| 词汇 | punctuation mark |
| 释义 | punctuation markWord family nounpunctuationpunctuationistpunctuatorpunctuation markadjectivepunctuativeverbpunctuate Letters & punctuation ˌpunctuˈation mark ●●○ noun [countableC] SLAa sign, such as a comma or question mark, used to divide a piece of writing into sentences, phrases etc 标点符号〔如逗号或问号等〕 n THESAURUS types of punctuation mark apostrophe the sign (') that is used to show that one or more letters or numbers have been left out, as in don’t, or used before ‘s’ to show that something belongs to someone or something, as in Mark’s dog brackets British EnglishBrE, parentheses American EnglishAmE and British EnglishBrE formal a pair of signs ( ) used for enclosing information that interrupts a sentence colon the sign : that is used to introduce an explanation, example, quotation etc semicolon the sign ; that is used to separate words in a list, or different parts of a sentence that can be understood separately comma the sign , that is used to separate things in a list, or between two clauses in a sentence hyphen the sign – that is used to join words or syllables dash the sign — that is used to separate two closely related parts of a sentence, especially in more informal English full stop British EnglishBrE, period American English the sign . that is used to mark the end of a sentence or the short form of a word exclamation mark British EnglishBrE, exclamation point American EnglishAmE the sign ! that is used after a sentence or word that expresses surprise, anger, or excitement question mark the sign ? that is used at the end of a question quotation marks (also inverted commas British English) a pair of signs ‘ and ’ that are put around words, especially to show that you are quoting what someone has said other marks used in writingangle brackets British EnglishBrE a pair of signs <> used for enclosing information slash a line / that is used to separate words, numbers, or letters backslash a line \\ that is used to separate words, numbers, or letters asterisk the sign * that is used especially to mark something interesting or important at sign the sign @ that is used especially in email addresses ampersand the sign & that means ‘and’ Examples from the Corpus punctuation mark• He snorted quietly: an unemotional noise; a punctuation mark.• Each punctuation mark is put into a flashing mode, and another graphic character replaces each word.• Rather it was a fiery punctuation mark, a coal-like comma, or salamander semicolon, in a continuing story. |
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