单词 | quote |
释义 | verb | noun quotequote1 /kwoʊt/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL verb 1[intransitive, transitive] to repeat exactly what someone else has said or written: He’s always quoting Shakespeare.quote (something) from something She quoted a short passage from the Bible. The doctor was quoted as saying he would not give the vaccine to his children. I think they’ll win, but don’t quote me (=said when what you are saying is not official).THESAURUScite formal – to give the exact words of something that has been written, especially in order to support an opinion or prove an idea: The judge cited parts of the U.S. Constitution as he read his decision in court.repeat – to tell someone something that someone else has told you, using the same or different words: “He’s planning to bring the contract over at 4:00 p.m.,” she said, repeating what Reynolds had told her.recite – to say the words of a poem, speech, or other piece of writing, for example in a ceremony or performance: The children have to memorize and recite patriotic poems.parrot – to repeat what someone says or writes in a way that shows you are not thinking for yourself: He is good at parroting what the party leaders say, but he doesn’t have any new ideas.2[transitive] to give proof for what you are saying by mentioning a particular example of something SYN cite: He quoted a figure of 220 deaths each year from accidents in the home.3[transitive] to tell a customer the price you will charge them for a service or product: quote somebody something The other agent quoted us a lower price.4quote ... unquote spoken used when you are repeating the exact words that someone has said: They describe themselves as quote “compassionate conservatives” unquote.5quote (also and I quote) spoken used when you are going to repeat what someone else has said, to emphasize that it is exactly the way he or she said it: Her reaction was, and I quote, “No way.” [Origin: 1300–1400 Medieval Latin quotare, from Latin quot how many] verb | noun quotequote2 ●●○ AWL noun [countable] 1eng. lang. arts a quotation from a book, poem, etc.2informal a written statement of exactly how much money a service will cost SYN quotation3in quotes eng. lang. arts words that are in quotes are between a pair of quotation marks |
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