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cite 【CITE】He cited a paragraph from the book to prove his statement.他从这本书里引用了一段话来证明他的声明。【重点词汇】cite v. 引用 同: quote

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To cite something means to do right by whoever said it and give them credit — for instance, if you add a brilliant statement to a paper but you’re not the one who originally wrote it, you should cite, or point to, the original author.
Using cite with the meaning "to reference" or "to note" is just one of several similar uses. A military or other official report can cite someone for an outstanding act of service, and a legal representative can cite individuals, or summon them, to show up in court. To cite a source when writing or verbally repeating something first spoken by someone else is to give a "citation" or "notation" that gives credit where credit is due.
All forms of 'cite' will appear on average once every 252 pages.citationcite
CHOOSE RIGHT WORDS: CITE-SITE-SIGHT
			
  All are good for research papers: cite is short for citation, site is a place, and sight is what your eyeballs are for. The  Web has a lot to answer for, good and bad. One item in the minus column is the  increased popularity of site and  people throwing these sound-alikes all over the place!
  Cite is a verb to mean to quote, to summon officially, to mention formally, or even  to compliment. It's also the noun form of the same things: a formal summons, or  an official mention. You have to cite your  sources when you write a paper, but it's also a nod to wherever you got your  idea. Check out what cite can do:

The band, formed  in Ohio 10 years ago, cite numerous influences in  different genres from hip-hop to rock and blues. (Reuters)
    
      He was taken to  his residence in Bellevue, cited and released. (Seattle Times)

A site is a specified place, such as a building site, but it's also short for Website, which is a collection  of Web pages that are found within the same URL. Either way it's somewhere you  can go:

It's taken nearly  nine years, but large-scale commercial redevelopment of the World Trade Center site is tantalizingly close to taking  off. (New York Post)
    
      The death also was  reported on the singer's web site. (Seattle Times)

Sight,  of course, is vision or something that can be seen. If something is outta sight then it's fabulous whether  you can see it or not. Here's an example of sight:

Visually impaired  servers who have some sight wear blindfolds. (New York Times)

Though cite, site, and sight were confused before the Internet, we are more likely to use site for  all of them because we use it so often for Website. If you can remember cite is short for citation and site is a location, whether it's online  or off, you'll have the sight to use the words correctly.

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Pron	[saɪt]
Back	【CITE】 He cited a paragraph from the book to prove his statement. 他从这本书里引用了一段话来证明他的声明。【重点词汇】 cite v. 引用同: quote
Vocab	citemake reference to To cite something means to do right by whoever said it and give them credit — for instance, if you add a brilliant statement to a paper but you’re not the one who originally wrote it, you should cite, or point to, the original author. Using cite with the meaning "to reference" or "to note" is just one of several similar uses. A military or other official report can cite someone for an outstanding act of service, and a legal representative can cite individuals, or summon them, to show up in court. To cite a source when writing or verbally repeating something first spoken by someone else is to give a "citation" or "notation" that gives credit where credit is due. All forms of 'cite' will appear on average once every 252 pages. citation cite CHOOSE RIGHT WORDS: CITE-SITE-SIGHT All are good for research papers: cite is short for citation, site is a place, and sight is what your eyeballs are for. The Web has a lot to answer for, good and bad. One item in the minus column is the increased popularity of site and people throwing these sound-alikes all over the place! Cite is a verb to mean to quote, to summon officially, to mention formally, or even to compliment. It's also the noun form of the same things: a formal summons, or an official mention. You have to cite your sources when you write a paper, but it's also a nod to wherever you got your idea. Check out what cite can do: The band, formed in Ohio 10 years ago, cite numerous influences in different genres from hip-hop to rock and blues. (Reuters) He was taken to his residence in Bellevue, cited and released. (Seattle Times) A site is a specified place, such as a building site, but it's also short for Website, which is a collection of Web pages that are found within the same URL. Either way it's somewhere you can go: It's taken nearly nine years, but large-scale commercial redevelopment of the World Trade Center site is tantalizingly close to taking off. (New York Post) The death also was reported on the singer's web site. (Seattle Times) Sight, of course, is vision or something that can be seen. If something is outta sight then it's fabulous whether you can see it or not. Here's an example of sight: Visually impaired servers who have some sight wear blindfolds. (New York Times) Though cite, site, and sight were confused before the Internet, we are more likely to use site for all of them because we use it so often for Website. If you can remember cite is short for citation and site is a location, whether it's online or off, you'll have the sight to use the words correctly.

Cite Site Sight Credit Short Web Times Cited