give a reference, etc.to support a statement
name a price
"He quoted the Bible to her"
"quote prices for cars"
"He said he could quote several instances of this behavior"
"Here the author is quoting his colleague"
If the devil can quote scripture, surely a bishop can quote Lenin.
出自:Observer
I wouldn't want to be quoted on this.
出自:New Yorker
'Martyrs are nobler than us all', the president is quoted as saying on a..plaque nearby.
出自:Guardian
他引用《圣经》的原话来证明他的信念。 quote sth from sth
She quoted a verse from the Bible .
她引用《圣经》中的诗节。
It's easy to quote phrase from any of Shakespeare's plays.
从莎士比亚的任何一个剧中都可以轻而易举地引述格言。