apostrophe

noun

1. 撇号；省字符； 省略符号
   the mark ( ' ) used to show that one or more letters or numbers have been left out, as in she's for she is and '63 for 1963
2. 撇号；所有格符号
   the mark ( ' ) used before or after the letter ‘s’ to show that sth belongs to sb, as in Sam's watch and the horses' tails
3. 撇号；复数符号
   the mark ( ' ) used before the letter ‘s’ to show the plural of a letter or number, as in How many 3's are there in 9? and There are two m's in ‘comma’.

1. 撇号，省字号，所有格符号（符号为’）
   An apostrophe is the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in 'isn't' and 'we'll'. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in 'Mike's car'.

1. 'It's' ( with an apostrophe) should be used only as a contraction for 'it is'.
   it's（带撇号）只能用作itis的缩约形式。
2. There should be an apostrophe here, and look, you've missed out the word 'men' altogether!
   这里应该有一个撇号，还有你看，你把men这个单词整个儿漏掉了！
3. Perhaps in the broader world, you might find years that have two or four digits and might even contain an apostrophe, as in'09.
   在一个更广的范围，您可能发现拥有两位或四位数字的年份，甚至可能包含一个撇号，如'09。
4. To add a comment to a statement in these files, type a comment after an apostrophe ( ').
   为了向这些文件中的声明添加一条注释，您可以在一个撇号后（'）添加一条注释。
5. To create an actual apostrophe, put two single quote marks side-by-side('') to produce one quote mark in your output.
   要创建实际的省略号，将两个单引号并排放在一起（‘’），从而在输出中生成一个引号。
6. He said that people should stop worrying about "text message speak" creeping into general usage and called for the apostrophe to be abolished.
   他说，人们无需担心“短信用语”渗透进日常用语之中，他甚至呼吁废除英语中的所有格符号。
7. Each apostrophe ( ') should be preceded with a backslash.
   每一个省略符号（'）放置在反斜线符号之前。
8. They're too farting busy sneering at a greengrocer's less than perfect use of the apostrophe.
   他们一天到晚忙着对杂货店招牌上错加的逗号嗤之以鼻。
9. There should be no apostrophe because what you mean is that the decision belongs to the group.
   无撇号的情况下是因为你所指的决定属于这个团体。
10. Shoppers passing by don't think: I'm not going to buy them because the apostrophe is misplaced.
    路过的购物者不会这样想：我不会去买他的东西，因为那一撇放错了位置。
11. The number in this cell is formatted as text or preceded by an apostrophe.
    此单元格中的数字为文本格式，或者其前面有撇号。
12. Each of these corporate giants has adopted a trend to "simplify" its corporate logo by dropping the apostrophe.
    但这几家企业龙头近来都顺应潮流，把撇号拿掉，以求「简化」企业商标。
13. Answer these questions, using the words in parentheses. Put the apostrophe in the right place.
    用句后括号中的词或词组来回答问题，注意撇号的位置。
14. If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur.
    假如说英语有什么理性纪律的话，一个灾难就是一只长着毛的单引号。
15. I put that word on the page, but he added the apostrophe.
    我在纸上放了一个词，但他加了那一撇。
16. Apostrophe: Sign of omission of letter or to show possessive.
    省略号：在英文字内表示略去一些字母或表示拥有的符号。
17. The word is broken at the apostrophe; otherwise, the letters following the apostrophe are trimmed.
    则在撇号处断词，否则，撇号后的字母将被剪裁掉。
18. For example, users may need to enter a single quote ( or apostrophe) as part of a person's name.
    例如，用户可能需要将单引号（或省略号）作为人名的一部分输入。
19. As to an abstract and inanimate entity, apostrophe can personify them and make the images of poetry vivid and charming.
    与动物或抽象概念对话时，能赋予诗人要诉说的对象以人的特征，使得诗歌意象生动活泼，增添艺术魅力。
20. As a kind of figure of speech, apostrophe often appears in poetry in the form of vision or personification.
    作为一种修辞格，呼语常被用在诗歌中，并伴随着示现或拟人的形式出现。

noun

1. the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word

2. address to an absent or imaginary person