asterisk

verb

🔊/ˈæstərɪsk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they asterisk	🔊/ˈæstərɪsk/ 🔊/ˈæstərɪsk/
he / she / it asterisks	🔊/ˈæstərɪsks/ 🔊/ˈæstərɪsks/
past simple asterisked	🔊/ˈæstərɪskt/ 🔊/ˈæstərɪskt/
past participle asterisked	🔊/ˈæstərɪskt/ 🔊/ˈæstərɪskt/
-ing form asterisking	🔊/ˈæstərɪskɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈæstərɪskɪŋ/

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asterisk something to mark something with the symbol (* )星号（置于词语旁以引起注意或另有注释）
- I've asterisked the tasks I want you to do first.我在要你优先处理的工作旁标了星号。🔊🔊

noun

🔊/ˈæstərɪsk/

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the symbol ( * ) placed next to a particular word or phrase to make people notice it or to show that more information is given in another place星号（置于词语旁以引起注意或另有注释）
- I've placed an asterisk next to the tasks I want you to do first.我在要你优先处理的工作旁标了星号。🔊🔊
- If you have an asterisk key on your telephone, please press it now.如果电话上有星号键，请立即按。
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Word Originlate Middle English: via late Latin from Greek asteriskos ‘small star’, diminutive of astēr.