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misquote

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mis·quote /ˌmɪsˈkwəʊt/ verb [transitive]  MISTAKEto make a mistake in reporting what someone else has said 错误地引述,误引〔他人的话〕 Dr Hall said he had been misquoted in the press. 霍尔博士说报刊错误引用了他的话。misquotation /ˌmɪskwəʊˈteɪʃən $ -kwoʊ-/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
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misquoteAll through the interview I took careful notes so as not to misquote him.
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misquote
misquote /ˌmɪsˈkwəʊt/ verb [transitive]
to make a mistake in reporting what someone else has said:
    Dr Hall said he had been misquoted in the press.
—misquotation /ˌmɪskwəʊˈteɪʃən $ -kwoʊ-/ noun [uncountable and countable]


mis·quoteBrE /ˌmɪsˈkwəʊt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɪsˈkwoʊt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they misquote BrE /ˌmɪsˈkwəʊt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsˈkwoʊt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it misquotes BrE /ˌmɪsˈkwəʊts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsˈkwoʊts/ 🔊past simple misquoted BrE /ˌmɪsˈkwəʊtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsˈkwoʊtɪd/ 🔊past participle misquoted BrE /ˌmɪsˈkwəʊtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsˈkwoʊtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form misquoting BrE /ˌmɪsˈkwəʊtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌmɪsˈkwoʊtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb/sth to repeat what sb has said or written in a way that is not correct 错误地引用;误引The senator claims to have been misquoted in the article. 参议员声称文章错误地引用了他的话。🔊🔊 mis·quo·ta·tion BrE /ˌmɪskwəʊˈteɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɪskwoʊˈteɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable]