0 to add punctuation marks (= symbols) to writing so that people can see when a sentence starts and finishes, see that something is a question, etc. -- 給…加標點符號
1 to happen or cause something to happen repeatedly while something else is happening; to interrupt something repeatedly -- 不斷打斷
Why are long periods of political stability punctuated by sudden bursts of intense instability?
Usually this is punctuated by orchestral chords, although sometimes the accompaniment is more extended.
Her portrayal of individual lone stars, in the heavenly constellations, is punctuated by silences, most ominously.
The recognition of probable parasequences within each sequence points to an episodic shallowing of each sequence, the overall regressive cycles being punctuated by deepening episodes.
The walls on either side are solid and unforgiving except where punctuated by openings to the spaces beyond.
They would then split lengthwise, releasing miracidia which swam rapidly in straight lines punctuated by rapid random changes in direction.
However, he punctuates the final part of the sentence differently.
The work as a whole seems to emulate the slow, cyclical movements which occur in nature, punctuated by sudden upheavals and disruptions.
