noun🔗Share插入号，补字号 A mark ⟨ ‸ ⟩ used by writers and proofreaders to indicate that something is to be inserted at that point."The proofreader used a caret ‸ to show where a missing comma should be inserted in the sentence. "校对员用一个补字号（‸）来指出句子中应该插入逗号的位置。writingmarkgrammarlanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share光标，插入符。 An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place. Also called a cursor."The caret in the document showed me exactly where to insert the new paragraph about my sister's birthday. "文档里的光标清楚地显示着我应该在哪里插入关于我妹妹生日的新段落。computingtechnologywritingcommunicationdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share插入符，脱字符。 A circumflex, ⟨ ＾ ⟩."The math teacher said the caret symbol, which looks like a little hat, indicates an exponent. "数学老师说，那个看起来像小帽子的脱字符（＾），表示指数。grammarwritinglinguisticssignwordlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share抑扬符，倒折音符 A háček, ⟨ ˇ ⟩."The Czech word for car (auto) has a caret over the 'r': áuto. "捷克语中“汽车”(auto)这个词的“r”上面有一个抑扬符（倒折音符）：áuto。languagewritingwordsigngrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share玳瑁 A kind of turtle, the hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata)."Divers were thrilled to spot a caret swimming amongst the coral reef, its distinctive shell pattern shimmering in the sunlight. "潜水员们欣喜地发现一只玳瑁在珊瑚礁中游动，它那独特的甲壳花纹在阳光下闪闪发光。animalbiologynatureorganismoceanenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
