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semicolons

/ˌsemiˈkoʊlənz/ /ˌsɛmiˈkoʊlənz/

Meanings
noun

分号

The punctuation mark ;.

Examples :

"The teacher explained how to use commas and semicolons to connect related ideas in a sentence. "
老师解释了如何使用逗号和分号来连接句子中相关的想法。
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Related Words

Illustration sentence

sentence noun

[ˈsɛntn̩t͡s]

判决，宣判

"The court returned a sentence of guilt in the first charge, but innocence in the second."

法庭对第一项指控宣判有罪，但对第二项指控宣判无罪。

Illustration how

how noun

/hæŏ/ /haʊ/

方法，手段。

"I am not interested in the why, but in the how."

我对原因不感兴趣，我感兴趣的是方法。

Illustration punctuation

punctuation noun

/pʌŋk.tʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/

标点，标点符号

"Proper punctuation, like commas and periods, makes our writing clearer and easier to understand. "

正确的标点符号，比如逗号和句号，能让我们的文章更清晰，更容易理解。

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

老师，教师

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

我女儿的老师非常友善而且乐于助人。

Illustration mark

mark noun

/mɑɹk/

界限，边界。

"The new park's mark extends to the edge of the woods. "

新公园的界限一直延伸到树林的边缘。

Illustration commas

commas noun

/ˈkɑm.əz/ /ˈkɒm.əz/

逗号

"Please use the context that I specified above for the example sentence. Here's a good example sentence: "When writing a list of items, like apples, bananas, and oranges, remember to use commas to separate them." "

写一份清单，例如苹果、香蕉和橘子，记得用逗号把它们隔开。

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

越...越..., 愈...愈...

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

越想越觉得它很无力。

Illustration use

use noun

/juːz/ /juːs/

使用，用途

"The use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations."

联合国谴责使用酷刑的行为。

Illustration explained

explained verb

/ɪkˈspleɪnd/

解释，说明，阐明。

"To explain a chapter of the Bible."

解释《圣经》的一章.

Illustration ideas

ideas noun

/aɪˈdɪəz/ /aɪˈdi.əz/

想法，概念，理念

"The teacher said that the ideas of perfect friendship and absolute fairness are often better in theory than in reality. "

老师说，完美友谊和绝对公平的理念往往在理论上比现实中更美好。

Illustration related

related verb

/ɹɪˈleɪtɪd/

讲述，叙述.

"Please relate the circumstances of your journey here today."

请你详细讲述一下你今天来这里的经过。

Illustration connect

connect verb

/kəˈnɛkt/

连接，接合。

"I think this piece connects to that piece over there."

我觉得这块零件是用来和那块零件连接的。