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ci·ta·tion /saɪˈteɪʃən/ AWL noun [countableC]

1 PMSAY/STATE American EnglishAmE a formal statement or piece of writing publicly praising someone’s actions or achievements 表扬，表彰

citation for

a citation for bravery

对勇敢的表彰

2 an official order for someone to appear in court or pay a fine for doing something illegal 传讯，传票；罚单

citation for

Turner was issued a traffic citation for reckless driving.

特纳因鲁莽驾驶收到了交通违章罚单。

3 ALa line taken from a book, speech etc 引文，引句，引语 SYN quotation

The essay begins with a citation from ‘Hamlet’.

这篇文章开头引用了《哈姆雷特》中的一句话。

Examples from the Corpus

citation• If the writer feels strongly about including drawings, citations, and explanations, then by all means include such material.• The Oxford English Dictionary's first citation for the word "garage" is from 1902.• They suggest that there is a bimodal distribution of citation counts, with short-term and long-term components.• The relative frequencies of citations may be inaccurate, if allowance is not made for the growth of the literature.• Another possible measure was the average number of citations within the citation period.• Sons of the school had received 160 decorations or citations.• Confirmation of influence is provided by subsequent citation of that paper.• Since they are not identical, this unexpected result suggests that citations by others occur before the majority of self-citations.

citation for• a citation for bravery• Turner was issued a traffic citation for reckless driving.

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