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Definition of quotation in English: quotationnoun kwə(ʊ)ˈteɪʃ(ə)nˌkwoʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n 1A group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker. 引文，引语，语录 a quotation from Mark Twain 引自马克·吐温作品的话。 Example sentencesExamples - Walls covered with quotations and images of inspiration and persecution remind visitors why they have come.
- It illustrated the use of words with appropriate quotations.
- However, by getting both the quotation and its author wrong, he merely exposed his own lack of education.
- Then, too, exact quotations from speeches sometimes look decidedly strange in print.
- The author uses extensive quotations from memoirs and minutes so that the reader can see the decision-making process in the raw.
- The text is broken up by just four illustrations, one musical example and surprisingly few quotations.
- Yet a professor I'm working with insists on having some 55-word quotations be set as normal quotes, and some 45-word quotations be set as block quotes.
- The objects, images, and quotations on display represent the experiences and judgements of people who lived under and rebelled against British rule as well as those who extended and enforced it.
- It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.
- There are many shorter poems and quotations from history books scattered throughout.
- Such accounts call for perusal in depth; so I'll end with a few short quotations that at least give the flavour of this delightful, and genuinely educative, book.
- Age and ailments do not mar the freedom fighter's energy levels, he answers all his letters and his phone calls, files all his correspondence and can fish out exact quotations from Gandhiji's speeches in moments.
- This is a beautifully laid out book, with the prose interspersed with short poems, quotations, poignant photographs, and practical checklists.
- Out of context, a quotation from any text is meaningless.
- Most of her wall decorations are paintings and drawings she's done herself, often with quotations from authors or inspirational thoughts.
- It is simply not possible to lift a convenient quotation from the text and expect it to illuminate a modern debate about rights theory without understanding the context in which Marx wrote.
- Though block quotations are always given in modem English as well as the original Tudor form, shorter quotations are only in the original.
- Patriotic speeches and publications during the period of the struggle for independence were often infused with Biblical motifs and quotations.
- Each of the 10 chapters begins with a series of short quotations.
- Regrettably, its evident scholarship has been combined with a heavy academic style, and the number of quotations from other authors becomes something of a distraction.
Synonyms citation, quote, reference, mention, allusion, excerpt, extract, selection, passage, line, cutting, clip, clipping, snippet, reading, section, piece, part, fragment, portion, paragraph, verse, stanza, canto, sentence, phrase North American cite informal, dated gobbet - 1.1 A short musical passage or visual image taken from one piece of music or work of art and used in another.
音乐（或艺术品）片段的引用 a quotation from Bartók's Fourth String Quartet Example sentencesExamples - They are visual quotations taken from the wooden posts depicting stories of the Old and New Testament that line the front and sides of the church, respectively.
- One also hears quotations of the chorale ‘Aus tiefer Not,’ perhaps a tip of the hat to Bach.
- At length, the soloist and the orchestra meet on the same spiritual plane, a process aided by the quotation of the plainsong Adoro te devote.
- The score contains a quotation from Busoni's Sonatina Seconda.
- The piece abounds in quotations from Balanchine's leotard ballets, as the master's abstract works are called because of their stark costuming.
- I noticed, however, for the first time that Vaughan Williams provides a partial quotation of the Dies Ire.
- There is a dialogue of sorts between many of the works, in the form of visual quotations, influences or direct connections between works of art - artistic thoughts that are like links in a chain.
- In what ways are devotional images quotations?
- It crams in numerological and musical symbolism, and includes quotations from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and Zemlinsky's Lyric Symphony.
- There is another rich, full life being lived by him that has nothing to do with dark screening rooms and old movie marathons, homages, or visual quotations.
- His music abounds in hidden quotations and secret subtexts.
- Why is much contemporary Western tonal music so droneful, so full of ancient quotations or allusions?
- Although there are no musical quotations, the description and analysis of some of the works given are enough.
- 1.2mass noun The action of quoting from a text, speech, piece of music, or work of art.
引用；引证 a great argument with much quotation of Darwin 大量引用达尔文原话的精彩辩论。 Example sentencesExamples - Because of that, it isn't actually amenable to quotation.
- That decision is so well known that it is usually cited without any quotation from the speeches.
- There's a solemnly ungrammatical but sincere and oddly moving description of Baji Rout's role in the freedom movement that bears quotation.
- This strategy does not just incorporate the parody or direct quotation of prior texts, but uses everyday objects as the basis of its allegorical structure.
- Ted Hughes's reply, which opens by describing our dispute as a ‘corrosive misunderstanding’, is worth extensive quotation.
- He provides copious quotation from the novels/autobiographies and the filmscripts and football reports, as well as from surviving acquaintances of the author.
- My one criticism would be that it seems overly reliant on lots of quotation from news pieces.
2A formal statement setting out the estimated cost for a particular job or service. 估价单，报价单，行情表 ensure you receive a written quotation covering all aspects of the job 确保你收到涵盖这一工作的方方面面的书面报价单。 Example sentencesExamples - The balustrade has been inspected by the appropriate council departments and an approved contractor who will now provide a quotation and method statement for the reinstatement of the works.
- Insurance companies can no longer refuse quotations because of a person's age alone.
- The client usually receives a quotation with projections when buying a policy.
- Seek a detailed quotation in writing and try to use a firm with recommendations for reliability and good workmanship - a trade association might get help.
- Many insurers will not provide motor insurance quotations for certain careers.
- Cost accountants would be involved in helping to establish price quotations based upon the subcontractor's actual cost experience.
- The solicitor should make clear at the outset if an estimate, quotation or other indication of cost is not intended to be fixed.
- One should obtain quotations from all the insurers to be able to compare costs and benefits.
- With only £5,000 for repairs they struggled to meet the builders' quotation of £30,000 to transform two farmhouses into holiday cottages.
- When choosing a garage for repairs, David advises that you select a familiar and reputable company, and wherever possible get a firm quotation or written estimate for repairs.
- Ask the funeral director for a written quotation detailing all of these fees.
- When the existing policy expired in March the villagers were told it would not be renewed and were offered a quotation by another company of £1,000.
- The spokeswoman also suggested that online users call a customer service land line if they are not happy with the onscreen quotations they are receiving.
- Removal costs vary widely and quotations depend on the volume of belongings to be moved.
- Once we have this information we will prepare a quotation with the aim of trying to ensure your aims and expectations are exceeded whilst remaining within your budget.
- The supplier then faxes back a quotation for the total cost of the materials in the quantities desired delivered to the actual job site.
- Additionally, always pin them down to a proper quotation for their service.
- The aim of this study is to assess the risks of the project, so that a formal quotation can be made.
Synonyms estimate, estimated price, price, quote, tender, bid, cost, charge, rate, figure - 2.1Stock Market A price offered by a market-maker for the sale or purchase of a stock or other security.
〔股票〕报价；牌价 Example sentencesExamples - Because the day trader needs to monitor stock prices constantly, live price quotations are essential to his or her success.
- If you come across a broker offering to secure quotations on your behalf you will need to consider the following.
- While stock and bond prices are attaining new record quotations and prices, the productive basis of an economy may be eroding and vice versa.
- During the take-over battle the stock quotations of both enterprises rose so that an investor would have to wait several hundred years to finance the purchase price of the shares from the present level of profits.
3Stock Market
A registration granted to a company enabling their shares to be officially listed and traded. 〔股票〕上市许可登记 the company is being refused a quotation on the New York Stock Exchange Example sentencesExamples - Knutsford was a tiny Manchester-based leather goods manufacturer, effectively a shell with a recently-acquired stock market quotation.
- Like foreign bonds, international share quotations have existed almost as long as stock markets themselves.
OriginMid 16th century (denoting a marginal reference to a passage of text): from medieval Latin quotatio(n-), from the verb quotare (see quote). Definition of quotation in US English: quotationnounˌkwōˈtāSH(ə)nˌkwoʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n 1A group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker. 引文，引语，语录 a quotation from Mark Twain 引自马克·吐温作品的话。 《圣经》引语。 Example sentencesExamples - The author uses extensive quotations from memoirs and minutes so that the reader can see the decision-making process in the raw.
- Walls covered with quotations and images of inspiration and persecution remind visitors why they have come.
- The objects, images, and quotations on display represent the experiences and judgements of people who lived under and rebelled against British rule as well as those who extended and enforced it.
- Yet a professor I'm working with insists on having some 55-word quotations be set as normal quotes, and some 45-word quotations be set as block quotes.
- Such accounts call for perusal in depth; so I'll end with a few short quotations that at least give the flavour of this delightful, and genuinely educative, book.
- Age and ailments do not mar the freedom fighter's energy levels, he answers all his letters and his phone calls, files all his correspondence and can fish out exact quotations from Gandhiji's speeches in moments.
- Most of her wall decorations are paintings and drawings she's done herself, often with quotations from authors or inspirational thoughts.
- It is simply not possible to lift a convenient quotation from the text and expect it to illuminate a modern debate about rights theory without understanding the context in which Marx wrote.
- This is a beautifully laid out book, with the prose interspersed with short poems, quotations, poignant photographs, and practical checklists.
- Then, too, exact quotations from speeches sometimes look decidedly strange in print.
- Regrettably, its evident scholarship has been combined with a heavy academic style, and the number of quotations from other authors becomes something of a distraction.
- However, by getting both the quotation and its author wrong, he merely exposed his own lack of education.
- There are many shorter poems and quotations from history books scattered throughout.
- Though block quotations are always given in modem English as well as the original Tudor form, shorter quotations are only in the original.
- The text is broken up by just four illustrations, one musical example and surprisingly few quotations.
- It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.
- Patriotic speeches and publications during the period of the struggle for independence were often infused with Biblical motifs and quotations.
- It illustrated the use of words with appropriate quotations.
- Each of the 10 chapters begins with a series of short quotations.
- Out of context, a quotation from any text is meaningless.
Synonyms citation, quote, reference, mention, allusion, excerpt, extract, selection, passage, line, cutting, clip, clipping, snippet, reading, section, piece, part, fragment, portion, paragraph, verse, stanza, canto, sentence, phrase - 1.1 A short musical passage or visual image taken from one piece of music or work of art and used in another.
音乐（或艺术品）片段的引用 Example sentencesExamples - The score contains a quotation from Busoni's Sonatina Seconda.
- At length, the soloist and the orchestra meet on the same spiritual plane, a process aided by the quotation of the plainsong Adoro te devote.
- Although there are no musical quotations, the description and analysis of some of the works given are enough.
- I noticed, however, for the first time that Vaughan Williams provides a partial quotation of the Dies Ire.
- There is a dialogue of sorts between many of the works, in the form of visual quotations, influences or direct connections between works of art - artistic thoughts that are like links in a chain.
- One also hears quotations of the chorale ‘Aus tiefer Not,’ perhaps a tip of the hat to Bach.
- His music abounds in hidden quotations and secret subtexts.
- The piece abounds in quotations from Balanchine's leotard ballets, as the master's abstract works are called because of their stark costuming.
- In what ways are devotional images quotations?
- It crams in numerological and musical symbolism, and includes quotations from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde and Zemlinsky's Lyric Symphony.
- There is another rich, full life being lived by him that has nothing to do with dark screening rooms and old movie marathons, homages, or visual quotations.
- They are visual quotations taken from the wooden posts depicting stories of the Old and New Testament that line the front and sides of the church, respectively.
- Why is much contemporary Western tonal music so droneful, so full of ancient quotations or allusions?
- 1.2 The action of quoting from a text, speech, piece of music, or work of art.
引用；引证 a great argument with much quotation of Darwin 大量引用达尔文原话的精彩辩论。 Example sentencesExamples - Because of that, it isn't actually amenable to quotation.
- This strategy does not just incorporate the parody or direct quotation of prior texts, but uses everyday objects as the basis of its allegorical structure.
- He provides copious quotation from the novels/autobiographies and the filmscripts and football reports, as well as from surviving acquaintances of the author.
- There's a solemnly ungrammatical but sincere and oddly moving description of Baji Rout's role in the freedom movement that bears quotation.
- Ted Hughes's reply, which opens by describing our dispute as a ‘corrosive misunderstanding’, is worth extensive quotation.
- That decision is so well known that it is usually cited without any quotation from the speeches.
- My one criticism would be that it seems overly reliant on lots of quotation from news pieces.
2A formal statement setting out the estimated cost for a particular job or service. 估价单，报价单，行情表 you will be sent a written quotation for the cost of repairing your machine Example sentencesExamples - The spokeswoman also suggested that online users call a customer service land line if they are not happy with the onscreen quotations they are receiving.
- The client usually receives a quotation with projections when buying a policy.
- Ask the funeral director for a written quotation detailing all of these fees.
- The solicitor should make clear at the outset if an estimate, quotation or other indication of cost is not intended to be fixed.
- With only £5,000 for repairs they struggled to meet the builders' quotation of £30,000 to transform two farmhouses into holiday cottages.
- When the existing policy expired in March the villagers were told it would not be renewed and were offered a quotation by another company of £1,000.
- Once we have this information we will prepare a quotation with the aim of trying to ensure your aims and expectations are exceeded whilst remaining within your budget.
- Many insurers will not provide motor insurance quotations for certain careers.
- One should obtain quotations from all the insurers to be able to compare costs and benefits.
- Removal costs vary widely and quotations depend on the volume of belongings to be moved.
- Cost accountants would be involved in helping to establish price quotations based upon the subcontractor's actual cost experience.
- The aim of this study is to assess the risks of the project, so that a formal quotation can be made.
- The balustrade has been inspected by the appropriate council departments and an approved contractor who will now provide a quotation and method statement for the reinstatement of the works.
- Seek a detailed quotation in writing and try to use a firm with recommendations for reliability and good workmanship - a trade association might get help.
- Insurance companies can no longer refuse quotations because of a person's age alone.
- Additionally, always pin them down to a proper quotation for their service.
- The supplier then faxes back a quotation for the total cost of the materials in the quantities desired delivered to the actual job site.
- When choosing a garage for repairs, David advises that you select a familiar and reputable company, and wherever possible get a firm quotation or written estimate for repairs.
Synonyms estimate, estimated price, price, quote, tender, bid, cost, charge, rate, figure - 2.1Stock Market A price offered by a broker for the sale or purchase of a stock or other security.
〔股票〕报价；牌价 Example sentencesExamples - While stock and bond prices are attaining new record quotations and prices, the productive basis of an economy may be eroding and vice versa.
- During the take-over battle the stock quotations of both enterprises rose so that an investor would have to wait several hundred years to finance the purchase price of the shares from the present level of profits.
- Because the day trader needs to monitor stock prices constantly, live price quotations are essential to his or her success.
- If you come across a broker offering to secure quotations on your behalf you will need to consider the following.
3Stock Market
A registration granted to a company enabling their shares to be officially listed and traded. 〔股票〕上市许可登记 Example sentencesExamples - Knutsford was a tiny Manchester-based leather goods manufacturer, effectively a shell with a recently-acquired stock market quotation.
- Like foreign bonds, international share quotations have existed almost as long as stock markets themselves.
OriginMid 16th century (denoting a marginal reference to a passage of text): from medieval Latin quotatio(n-), from the verb quotare (see quote). |