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punctuate sth
表示“给……加标点”时，宾语通常是文章、句子等；也可不带宾语，如 punctuate correctly。
Please punctuate every sentence correctly.
请正确地为每个句子加上标点。
加标点；给…加标点
punctuated — past of punctuate
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
加标点；给…加标点
to insert punctuation marks into a text
Please punctuate every sentence correctly.
请正确地为每个句子加上标点。
To add punctuation to.
To add or to interrupt at regular intervals.
To emphasize; to stress.
punctuate
Base
原形
punctuates
3rd person
第三人称单数
punctuating
-ing
现在分词
punctuated
Past
过去式
punctuated
Past participle
过去分词
She always punctuates her emails carefully.
她总是仔细地给电子邮件加标点。
I am punctuating my essay at the moment.
此刻我正在给文章加标点。
The silence was punctuated by a sudden shout.
寂静被突然的一声喊叫打破了。
注意 punctuate 可表示加标点，也可表示不时打断。
Sirens punctuated the early morning silence.
警笛声不时打破清晨的寂静。
Her talk was punctuated by bursts of laughter.
她的讲话不时被阵阵笑声打断。
The long silence was punctuated with a sudden cough.
长时间的沉默被一声突然的咳嗽打破。
表示“给……加标点”时，宾语通常是文章、句子等；也可不带宾语，如 punctuate correctly。
Please punctuate every sentence correctly.
请正确地为每个句子加上标点。
表示“不时被打断”时常用被动语态，介词用 by 引出打断的事物；也可用 with。
The silence was punctuated by the occasional chirp of birds.
寂静不时被偶尔的鸟鸣声打破。
这个结构可表示“用……来强调”，with 后的名词表示手段或方式。
She punctuated her argument with striking examples.
她用生动的例子来强调自己的论点。
Not this
I forgot to punctuation the sentence.
Use this
I forgot to punctuate the sentence.
punctuation 是名词，意思是“标点符号”；这里需要动词作谓语，punctuate 才是“加标点”的动词。
Not this
Please punctual each paragraph with a period.
Use this
Please punctuate each paragraph with a period.
punctual 是形容词，意思是“守时的”；表示“给…加标点”要用动词 punctuate，两者拼写相近但词性和意思不同。
Not this
You should punctuate on every sentence.
Use this
You should punctuate every sentence.
punctuate 是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不需要介词 on。汉语中的“给…”不能直接对应成英语介词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
给句子加标点
Remember to punctuate a sentence with a period at the end.
记住在句末用句号给句子加标点。
被…不时打断
The long silence was punctuated by the ticking of the clock.
长时间的寂静不时被时钟的滴答声打断。
打破寂静
A sudden scream punctuated the silence of the night.
一声尖叫打破了夜晚的寂静。
用…强调/加强
She punctuated each word with a firm tap on the desk.
她每说一个词就用拳头在桌上敲一下，以加强语气。
打破寂静；用声音打断沉默
The distant thunder punctuated the silence of the night.
远处雷声打破了夜晚的寂静。
（声音）刺破天空；响彻空中
Her scream punctuated the air.
她的尖叫声划破长空。
用…不断地打断（某活动）；以…来强调
He punctuated his story with wild gestures.
他讲故事时不停地用夸张的手势来强调。
Use punctuated naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 punct 像'点'：给句子加标点就是加点；又像'刺'，喻不时打断、强调。
语域：mixed 常见场景：写作与编辑、正式叙事与文学描写、书面议论与修辞 作“在文本中加标点”解时，多用于写作或编辑相关的中性场合；作“不时打断”解时，比较常见于较正式的叙事或文学描写，且常用被动结构；作“强调”解时多用于书面议论。整体语体偏书面，日常口语中较少见。
这些词都以 -uate 结尾，但发音有所不同。accentuate、perpetuate 和 situate 以 /-tʃueɪt/ 结尾，与 punctuate 的 /-tjueɪt/ 相似；evaluate、insinuate 和 graduate（动词）以 /-jueɪt/ 结尾。由于重音位置不同，它们都不是 punctuate 的严格押韵词。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.