- repeat or copy out (a group of words from a text or speech), typically with an indication that one is not the original author or speaker摘引; 引用, 引述; 复述：
he quoted a passage from the Psalms
他引用了《诗篇》中的一段文字
with direct speech 'The stream mysterious glides beneath, ' Melinda quoted“神秘的溪流在底下流淌着,"梅林达引述道
no obj. when we told her this she said, and I quote, 'Phooey!'我们把这件事告诉她时, 她说——我引述一下——：“呸！”。
- repeat a passage from (a work or author) or statement by (someone)援引（作品, 作家）的片断; 援用（某人）的说法：
the prime minister was quoted as saying that he would resist all attempts to 'sabotage' his government
报道援引首相的话说, 他将抵挡一切“破坏”其政府的企图
he quoted Shakespeare, Goethe, and other poets.
他援引了莎士比亚、歌德及其他诗人的作品。
- mention or refer to (someone or something) to provide evidence or authority for a statement, argument, or opinion指出（某人, 某事）为出处, 以…为证：
they won't be here at all in three years' time - you can quote me on that.
他们三年之后根本不会来这里——你可以说是我说的。
quote someone/thing as
put forward or describe someone or something as being将…描述为：heavy teaching loads are often quoted as a bad influence on research.
人们经常指出, 沉重的教学负担对研究工作会产生不良影响。
- give someone (the estimated price of a job or service)（就工作或服务）出（价）, 报（价）：
with two objs a garage quoted him £30.一家汽车修理厂向他要价30英镑。
- （一般作be quoted） Stock Exchange give (a company) a quotation or listing on a stock exchange【股票】向（公司）提供股票报价：
an organization that is quoted on the Stock Exchange.
一家在证券交易所上市报价的机构。
quote someone/thing at/as
name at (specified odds)为…打出（某投注赔率）：he is quoted as 9-2 favourite to score the first goal of the match.
他以9:2的赔率被看好会踢进比赛的第一个球。
- a quotation from a text or speech引文, 引语, 语录：
a quote from Wordsworth.
出自华兹华斯作品的引文。
- a quotation giving the estimated cost for a particular job or service（关于工作或服务的）开价, 出价, 报价：
quotes from different insurance companies.
不同保险公司的报价。
- Stock Exchange a price offered by a market-maker for the sale or purchase of a stock or other security【股票】报价; 牌价。
- Stock Exchange a quotation or listing of a company on a stock exchange【股票】（在证券交易所的）上市报价。
quotes
quotation marks引号。
quote - unquote
- informal used parenthetically when speaking to indicate the beginning and end (or just the beginning) of a statement or passage that one is repeating, especially to emphasize the speaker's detachment from or disagreement with the original〈非正式〉引文起——引文止（尤用以强调说话者对所引述文字的不同看法）。