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hyphenates

/ˈhʌɪf(ə)neɪts/

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noun

斜杠青年，多重职业者.

A person with multiple duties or abilities, such as "writer-director", "actor-model", or "singer-songwriter".

Examples :

"Modern entrepreneurs are often hyphenates, juggling roles as CEO-designer or marketer-developer. "

现代创业者常常是斜杠青年，身兼数职，比如同时担任首席执行官兼设计师，或者营销人员兼开发者。

person job work ability entertainment style literature

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noun

双重种族者，混血人。

A person whose ethnicity is a multi-word hyphenated term, such as "African-American".

Examples :

"The school celebrated diversity by showcasing the traditions of its hyphenates, like Italian-Americans and Mexican-Americans. "

学校通过展示双重种族者的传统文化来庆祝多元化，比如意大利裔美国人和墨西哥裔美国人。

race person culture society group nation

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verb

用连字符连接，加上连字符。

To break a word at the end of a line according to the hyphenation rules by adding a hyphen on the end of the line.

Examples :

"The word processor automatically hyphenates words that are too long to fit at the end of a line. "

文字处理器会自动在行尾用连字符连接过长的单词，使之断开。

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verb

用连字符连接，加上连字符。

To join words or syllables with a hyphen.

Examples :

"The dictionary often hyphenates words that are too long to fit on a single line. "

词典常常会将太长的、一行写不下的单词用连字符连接起来。

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