misquote
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 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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misquote• All through the interview I took careful notes so as not to misquote him.mis·quote verbChineseSyllable
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misquote
mis‧quote /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‧quote /ˌmɪsˈkwəʊt/
verb [transitive]to make a mistake in reporting what someone else has said:
—misquotation /ˌmɪskwəʊˈteɪʃən $ -kwoʊ-/ noun [uncountable and countable]