quotation/kwoˋteʃən; kwəʊˈteIʃ$n/n [C] 1 words that come from a book, poem etc 引语﹐引文﹐语录: +from a quotation from the Bible 引自《圣经》的话2 a statement showing how much it will cost to do something 报价: Ask the builder to give you a written quotation for the job. 叫建筑商给你一份这项工程的书面报价。