scare quotes
基本解释
- （为引起特别注意，或表示用词欠妥等的）提示性引号，着重引号。
英汉例句
- There was a bomb scare during the procession.
在列队行进时因怀疑有炸弹而引起恐慌。 - I could hardly scare up ten shillings.
我连十个先令也得不到。 - The tension was relieved, the war scare was over.
紧张形势缓和了，怕爆发战争的恐慌情绪过去了。 - He often quotes the sayings of Kant.
他常引用康德的话。 - He quotes the Bible to support his beliefs.
他引用《圣经》来支持他的信仰。
英英字典
- quotation marks (= the symbols “ ” or ‘ ’ ) that are sometimes put around a word or phrase in a written sentence in order to show that the word is being used in a special way or in a way that may not be correct or true