Word familyverbhyphenatehyphenizeadjectivehyphenatedhyphenedhyphenicnounhyphenationhyphenismhyphenizationhyphen
hy·phen·ate /ˈhaɪfəneɪt/ verb [transitiveT]
SLto join words or syllables with a hyphen 用连字符连接
—hyphenatedadjectiveadj
—hyphenation /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU]
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.