apostrophe

英[əˈpɒstrəfi]
美[əˈpɑːstrəfi]

基本释义

  • n.撇号; 省略符号; 所有格符号; <语>呼语

词性变化

实用例句

They include Harrods , Selfridges and Currys, who have all excised the apostrophe from their brand names.

这些公司包括哈洛兹百货 、 塞弗里吉斯百货及家电商柯瑞斯, 他们都拿掉了品牌名中原有的撇号.

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Shoppers passing by don't think: I'm not going to buy them because the apostrophe is misplaced.

路过的购物者不会这样想: 我不会去买他的东西,因为那一撇放错了位置.

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Apostrophe: Sign of omission of letter or to show possessive.

省略号: 在英文字内表示略去一些字母或表示拥有的符号.

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I put that word on the page, but he added apostrophe.

我在纸上放了一个词, 但他加了那一撇.

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The apostrophe is not displayed in the cell.

撇号在单元格里不显示出来.

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The number in this cell is formatted as text or preceded by an apostrophe.

此单元格中的数字为文本格式,或者其前面有撇号.

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When do I need to use an apostrophe?

什么时候用撇号?

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Do not attempt to one day suddenly turned into a comma or apostrophe.

不要企图某一天忽然变成逗号或省略号.

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If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur.

如果说英语有什么理性规律的话, 一个灾难就是一只长着毛的单引号.

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Answer these questions, using the words in parentheses. Put the apostrophe in the right place.

用句后括号中的词或词组来回答问题, 注意撇号的位置.

《简明英汉词典》

Two sequential apostrophes in a quoted string denote a single character, namely an apostrophe.

引用串中连续的两个单引号表示一个字符, 即单引号.

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When you contract a word or two words you need to add apostrophe .

当你要缩写一个或者两个词时,你需要加上撇号。

辞典例句

"It's" (with an apostrophe) should be used only as a contraction for "it is".

it's(带撇号)只能用作itis的缩约形式。

柯林斯例句

There should be an apostrophe here, and look, you've missed out the word "men" altogether!

这里应该有一个撇号,还有你看,你把men这个单词整个儿漏掉了!

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英英释义

Noun
  • 1. address to an absent or imaginary person

  • 2. the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word