quote

quote
verb
[with obj.]

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，我引述一下，她说：“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 there 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。

noun

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

常用词组
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）

语源

late Middle English: from medieval Latin quotare, from quot 'how many', or from medieval Latin quota (see quota). The original sense was 'mark a book with numbers, or with marginal references', later 'give a reference by page or chapter', hence 'cite a text or person' (late 16th cent.)

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