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cite obj GIVE EXAMPLEsaItv [T] fmlto mention (something) as proof for a theory or as a reason why something has happened, or to speak or write (words taken from a written work)引用, 引证, 举(例)She cited three reasons why people get into debt.她举出人们为何欠债的三个原因。The company cited a 12% decline in new orders as evidence that overall demand for its products was falling.公司举出新的定货单减少了12%这一事实作为它的产品的总需求在下降的证据。A breakdown in law enforcement in the inner cities is frequently cited as a factor for the increase in crime.市中心贫民区执法不严常常被引证为造成犯罪增加的一个因素。He cited a passage from the Koran to support his argument.他引用《古兰经》中的一节以证明他的论点。In the article, she cites T.S. Eliot and Virginia Woolf.在这篇文章里,她引用了T·S·艾略特和维吉尼亚·伍尔芙的作品。
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