v (1)引用(述)(repeat the exact words said or written that one thinks important or beautiful，etc)[I，I+prep(from)，T+n，T+n+prep(from)]：Oh，stop～ing! 哎，别引经据典啦! Q～and give credit to the author.要引用，就要注明所引用语句的作者。～from the Bible/Gray's Elegy/a film one has seen引用《圣经》/格雷作品《墓园挽歌》/看过的一部影片中的语句;～a line from Shakespeare 引用莎士比亚的一行诗句;～a passage from a book引用一本书的一段文字;～an epigram from the poem 引用这首诗的一句妙语;Don't～me on that! 关于那个问题别引用我的话!

(2)援引(用)(mention in order to add power to one's own point of view)[T+n，D+n+n]：～the mayor/one's doctor/instances/a few cases援引市长的话/医生的话/实例/几个案例;～several examples of that讲了那个问题的几个例子;The driving instructor～ed the statistics on accidents to his pupils.汽车驾驶教练给他的学生们列举了一些关于交通事故的统计数字。

(3)报价，说出价格(state the price of sth)[T+n，T+n+prep(at)，D+n+n]：The value of the pound was～ed regularly. 定期公布英镑牌价。The heavy oil was～ed at $17 per barrel.重油报价每桶17美元。The architect has～ed $3000 to build an extension to the school.建筑师对学校的扩建部分开价3000美元。～Mary $5 for the same stockings向玛丽就同样的一双长筒袜开价5美元;What price would you～me for that painting?那幅油画你向我开价多少?

n (1)引语(quotation)[C](infml)：include a～from Shakespeare引用了莎士比亚的一句话;〖同〗quotation;

(2)引号(quotation-marks)[pl]：What she said is put/placed in～s.她的话都放在引号内。

→′quotable adj可引用的，值得引用的，quo′tation n 引用(证);引文(语)，牌价，估价