| 释义 |
apostrophe
UK [ə'pɒs.trə.fi] US [-'pɑ:.strə-] noun countable
ADVANCED
■the punctuation mark ' that shows when a letter or a number has been left out, or is used before or after s to show possession （表示省略或加在字母s前后表示所有格的）撇号，省字元，省略符号（’）•I'm (= I am)我是 •they're (= they are)他们是 •'65 (= 1965)1965年 •Helen's laugh海伦的笑 •Charles' cooking查尔斯的厨艺 •a baby's hand婴儿的一只手 •babies' hands婴儿的手 ■used before s to show the plural of a number or a letter （用于字母s前表示数字或字母的复数形式）•the 1920's20世纪20年代 •I always forget there are four s's in possession.我总是记不住单词 possession 中 有四个 s。 |