tay hoan nghênh
- nhấn mạnh
- nội động từ
- đánh dấu chấm; chấm câu
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb1 [VN] [often passive] ~ sth (with sth) to interrupt sth at intervals: Her speech was punctuated by bursts of applause. + He punctuates his conversation with snatches of song.
2 [V, VN] to divide writing into sentences and phrases by using special marks, for example COMMAS, question marks, etc.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 interrupt, break, intersperse; pepper, sprinkle:
The speeches were punctuated by frequent shouts from the audience.
2 accent, accentuate, underline, underscore, emphasize, stress, mark:
He punctuated each element of his argument with a sharp rap of his pencil on the lectern.
Concise dictionary
punctuates|punctuated|punctuating'pʌŋ(k)tʃʊeɪtverb
+insert punctuation marks into
+to stress, single out as important
+interrupt periodically
