quote
verb
uk/kwəʊt/us/kwoʊt/quoteverb(SAY)
C1[IorT]
torepeatthe words that someoneelsehas said or written:
引用，引述，援引He's always quotingfromtheBible.他总是引用《圣经》上的话。
"If they'reflexible, we'reflexible", theofficialwas quotedas saying.援引那位官员的话说：“如果他们能变通，我们也能变通。”
Sheworked,toquote herdaughter, "as if there were notomorrow".用她女儿的话来说，她工作起来“就像没有明天似的”。
Can I quote youonthat(= can Irepeatto otherpeoplewhat you have just said)?你讲的那些话我可以转述给别人听吗？
C1[T]
If you quote afactorexample, you refer to it inordertoaddemphasisto what you are saying:
举出，举证[+ two objects]Quote me oneorganizationthat doesn't have somebadmanagers.请给我举出一个没有不善管理的经理的机构来。
- In allfutureletterson thissubject,pleasequoteourreferenceJW/155/C/1991.
- I can't quote theexactstatisticsfor youoffhand, but they're there for you toseein thereport.
- Thearticlequoted anunnamedsourcefrom theWhiteHouse.
- At thebeginningof hisspeechhe quoted alinefrom 'Macbeth'.
- Ithinkit's acrazyidea, but don't quote me on that.
Quoting & making references
- aforementioned
- allude tosomeone/something
- allusion
- allusiveness
- as forsomeone/somethingidiom
- bandy
- bandysomethingaround
- bring
- come up
- direct speech
- further
- indirect speech
- quote...unquoteidiom
- refer tosomeone/something
- reference
- referent
- rub
- rubsomethingin
- touch
- word
quoteverb(GIVE PRICE)
C2[T]
to give aprice,especiallyone that will bechargedfor doing apieceofwork:
报价Thearchitecthas quoted £90,000 tobuildapatio.对露台部分，建筑师开价9万英镑。
Estimating value
- appraise
- appraiser
- book value
- cost
- costing
- de-index
- est.
- euro
- goodwill
- index of leading economic indicators
- pricing
- put
- put a figure on itidiom
- putsomethingatsomething
- re-estimate
- recommended retail price
- RRP
- uncosted
- underestimate
- value
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Negotiating prices
Idiom
quote...unquote
quote
noun
informaluk/kwəʊt/us/kwoʊt/quotenoun(PRICE)
C2[C]
thepricethat apersonorcompanysays they willchargeto do apieceofwork:
报价Iaskedseveralcompaniestogiveme a quote for thebuildingwork.我请了几位建造商为该工程报价。
Synonym
quotation
Costs & expenses
- aliment
- all in
- blue book value
- book value
- carriage
- carrying charge
- cash flow
- expenditure
- fee
- gate money
- purchasing power
- special offer
- spend
- starting price
- sticker price
- sunk cost
- surcharge
- time is moneyidiom
- top rate
- transfer fee
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Negotiating prices
quotenoun(SYMBOLS)
quotes[plural]
thesymbols“ ” or ‘ ’ that are put around a word or phrase to show that someoneelsehas written or said it:
引号Put thetitleof thearticleinquotes.给文章的标题加上引号。
Synonym
quotation marks
Punctuation
- abbreviated
- accent
- acute
- apostrophe
- at sign
- block capitals
- caron
- cedilla
- comma
- dash
- diacritical
- double prime
- round brackets
- semicolon
- small cap
- small capitals
- solidus
- square brackets
- stroke
- unbracketed