quote
v
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr]
~ (sth) (from sb/sth) repeat in speech or writing (words previously said or written by another person) 引用, 引述, 引證(他人的語言或文字)
You said (and I quote)
`I have always loved her.' 你曾說過(我引用你的原話): `我一直愛著她.'
He's always quoting verses from the Bible. 他經(jīng)常引用《圣經(jīng)》中的章節(jié).
She is quoted as saying she disagrees with the decision. 用她的話說, 她不同意這一決定.
I think he's going to resign, but please don't quote me, ie because I am not sure if it is true. 我想他要辭職了, 可請不要說是我說的(因為我沒有把握是否確實).
2 [Tn, Dn.n] mention (sb/sth) in support of a statement 提到(某人[某事物])以支持某論點
Can you quote (me) an example of what you mean? 你能否(給我)舉個例子, 以說明你的意思?
3 [Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.n]
~ sth (at sth) name (an amount) as the price of sth 報(價); 開(價)
The shares are currently being quoted at 54 pence a share. 該股票現(xiàn)在的報價是每股54便士.* This is the best price I can quote you. 這是我給你開出的對你最有利的價錢了. Cf 參看 estimate2 2. quote, n (infml 口)
1 [C] =quotation 2.
2 quotes [pl]
=quotation-marks (quotation)
His words are in quotes. 他的話是加了引號的.
3 (idm 習(xí)語) `quote (...`unquote) (used when speaking to show the beginning (and end) of a passage being quoted, esp when the speaker disagrees with it 用於說話時表示一段引文的開始(和結(jié)尾), 尤指說話人不以為然者)
This quote startlingly original novel unquote is both boring and badly written. 這部所謂的`不同凡響的小說'云云, 內(nèi)容既枯燥、 文筆又拙劣.
4 (infml 口) = quotation 4.