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use a hyphen between X and Y
Use a hyphen between the two parts of the compound.
在复合词的两个部分之间使用连字符。
连字符
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
连字符
The symbol (-) used to join words or syllables, as in compound words or at a line break.
Use a hyphen between the two parts of the compound.
在复合词的两个部分之间使用连字符。
连字符:符号“‐”,通常用于连接两个或多个单词构成复合词,或表示单词在行末被拆分。
The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
连字符(-),用于复合词各部分之间或单词在行末断词时音节之间
a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
连字符:连接两个比它本身更重要事物的东西。
Something which links two things of greater significance than itself.
Someone who belongs to a marginalized subgroup, and can therefore described by a hyphenated term, such as "German-American", "female-academic", etc.
Please put a hyphen between 'well' and 'known' when you write 'well-known'.
请在写 well-known 时，在 well 和 known 之间加上连字符。
If a word is too long for the line, you can split it with a hyphen at the syllable break.
如果单词在一行中太长，你可以在音节分界处用连字符把它分开。
The editor removed the hyphen from the compound noun because the two words are now commonly written as one.
编辑移除了这个复合名词中的连字符，因为这两个词现在通常连写成一个词。
Use a hyphen between the two parts of the compound.
在复合词的两个部分之间使用连字符。
The number “twenty-three” is written with a hyphen.
数字 twenty-three 在书写时带有连字符。
Hyphens in a compound help show which words belong together.
复合词中的连字符有助于表明哪些词属于一个整体。
Not this
There are two hyphen in this compound word.
Use this
There are two hyphens in this compound word.
hyphen 是可数名词,前面有 two 时要用复数 hyphens。汉语名词没有数的变化,学习者容易漏掉 -s。
Not this
I used a hyphen to show the range from 5 to 10.
Use this
I used a dash to show the range from 5 to 10.
表示数字区间时应用 dash(尤其 en dash),而 hyphen 只用于连接复合词或表示断词。汉语常把两者都译成“连字符/短横”,因此容易混淆。
Not this
Please write the word with hyphen.
Use this
Please write the word with a hyphen.
hyphen 是可数名词,单数形式前需要加冠词 a。汉语没有冠词,学习者容易漏掉,“with a hyphen”才表示“用连字符”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
使用连字符
Use a hyphen when you combine two words into a compound adjective.
把两个单词组合成复合形容词时使用连字符。
插入连字符
If the line ends with a long word, insert a hyphen to split it.
如果一行末尾有个长单词，插入连字符将其拆分。
连字符位于……之间
There should be a hyphen between the two parts of the compound noun.
复合名词的两个部分之间应有连字符。
悬置连字符
The suspended hyphen saves space in lists like pre- and post-war periods.
在诸如“pre- and post-war”这类列表中，悬置连字符可以节省空间。
连字符键
Press the hyphen key on your keyboard to type the minus sign.
按下键盘上的连字符键来输入减号。
Use hyphen naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
连字符‘-’像一座小桥，把两个单词稳稳连在一起，比如well-being。
语域：neutral 常见场景：写作、排版、语法讨论 “hyphen” 是中性常用词，通常用于写作、排版和语法讨论中，指连接复合词各部分或行末断词的短横线；没有特别的语域限制。
只有 siphon 与 hyphen 完全押韵（/ˈhaɪfən/）。hymn 和 hyena 虽然以 hy- 开头，但发音分别读 /hɪm/ 和 /haɪˈiːnə/，并不押韵；often 和 orphan 仅词尾的 /ən/ 或 /fən/ 相同；Stephen 的 -phen 读 /vən/，不是 /fən/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.