quotation /kwoʊˈteɪʃən/ noun plural quotations
plural quotations
Learner's definition of QUOTATION
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[count] : something that a person says or writes that is repeated or used by someone else in another piece of writing or a speech引语;引文;语录 -
literary/illustrative quotations [=quotes]文学隽语;说明性引语
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He gathered quotations from the trial transcript to prove his point.他从庭审记录中搜集引文来证明他的观点。
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a well-known quotation attributed to Abraham Lincoln出自亚伯拉罕·林肯的著名引语
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a book of humorous quotations一本幽默引语录
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[noncount] : the act of using quotations in a piece of writing or a speech引用;引述;引证 3
[count] : a written statement of how much money a particular job will cost to do报价;估价 4
[count] finance : a statement of the current value of stocks, bonds, or goods(股票、债券或商品的)行情,市价,牌价