测验：a reading
comprehension quiz阅读理解小测验
—see
also pop quiz o note at exam
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verb (-zz-) [VN] 1 〜sb (about sb/sth)
| ~
sb (on/over sth)
to
ask sb a lot of questions about sth in order to get information from them 盘问.；査问；询问；讯问 H771
question ： Four
men are being quizzed by police about the murder•警寒就这起谋杀案疋在盘问四个男子。◊ We were quizzed on .our views about education•我们被■征询
.对教★的看法。2
(A/Amf). to give students an informal
test 测验学生）.：You will be quizzed on
chapter 6 tomorrow.明天将考你们第6章。 quiz-master /'kwizma:ste(r); NAmE -mass-/ noun
=QUESTION MASTER
quiz.zical /'kwizikl/ aa[/. (of an expression 表,清)showing that you are
slightly surprised or amused 铭异的；
感到好笑的：a quizzfca〖 expression铭异的表情^1^^- cal.ly /-kli/ fldv.: She
Zoofced at him quizzfcaHy.她疑惑 地望着他。
quoit /koit;
kwoit/ noun 1 [C] a ring that is
thrown onto a small post in the game of quoits (投环游戏用的:） 环，圈 2
quoits
[U]
a game in which rings are thrown onto a small post投环（将圈投向标棍的游戏）
Quonset hut™ /'kwDnset hAt; NAmE 'kwain-/ noun {
quorate /'kwoirat/
adj. [BrE, technical i§) a meeting that is quorate
has enough people present for them to make official decisions by voting ( i议）够法定人数的
Win INQUORATE
Quorn™ /kwoin; NAmE kwo:rn/ noun [u] a substance made
from a type of fungus, used
in cooking instead of meat阔恩素肉（用一种真菌制成）
quorum /'kwoiram/ noun [sing.] the smallest
number of people who must be at a meeting before it can begin or decisions can
be made (会议的）法定人数
quota /'kwauta; NAmE 'kwouta/ noun 1 [C] the limited number
or amount of people or things that is officially allowed 定额；限额；南额：to introduce a strict
import quota on grain 严格限制谷物进口量◊ a quota
system/or accepting re_/iugees 接收i民的限额制度 2
[C] an amount of sth that sb expects or needs to have or achieve 定 量；定额；指标：J’m going home now—Vve done my
quota 〇/ worfc /or the day.我现在要回家了 我已完
k了今天的工作指标。3 [sing.]
(po/Zf/cs 政)a fixed number of votes
that a candidate needs in order to be elected (候选人当选所需的）规定票数，最低票数：He was 76 votes short 〇/the
quota.他比规定当选票数少了 76票。
quot-able /'kwautabl;
NAmE 'kwou-/ adj. (of a statement 话语）interesting or amusing
and worth repeating 值得
(或适合）引用的
quota-tion /kwao'teijn; NAmE kwou-/ noun 1 (also
quote)
[C]
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 引语；引文；语录：
77ie
boofc began vWth a quotation 介om Goethe.这本书一
幵头引用了歌德的隽语。〇a dictionary 〇/ quotations引 语词典一see also misquotation
at misquote 2 [U]
the act of repeating sth interesting or useful that another person has written
or said 引用；引述；引证：
The
writer illustrates his point by quotation from a number 〇/sources.作者旁征博引以阐明自己的观点。3 [C] (also quote) a statement of how
much money a particular piece of work will cost 报价； 估价 HTTi
ESTIMATE:
You
need to get a written quotation before they start worfc.你得在他们开工之前拿到报价单。4 [C] (f/na/ice财) a
statement of the current value of goods or stocks
(货物或股票的）行情，市价，牌价：the latest quotations介 om
the Stock Exchange 股票交易所的最新行
quotation marks (also quotes, 'speech
marks) (BrE also in-vert-ed commas) noun [pi.] a pair of marks
(4 *) or (a ) placed around a word, sentence, etc. to
show that it is what sb said or wrote, that it is a title or that you are using
it in an unusual way 引号
quote
/kwaut;
/VAmf kwout/ verb, noun
verb
1627 qwerty
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REPEAT EXACT WORDS 引述 1
~ (sth) (from sb/sth) | 〜（sb) (as doing sth) to repeat the exact words that
another person has said or written 弓| 用；引述：[VN] He quoted a
passage介om the minister’s speech•他引用了部兵的-5 段讲话。◊ to quote Shakespeare引用畚士 亚如话◊ The President was
quoted in the press as saying that he disagreed with the
decision.报刊援引总统的;，说他不
赞成这项决定。◊‘ft vviH aH be gone tomorrow.’ ‘Can I quoteyouonthat?’ “明天一切将烟消云散。”“这是你 说的，我能原话引述吗？ ” ODon’tquotemeontWs
(=this is not an official statement), but I think he is going to resign.不要说这话是我说的，但我想他打算辞
职、。◊ Quote this
re/erence number in aH correspondence. 请在所有函件中标明这个编号。◊ M S/i£said,
cmd J quote,
ti/e is mecmfng/ess without 〖ove.’ 我援引她曾说过
岛话：“人生无爱一场空。” ◊
[V speech] ‘77ie man w/zo is tired, of London is tired of life/ he quoted.
“厌倦伦敦
等于厌倦生活。”他引述道。一see also misquote
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GIVE EXAMPLE 举例 2 to
mention an example of sth to support what you are saying 举例说明：[VNN] Can you quote
me cm instance o/w/ien this happened?■.你能否给 我举例说明一下这事发生的时间？ [also
VN] o note at
MENTION
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GIVE PRICE 报价 3 〜(sb) (sth) (for
sth/for doing sth) to
tell a customer how much
money you will charge them for a job, service or product 开 A;出价；报价：[VNN] TTiey quoted us
£300/or instaHing a shower imit.他们向 我们开价300英镑安装淋浴设备。[also VN, V] 4 [VN] 〜sth (at sth) (/y/wnce 财）to give a market price
for shares，gold or foreign money 为（股票、黄金或外汇） 报价：yesterday the pound
quoted at $2.8285, unchanged介om Monday.昨天英镑报价为1.8285美元， 这个价格从星期一以来未变。5 [VN] 财）to give
the prices for a business
company*s shares on a stock exchange为（企业的股份）jt市，挂牌：SeveraZ/oot- baH dubs are now quoted on the Stoc/c
Exrchcmge.目前有
几家足球俱乐部在股票交易所上
IMI 'quote ( ...
'unquote) (informal) used to show the
beginning (and end) of a word, phrase, etc. that has been said or written by sb
else (用于弓j文的开始和结
尾）引文起（…引文ft was quote,
"t/ie hardest decision of my life\ unquote, and one that he lived to regret.那是，原话起，“我一生最难作出的决定”，原话
止，而且是他终生悔恨的决定。
■ noun {informal)
■
EXACT WORDS 原话 1 = QUOTATION(I): The essay was 办H 〇/quotes.这篇文章满篇皆是引语。
■
PRICE 奋•格 2 = quotati〇n(3): Their quote for the
job was
way too high•他们给这;i工作开价太高了。
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PUNCTUATION 标点符3 quotes [pi.】=QUOTATION marks ： If you take text
from other sources, place it in quotes.引用其他来源的资料要放在引号里。
quoth /kwau0; NAmE kwouG/ verb [V speech] (old use or humorous) used meaning 'said*
before T, 4he' or 'she* (用于I、he或she之前）说过，言道
quo-tid-ian /kwo'tidian; kwau't-; NAmE kwou-/ adj. {formal) ordinary; typical of
what happens every day 寻常的；普通的；司空见惯的BEEI day-to-day
quo-tient /'kwaujnt; NAmE 'kwou-/ noun (mathematics 数）a number which is the
result when one number is divided by another 商（除法所得的结果）_see
also INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT
Qur’an
=
Koran
q.v.
/,kju: 'vi:/ abbr. used in books to tell
a reader that there is more information in another part of the book (from Latin
‘quod vide’）见该项，参见该条（源自拉丁文
quod
vide )
qwerty
(also
QWERTY)
/'kw3：ti; NAmE 'kw3：rti/ adj. [usually before noun]
(of a keyboard on a computer or typewriter计算机或打字机键盘）with the keys arranged
in the usual way with Q, W, E, R, T and Y on the left of the top row of letters
‘准键 传统键盘
的（Q、W、E、R、T和Y各键分布在左侧上排）