| 单词 | quote |
| 释义 | quote —quote /kwəʊt/ aep /kwoʊt/ noun C2 [C] INFORMAL FOR QUOTATION(Cf. ↑quotation) (SAID) quotes [plural]F0 INFORMAL FOR QUOTATION MARKS(Cf. ↑quotation marks): » Put the title of the article in quotes.Thesaurus+: ↑Punctuationverb (SAY) ↑Verb Endings for quote C1 [I or T] to repeat the words that someone else has said or written: » He's always quoting from the Bible.» "If they're flexible, we're flexible", the official was quoted as saying.» She worked, to quote her daughter, "as if there was no tomorrow".» Can I quote you on that (= can I repeat to other people what you have just said)?Thesaurus+: ↑Quoting and making referencesC1 [T] If you quote a fact or example, you refer to it in order to add emphasis to what you are saying: » [+ two objects] Quote me one organization that doesn't have some bad managers.Thesaurus+: ↑Quoting and making references• • • Extra Examples:» 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.verb [T] (GIVE PRICE) ↑Verb Endings for quote ► C2 to give a price, especially one that will be charged for doing a piece of work: » The architect has quoted £40,000 to build an extension.Thesaurus+: ↑Assessing and estimating value , ↑Analysing and evaluatingThesaurus+: ↑Negotiating prices |
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