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单词 hyphenate
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Definition of hyphenate in English:

hyphenate

verb ˈhʌɪf(ə)neɪtˈhaɪfəˌneɪt
[with object]
  • Write or separate with a hyphen.

    do you hyphenate ‘willy-nilly’?
    a hyphenated surname
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When everything is color coded or hyphenated how can we ever get past it?
    • All Velorian last names are supposed to be hyphenated.
    • I mean, isn't that what oddly hyphenated phrases are all about?
    • I can be proud of my ancestry without hyphenating my Americanism.
    • Her name is hyphenated and her britches are big so she's announced her candidacy for mayor of St. Mary's Point, Minnesota.
    • Consider hyphenating search terms, as this is likely an area competitors are unlikely to venture.
    • Until last week when his divorce was completed, Klingler's last name hyphenated to include Desai's.
    • A well chosen hyphenated domain name can be just as effective as a single word domain name.
    • Sometimes, but not always, Heidegger hyphenates the word, ‘Da-sein’, to stress the sense of ‘being here’.
    • But as a young man he decided to acquire a double-barrelled name by hyphenating his middle name, Grant, to the Ferris.
    • The dancing fairy is Ariel, who nowadays would have a hyphenated last name & fit in here perfectly.
    • Immediately after the contest was announced experts snapped up hyphenated domain names and began tweaking their text.
    • As the author concludes, ‘Brazil remains a country where hyphenated ethnicity is predominant yet unacknowledged.’
    • Here the two words were hyphenated, signifying a wordplay on the name of Ishmael, Abraham's first son and Isaac's half-brother.
    • What about giving consideration to hyphenating both names?
    • The big man parleyed the advent of a new hyphenated Tory into a week off.
    • The templates had been designed to accommodate long, hyphenated last names as well as multiple professional accreditation initials.
    • On his appointment, he altered his surname by hyphenating a family name to avoid misunderstanding.
    • I do not want to hyphenate my name, because it would be too long.
    • So, for commonly hyphenated or compound words, it is sometimes worth running the search a few ways.
nounˈhʌɪf(ə)neɪtˈhaɪfənət
informal
  • A person who is active in more than one sphere or occupation.

    producer-director-businessmen hyphenates such as Spielberg
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Said hyphenate's name is Josh, and his film, Winter Solstice, is about the millionth variation on a tried-and-true template.
    • He is a bonafide player - a multiple hyphenate who has done virtually everything that can be done in front of or behind a camera.
    • Now I might become what the Americans call a hyphenate - a writer-director.

Derivatives

  • hyphenation

  • nounhʌɪfəˈneɪʃ(ə)nˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃ(ə)n
    • Jackson's family originally wanted the name changed entirely, while Hartsfield's family opposed the hyphenation.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • That's about when hyphenation was seized upon as a solution to surname patriarchy.
      • It is in that state of hyphenation that we live our daily lives, comfortable in our dual skins.
      • She is insisting on her last name: no hyphenation.
      • A similarly important issue is the hyphenation of ‘Asian-Canadian’ within the headline and text of the review.
 
 

Definition of hyphenate in US English:

hyphenate

verbˈhīfəˌnātˈhaɪfəˌneɪt
[with object]
  • Write with a hyphen.

    a hyphenated surname
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Here the two words were hyphenated, signifying a wordplay on the name of Ishmael, Abraham's first son and Isaac's half-brother.
    • A well chosen hyphenated domain name can be just as effective as a single word domain name.
    • What about giving consideration to hyphenating both names?
    • I do not want to hyphenate my name, because it would be too long.
    • On his appointment, he altered his surname by hyphenating a family name to avoid misunderstanding.
    • Until last week when his divorce was completed, Klingler's last name hyphenated to include Desai's.
    • All Velorian last names are supposed to be hyphenated.
    • As the author concludes, ‘Brazil remains a country where hyphenated ethnicity is predominant yet unacknowledged.’
    • But as a young man he decided to acquire a double-barrelled name by hyphenating his middle name, Grant, to the Ferris.
    • The big man parleyed the advent of a new hyphenated Tory into a week off.
    • Sometimes, but not always, Heidegger hyphenates the word, ‘Da-sein’, to stress the sense of ‘being here’.
    • I mean, isn't that what oddly hyphenated phrases are all about?
    • So, for commonly hyphenated or compound words, it is sometimes worth running the search a few ways.
    • The templates had been designed to accommodate long, hyphenated last names as well as multiple professional accreditation initials.
    • The dancing fairy is Ariel, who nowadays would have a hyphenated last name & fit in here perfectly.
    • Immediately after the contest was announced experts snapped up hyphenated domain names and began tweaking their text.
    • Consider hyphenating search terms, as this is likely an area competitors are unlikely to venture.
    • I can be proud of my ancestry without hyphenating my Americanism.
    • When everything is color coded or hyphenated how can we ever get past it?
    • Her name is hyphenated and her britches are big so she's announced her candidacy for mayor of St. Mary's Point, Minnesota.
nounˈhaɪfənətˈhīfənət
informal
  • A person who is active in more than one occupation or sphere.

    as a supreme hyphenate, she was prepared to carry a heavy load as the director-producer-star of her new film
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Now I might become what the Americans call a hyphenate - a writer-director.
    • Said hyphenate's name is Josh, and his film, Winter Solstice, is about the millionth variation on a tried-and-true template.
    • He is a bonafide player - a multiple hyphenate who has done virtually everything that can be done in front of or behind a camera.
 
 
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