今天我們要學的詞是 punctuate. punctuate 的原意是加標點,引申出來就是打斷,間斷的意思。The two-day APEC summit was punctuated by bitter arguments and underlined a rising rivalry between China and the West for influence in the usually neglected South Pacific. 為期兩天的亞太經合組織峰會不時被激烈的爭論打斷,凸顯出中國與西方之間為爭奪通常被忽視的南太平洋的影響力進行的競爭日趨激烈。Fireworks punctuated the nation-wide Independence Day celebration. 在全國獨立日的慶祝活動中不時出現煙花。
n. 獨立,自主,自立