quote
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you quote someone as saying something, you repeat what they have written or said. 引用; 引述
He quoted Mr. Polay as saying that peace negotiations were already underway. 他引用波利先生的话说,和平谈判已在进行。
I gave the letter to the local press and they quoted from it. 我把信交给了当地的报社,他们从中引用了内容。
2. N-COUNT A quote from a book, poem, play, or speech is a passage or phrase from it. 引文; 引语
The paper starts its editorial comment with a quote from an unnamed member of the House. 该报社论以一位匿名议员的引语展开。
3. V-T If you quote something such as a law or a fact, you state it because it supports what you are saying. 引用 (法律条款、事实等)
The Congresswoman quoted statistics saying that the standard of living of the poorest people had fallen. 这位女国会议员援引统计数据说,赤贫人口的生活水平已经下降。
4. V-T If someone quotes a price for doing something, they say how much money they would charge you for a service they are offering or a for a job that you want them to do. 报 (价)
A travel agent quoted her $260 for a flight from Boston to New Jersey. 一家旅行社给她从波士顿到新泽西的航班报价$260。
5. N-COUNT A quote for a piece of work is the price that someone says they will charge you to do the work. 报价
Always get a written quote for any repairs needed. 对任何所需的修理都索取一份书面报价。
6. V-T PASSIVE If a company's shares, a substance, or a currency is quoted at a particular price, that is its current market price. 报 (公司股票、物质、货币) 的牌价[商业]
In early trading in Hong Kong yesterday, gold was quoted at $368.20 an ounce. 昨天在香港早市的交易中,黄金被报出每盎司$368.20的牌价。
7. N-PLURAL Quotes are the same as quotation marks. 引号[非正式]
The word "remembered" is in quotes. “”一词是打了引号的。
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quote /kwəʊt/ (quoting,quoted,quotes)
剑桥词典
- In all future letters on this subject , please quote our reference JW/155/C/1991.
- I can't quote the exact statistics for you offhand , but they're there for you to see in the report .
- The article quoted an unnamed source from the White House.
- At the beginning of his speech he quoted a line from 'Macbeth'.
- I think it's a crazy idea , but don't quote me on that.
quote verb (SAY)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to repeat the words that someone else has said or written
引用,引述,援引
He's always quoting from the Bible . 他总是引用《圣经》上的话。
"If they're flexible , we're flexible ", the official was quoted as saying. 援引那位官员的话说:“如果他们能变通,我们也能变通。”
She worked , to quote her daughter , "as if there were no tomorrow ". 用她女儿的话来说,她工作起来“就像没有明天似的”。
Can I quote you on that (= can I repeat to other people what you have just said)? 你讲的那些话我可以转述给别人听吗?
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]
If you quote a fact or example , you refer to it in order to add emphasis to what you are saying.
举出,举证
[ 后面接一个直接宾语和一个间接宾语的动词 ] Quote me one organization that doesn't have some bad managers . 请给我举出一个没有不善管理的经理的机构来。
例句
quote verb (GIVE PRICE)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to give a price , especially one that will be charged for doing a piece of work
报价
The architect has quoted £90,000 to build a patio . 对露台部分,建筑师开价9万英镑。