quotation
noun
kwəʊˈteɪʃən
noun
1
a
sentence
or
phrase
from
a
book,
speech
etc
which
you
repeat
in
a
speech
or
piece
of
writing
because
it
is
interesting
or
amusing
引语，引文，语录;
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from
]
a
quotation
from
the
Bible
引自《圣经》的话
The
following
quotation
is
taken
from
a
nineteenth
century
travel
diary.
下面的引文选自十九世纪的一篇旅行日记。
a
dictionary
of
quotations
引语词典，语录汇编
2
a
written
statement
of
exactly
how
much
money
something
will
cost
报价; 行情;
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[+
for
]
Ask
the
builder
to
give
you
a
written
quotation
for
the
job.
叫建筑商给你一份这项工作的书面报价。
a
quotation
for
car
insurance
汽车保险的报价单
Get
a
couple
of
quotations
from
different
companies
before
you
decide
which
one
to
use.
先分别叫不同的公司给你报价，然后再决定用哪一家。
3
the
act
of
quoting
something
that
someone
else
has
written
or
said
引用，引述
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