hyphenate

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hy·phen·ate /ˈhaɪfəneɪt/ verb [transitive]  SLto join words or syllables with a hyphen 用连字符连接 —hyphenated adjective —hyphenation /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

hyphenate• Use the soft hyphen in words which would not be hyphenated if they fell in the middle of a line.• No attempt is made to hyphenate, justify or show the final page layout.

hy·phen·ate verbChineseSyllable  

a syllables join to hyphen Corpus words with or

hyphenate
hy‧phen‧ate /ˈhaɪfəneɪt/ verb [transitive]
to join words or syllables with a hyphen
—hyphenated adjective
—hyphenation /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]

hy·phen·ateBrE /ˈhaɪfəneɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhaɪfəneɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they hyphenate BrE /ˈhaɪfəneɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhaɪfəneɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it hyphenates BrE /ˈhaɪfəneɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhaɪfəneɪts/ 🔊past simple hyphenated BrE /ˈhaɪfəneɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhaɪfəneɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle hyphenated BrE /ˈhaɪfəneɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhaɪfəneɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form hyphenating BrE /ˈhaɪfəneɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈhaɪfəneɪtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to join two words together using a hyphen; to divide a word between two lines of text using a hyphen 用连字符连接；用连字符分割（词语）◆Is your name hyphenated? 你的名字有用连字符吗？🔊🔊▸ hy·phen·ation BrE /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ◆hyphenation rules连字符使用规则