quote

1. V-T/V-I If you quote someone as saying something, you repeat what they have written or said. 引用; 引述

He quoted Mr. Polay as saying that peace negotiations were already underway. 他引用波利先生的話說(shuō)，和平談判已在進(jìn)行。

I gave the letter to the local press and they quoted from it. 我把信交給了當(dāng)?shù)氐膱?bào)社，他們從中引用了內(nèi)容。

2. N-COUNT A quote from a book, poem, play, or speech is a passage or phrase from it. 引文; 引語(yǔ)

The paper starts its editorial comment with a quote from an unnamed member of the House. 該報(bào)社論以一位匿名議員的引語(yǔ)展開。

3. V-T If you quote something such as a law or a fact, you state it because it supports what you are saying. 引用 (法律條款、事實(shí)等)

The Congresswoman quoted statistics saying that the standard of living of the poorest people had fallen. 這位女國(guó)會(huì)議員援引統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)說(shuō)，赤貧人口的生活水平已經(jīng)下降。

4. V-T If someone quotes a price for doing something, they say how much money they would charge you for a service they are offering or a for a job that you want them to do. 報(bào) (價(jià))

A travel agent quoted her $260 for a flight from Boston to New Jersey. 一家旅行社給她從波士頓到新澤西的航班報(bào)價(jià)$260。

5. N-COUNT A quote for a piece of work is the price that someone says they will charge you to do the work. 報(bào)價(jià)

Always get a written quote for any repairs needed. 對(duì)任何所需的修理都索取一份書面報(bào)價(jià)。

6. V-T PASSIVE If a company's shares, a substance, or a currency is quoted at a particular price, that is its current market price. 報(bào) (公司股票、物質(zhì)、貨幣) 的牌價(jià)[商業(yè)]

In early trading in Hong Kong yesterday, gold was quoted at $368.20 an ounce. 昨天在香港早市的交易中，黃金被報(bào)出每盎司$368.20的牌價(jià)。

7. N-PLURAL Quotes are the same as quotation marks. 引號(hào)[非正式]

The word "remembered" is in quotes. “”一詞是打了引號(hào)的。