单词 | quote |
释义 | verbnoun🔑 quoteAW BrE /kwəʊt/ NAmE /kwoʊt/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they quote BrE /kwəʊt/ NAmE /kwoʊt/ present simple - he / she / it quotes BrE /kwəʊts/ NAmE /kwoʊts/ past simple quoted BrE /ˈkwəʊtɪd/ NAmE /ˈkwoʊtɪd/ past participle quoted BrE /ˈkwəʊtɪd/ NAmE /ˈkwoʊtɪd/ -ing form quoting BrE /ˈkwəʊtɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈkwoʊtɪŋ/ ➤ repeat exact words 引述🔑 [T , I ]to repeat the exact words that another person has said or written 引用;引述◆ ~sth (from sb /sth )He quoted a passage from the minister's speech . 他引用了部长的一段讲话。◆ to quote Shakespeare 引用莎士比亚的话◆ Quote this reference number in all correspondence . 请在所有函件中标明这个编号。◆ ~ (sb ) (as doing sth )The President was quoted in the press as saying that he disagreed with the decision . 报刊援引总统的话,说他不赞成这项决定。◆ 'It will all be gone tomorrow .' ' Can I quote you on that ?' “明天一切将烟消云散。” “我能引用你的这句话吗?”◆ Don't quote me on this (= this is not an official statement ), but I think he is going to resign . 不要说这话是我说的,但我想他打算辞职。◆ She said , and I quote , 'Life is meaningless without love .' 我援引她曾说过的话:“人生无爱一场空。”◆ + speech 'The man who is tired of London is tired of life ,' he quoted . “厌倦伦敦等于厌倦生活。” 他引述道。 ➡ see also misquote➤ give example 举例[T ]~ (sb ) sth to mention an example of sth to support what you are saying 举例说明◆ Can you quote me an instance of when this happened ? 你能否给我举例说明一下这事发生的时间?mentionrefer to sb/sth ⬥ speak ⬥ cite ⬥ quoteThese words all mean to write or speak about sb/sth, often in order to give an example or prove sth.以上各词均含写到、说到、谈及或举例说明之义。mention to write or speak about sth/sb, especially without giving much information指提到、写到、说到,尤指未给出详细信息:◆Nobody mentioned anything to me about it.没人跟我提过这事。refer to sb/sth(ratherformal ) to mention or speak about sb/sth指提到、谈及、说起:◆I promised not to refer to the matter again.我答应过再不提这事了。speak to mention or describe sb/sth指提起、讲述:◆Witnesses spoke of a great ball of flame.目击者都谈到有个大火球。cite(formal ) to mention sth as a reason or an example, or in order to support what you are saying指提及(原因)、举出(示例)证明:◆He cited his heavy workload as the reason for his breakdown.他提到繁重的工作负荷是导致他累垮的原因。quote to mention an example of sth to support what you are saying指举例说明:◆Can you quote me an instance of when this happened?你能否给我举例说明一下发生这事的情况?cite or quote?用 cite 还是 quote?You can cite reasons or examples, but you can only quote examples. * cite 可指提及原因或举出示例,但 quote 只用于举例:◆He quoted his heavy workload as the reason for his breakdown. Cite is a more formal word than quote and is often used in more formal situations, for example in descriptions of legal cases. * cite 较 quote 正式,常用于较正式的场合中,如说明法律案件。Patternsto mention/refer to/speak of/cite/quote sb/sth as sb/sthto mention/refer to/cite/quote a(n) example/instance/case of sthfrequently/often mentioned/referred to/spoken of/cited/quotedthe example mentioned/referred to/cited/quoted above/earlier/previously➤ give price 报价[T , I ]~ (sb ) (sth ) (for sth /for doing sth )to tell a customer how much money you will charge them for a job , service or product 开价;出价;报价◆ They quoted us £300 for installing a shower unit . 他们向我们开价 300 英镑安装淋浴设备。[T ]~sth (at sth )(finance金融) to give a market price for shares , gold or foreign money 为(股票、黄金或外汇)报价◆ Yesterday the pound was quoted at $1 .8285 , unchanged from Monday . 昨天英镑报价为 1.8285 美元,这个价格从星期一以来未变。[T ]~sth (finance金融) to give the prices for a business company's shares on a stock exchange为(企业的股份)上市,挂牌◆ Several football clubs are now quoted on the Stock Exchange . 目前有几家足球俱乐部在股票交易所上市。 ● ˈquote (… ˈunquote )(informal ) used to show the beginning (and end ) of a word , phrase , etc . that has been said or written by sb else (用于引文的开始和结尾)引文起(…引文止)◆ It was quote , 'the hardest decision of my life' , unquote , and one that he lived to regret . 那是,原话起,“我一生最困难的决定”,原话止,而且是他后来后悔了的决定。🔑 quoteAW BrE /kwəʊt/ NAmE /kwoʊt/ noun (ratherinformal ) ➤ exact words 原话 = quotation (1 ) ◆ The essay was full of quotes . 这篇文章满篇皆是引语。➤ price 价格 = quotation (3 ) ◆ Their quote for the job was way too high . 他们给这项工作开价太高了。➤ punctuation 标点符号quotes [pl. ] = quotation marks◆ If you take text from other sources , place it in quotes . 引用其他来源的资料要放在引号里。 |
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