n.

1. 引用，引证[U]
   The quotation of very long passages should be avoided.

   应该避免摘引非常长的段落。

2. 引文；语录[C]
   From what author does this quotation come?

   这一引文出自哪位作者？

3. 【商】（股票等的）行情；报价单，估价单[C]

n.

1. a group of words from a text or speech repeated by someone other than the originator.
   ▸a short musical passage or visual image taken from one piece of music or work of art and used in another.
   ▸the action of quoting from a text, work of art, etc.
2. a formal statement of the estimated cost of a job or service.
   ▸Stock Exchange  a price offered by a market-maker for the sale or purchase of a stock.
3. Stock Exchange  a registration granted to a company enabling their shares to be officially listed and traded.