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单词 quote
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
quote /kwoʊt/USA pronunciation   v., quot•ed, quot•ing, n. 
v. 
  1. to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, word for word: [no object]In his book he quoted from speeches of Churchill.[+ object]He quotes you extensively in his article.
  2. to refer to or bring forward as evidence or support;
    cite:[+ object]He quoted the law as the basis for the lawsuit.
  3. to offer as a price or amount:[+ object]The salesman quoted a low figure for the house.
  4. [+ object] to state the current or market price of (a stock, bond, etc.).
  5. Oceanography(used in the root form to introduce the beginning of a quotation):He said, quote, "I robbed the store.''

n. [countable]
  1. quotation.
  2. quotation mark.
quot•a•ble, adj. See -quot-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
quote  (kwōt),USA pronunciation v., quot•ed, quot•ing, n. 
v.t. 
    1. to repeat (a passage, phrase, etc.) from a book, speech, or the like, as by way of authority, illustration, etc.
    2. to repeat words from (a book, author, etc.).
    3. to use a brief excerpt from:The composer quotes Beethoven's Fifth in his latest work.
    4. to cite, offer, or bring forward as evidence or support.
    5. to enclose (words) within quotation marks.
    6. Business[Com.]
      • to state (a price).
      • to state the current price of.

    v.i. 
    1. to make a quotation or quotations, as from a book or author.
    2. Oceanography(used by a speaker to indicate the beginning of a quotation.)
    3. Idioms quote unquote, so called;
      so to speak;
      as it were:If you're a liberal, quote unquote, they're suspicious of you.

    n. 
    1. a quotation.
    2. See quotation mark. 
    • Medieval Latin quotāre to divide into chapters and verses, derivative of Latin quot how many
    • Old French coter)
    • 1350–1400; 1880–85 for def. 10; Middle English coten, quoten (
    quoter, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
quote /kwəʊt/ vb
  1. to recite a quotation (from a book, play, poem, etc), esp as a means of illustrating or supporting a statement
  2. (transitive) to put quotation marks round (a word, phrase, etc)
  3. to state (a current market price) of (a security or commodity)
n
  1. an informal word for quotation, , ,
  2. (often plural)
    an informal word for quotation mark
interj
  1. an expression used parenthetically to indicate that the words that follow it form a quotation
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin quotāre to assign reference numbers to passages, from Latin quot how many
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