Notice that the noun form does not use a hyphen.

请注意这种名词形式加连字符。

Do not confuse a hyphen with a longer dash (–).

要将连字符与较折号（–）混淆。

No, hang on. Okay, one word, a letter and a number and... maybe a hyphen. 3D printer.

，让我想想。好吧，一个词、一个字母、一个数字、以及一个连字号吧3D打印机。

If you have used bullets, replace them with hyphens.

如果用了项目符号，把们换成连字符。

Notice that both 15-foot and 10-foot come before the noun and there is a hyphen between the words.

请注意" 有15英尺高" 和" 有10英尺高" 都放在名词前，并且单词之间有连字符。

You can say a three-week trip and here you don't need an s but you need a hyphen.

可以说“三周旅行”，这需要加 s，但是需要加连字符。

'Ultra' is added to adjectives, using a hyphen but not always.

ultra 被加在形容词上，会使用连字符，但并一定总是这样。

That's right. So you write a 'seventy hyphen second' lap. A 'six hyphen foot' man.

是。所以要写 seventy-second lap 或者 six-foot man。

This hyphen joins these two words and so they count as one word.

连字符把这两个词连接起来，所以们算作一个词。

A hyphen is needed when a unit of measurement acts as an adjective.

当度量单位作为形容词时，要加连字符。

So a word like open-minded is joined together by a hyphen.

所以像 open-minded 这个用连字符连接词。

Even though these are two different words, the hyphen makes it one word.

即使们是两个同词，连字符使之成为一个单词。

A hyphen is used to combine two or more words together.

连字符用于将两个或多个单词连接在一起。

In last week's program, we talked about using hyphens to create a compound adjective.

在上周节目中，我们讨论了如何使用连字符来构造复合形容词。

In this week's program, we will explain how to use hyphens to make compound adjectives.

在本周节目中，我们将解释如何使用连字符来构成复合形容词。

That's right, it has hyphens. Well done if you got those right.

是，是用连字符连接。如果都答对了就很棒哦。

In this week's program, we will learn some general rules for creating compound nouns with hyphens.

在本周节目中，我们将学习用连字符构造复合名词一些基本规则。

Always check your dictionary if you are unsure if a compound noun requires a hyphen.

如果确定复合名词是否需要连字符，一定要查字典。

We use hyphens with compound nouns so that the sentence is clear and understandable.

我们在复合名词中使用连字符，这样句子就清晰易懂了。

A lot of students get confused about this because they see, for example, open and minded but they forget the hyphen.

很多学生对此感到困惑，因为他们看到 open 和 minded，但是们忘记了连字符。