1. | [c] 引语；引文；语录a group of words or a short piece of writing taken from a book, play, speech, etc. and repeated because it is interesting or useful |
The book began with a quotation from Goethe. 这本书一开头引用了歌德的隽语。 | |
a dictionary of quotations 引语词典 |
2. | [u] 引用；引述；引证the act of repeating sth interesting or useful that another person has written or said |
The writer illustrates his point by quotation from a number of sources. 作者旁征博引以阐明自己的观点。 |
3. | [c] 报价；估价a statement of how much money a particular piece of work will cost |
You need to get a written quotation before they start work. 你得在他们开工之前拿到报价单。 |
4. | [c] （货物或股票的）行情，市价，牌价a statement of the current value of goods or shares |
the latest quotations from the Stock Exchange 股票交易所的最新行情 |
