1 N-PLURAL 引号(写作‘’或“”) Inverted commas are punctuation marks that are used in writing to show where speech or a quotation begins and ends. They are usually written or printed as ' ' or “ ”. Inverted commas are also sometimes used around the titles of books, plays, or songs, or around a word or phrase that is being discussed. 引号(写作‘’或“”) [British]
in AM, use 美国英语用 quotation marks
2 PHRASE (表示不够准确、无法接受或引用别人的话)加引号的,所谓的 If you say in inverted commas after a word or phrase, you are indicating that it is inaccurate or unacceptable in some way, or that you are quoting someone else. (表示不够准确、无法接受或引用别人的话)加引号的,所谓的 [British]
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