quotation
noun [ C ] uk/kwəʊˈteɪ.ʃən/ us/kwoʊˈteɪ.ʃən/ (informal quote)
(SAID)
C2 引语，引文，语录
a phrase or short piece of writing taken from a longer work of literature, poetry, etc. or what someone else has said
At the beginning of the book there's a quotation from Abraham Lincoln. 本书开篇引用了亚伯拉罕‧林肯的一句话。
- More examples
- Her speech was larded with literary quotations.
- The title is a quotation from Shakespeare.
- He gave me a book of funny quotations.
(PRICE)
C2 报价
the price that a person or company says they will charge to do a piece of work
We decided to go with the lowest quotation. 我们决定接受最低的报价。
(SHARES)
mainly UK公司股票在…上市
the fact that a company's shares are being traded on a particular stock market
Changes in the listing rules have reduced the advantage of obtaining a quotation on this stock market. 股票上市要求的改变使得在这一股票市场上市带来的优势减弱了。