一、详细释义：


v.

引用，举例 [T]


例句：

Can you cite another case at all like this one?

你究竟还能不能举出一个与此相似的案例？


例句：

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

魔鬼为达到目的不惜引用圣经。


表彰，嘉奖 [T]


例句：

The soldier was cited by the king for his bravery.

这士兵由于英勇而受到国王的褒扬。


例句：

Whichever their views, when campaigning for "open source" they did not cite or advocate those values.

不管他们的观点是哪一种，“开源”运动中都没有表彰或提倡这种价值观。


传唤，传讯 [T]


例句：

He was cited for contempt of court.

他因藐视法庭而受到传讯。


记起，想起；提起 [T]


例句：

Mr Putin likes to cite the precedent of Franklin Roosevelt, who was elected American president four times.

普京似乎想起了这种做法的先驱富兰克林，这位曾经被四次当选的总统。


二、词义辨析：


cite,quote,repeat

这些动词均含“引用，复述”之意。 cite指引经据典以示证明或凭据。 quote指不加剪裁的直接引用原文或原话。 repeat仅强调口头或笔头重复别人的话或字句，并不必指明出处。


三、参考例句：


I cannot cite a like instance.

我一时举不出类似的例子。


Can you cite another case at all like this one?

你究竟还能不能举出一个与此相似的案例？


I'll just cite some figures for comparison.

我要引用一些数字作比较。


She can cite a docket of cases of endless separation.

她能说出许多无限期分居案例的案卷摘要。


The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

魔鬼为达到目的不惜引用圣经。


The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

魔鬼为达到目的不惜引用圣经。


Whichever their views, when campaigning for "open source" they did not cite or advocate those values.

不管他们的观点是哪一种，“开源”运动中都没有表彰或提倡这种价值观。


Can you cite any specific evidence in support of your opinion?

你能否引用某个证据来支持自己的意见？


He may cite previous patents and suggest that they anticipate our claims.

他可能列举以前的专利情况，并提出他们的专利申请早于我们。


Cite a person whose career really took off because of public speaking.

引用一个名人的事例，这个名人正是因为公开演讲才飞黄腾达的。