Chấm câu, đặt đánh dấu chấm (câu...)

(nghĩa bóng) ngắt quãng (bài nói...)

the audience punctuated the speech by outbursts of applause

thính giả lúc lúc lại ngắt quãng bài nói bằng những tràng vỗ tay hoan nghênh

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V.

Interrupt, break, intersperse; pepper, sprinkle: Thespeeches were punctuated by frequent shouts from the audience.2 accent, accentuate, underline, underscore, emphasize, stress,mark: He punctuated each element of his argument with a sharprap of his pencil on the lectern.

V.tr.

Insert punctuation marks in.

Interrupt at intervals(punctuated his tale with heavy sighs). [med.L punctuarepunctuat- (as PUNCTUAL)]