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quarter

美 [ˈkwɔːrtər]英 [ˈkwɔːtə(r)]
  • n.四等份之一;人, 群体;营房, 宿舍, 住房;地方, 地域;15分钟, 一刻钟;(美式足球的)一节;.<音>四分音符;(罗经上)方位;学季;(月)上弦, 下弦;25分硬币;<橄>四分卫;(鞋帮的)后侧部;宽恕, 慈悲, 同情;<英>夸特;(家禽等)四分之一部;1/4英里(即440码) ;(团体等的)某一部分;城镇的区(或一部分);三个月时间, 季度, 季;1/4码(即9英寸);半圆的月相;船尾左/右舷45°
  • vt.驻扎(军队);四分周锯割, 四开;把…分成四部分;使…成直角;给…提供食宿;在…四处走动, 在…来回走动;进入另一月相;把…减到原来的四分之一;斜向行进
  • adj.四分之一的;很不全的, 很不完善的

复数: quarters 过去式: quartered 现在分词: quartering 过去分词: quartered 第三人称单数: quarters

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noun

四分之一 1 of 4 parts

1

四等份之一
one of four equal parts of sth

a quarter of a mile

四分之一英里

The programme lasted an hour and a quarter.

这个节目历时一小时十五分钟。

Cut the apple into quarters.

把苹果切成四瓣。

The theatre was about three quarters full.

剧场大约坐了四分之三的人。

15分钟 15 minutes

2

(正点之前或之后的)15分钟,一刻钟
a period of 15 minutes either before or after every hour

It's (a) quarter to four now─I'll meet you at (a) quarter past.

现在是差一刻四点,我会在四点一刻和你碰面。

It's quarter of four now─I'll meet you at quarter after.

现在是三点四十五分,我将在四点十五分和你碰面。

3个月 3 months

3

三个月时间;季度;季
a period of three months, used especially as a period for which bills are paid or a company's income is calculated

城区 part of town

4

城镇的区(或一部分)
a district or part of a town

the Latin quarter

拉丁区

the historic quarter of the city

具有历史意义的城区

个人;群体 person/group

5

(尤指能提供帮助、信息或作出反应的)个人,群体
a person or group of people, especially as a source of help, information or a reaction

Support for the plan came from an unexpected quarter.

支持这一计划的是没料想到的一方。

The news was greeted with dismay in some quarters .

有一部分人对这条消息感到泄气。

25分钱 25 cents

6

(美国和加拿大的)25分硬币
a coin of the US and Canada worth 25 cents

住房 rooms to live in

7

(士兵、服务人员等的)营房,宿舍,住房
rooms that are provided for soldiers, servants, etc. to live in

We were moved to more comfortable living quarters .

我们搬进了较舒适的住处。

married quarters

已婚军人宿舍

月亮 of moon

8

半圆的月相;上弦(或下弦)月
the period of time twice a month when we can see a quarter of the moon

The moon is in its first quarter.

月亮正处于上弦。

体育运动 in sport

9

(美式足球的)一节
one of the four periods of time into which a game of American football is divided

重量 weight

10

夸特(重量单位,¼磅;4盎司)
a unit for measuring weight, a quarter of a pound; 4 ounces

11

夸特(重量单位,英国为28磅,美国为25磅;四分之一英担)
a unit for measuring weight, 28 pounds in the UK or 25 pounds in the US; a quarter of a hundredweight

怜悯 pity

12

(对掌控中的敌人或对手的)慈悲,同情
pity that sb shows towards an enemy or opponent who is in their power

His rivals knew that they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary.

他的竞争者明白,不能期望如此残忍的对手发善心。

习语

very near

近距离作战
fighting at close quarters

verb

分为4份 divide into 4

1

把…切成(或分成)四部分
to cut or divide sth into four parts

She peeled and quartered an apple.

她削去苹果皮,把它切成四瓣。

提供房间 provide rooms

2

给…提供食宿
to provide sb with a place to eat and sleep

The soldiers were quartered in the town.

士兵在镇里宿营。

quarter

频次

  • 1
    FRACTION 四分之一
    A quarter is one of four equal parts of something.

    A quarter of the residents are over 55 years old...

    1/4的居民年龄在55岁以上。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 季度;季
    A quarter is a fixed period of three months. Companies often divide their financial year into four quarters.

    The group said results for the third quarter are due on October 29.

    该集团表示第三季度的结果将于10月29日公布。

  • 3
    N-UNCOUNT 一刻钟;十五分钟
    When you are telling the time, you use quarter to talk about the fifteen minutes before or after an hour. For example, 8.15 is quarter past eight, and 8.45 is quarter to nine. In American English, you can also say that 8.15 is a quarter after eight and 8.45 is a quarter of nine.

    It was a quarter to six...

    当时是6点差一刻。

  • 4
    VERB 把…分成四等份
    If you quarter something such as a fruit or a vegetable, you cut it into four roughly equal parts.

    Chop the mushrooms and quarter the tomatoes.

    把蘑菇切成丁,再把西红柿切成四瓣。

  • 5
    VERB 把…降至原先的四分之一;把…减少四分之三
    If the number or size of something is quartered, it is reduced to about a quarter of its previous number or size.

    The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered.

    我之前建议成人服用的剂量可以降到1/2或者1/4。

  • 6
    N-COUNT (美国或加拿大的)25分硬币
    A quarter is an American or Canadian coin that is worth 25 cents.

    I dropped a quarter into the slot of the pay phone.

    我向付费电话的投币孔里投了一枚25分硬币。

  • 7
    N-COUNT (城镇中某一类人群生活或工作的)区,地区
    A particular quarter of a town is a part of the town where a particular group of people traditionally live or work.

    Look for hotels in the French Quarter.

    在法国人居住区寻找旅馆。

  • 8
    N-COUNT (做出反应或行动的)某位人士,某个团体
    To refer to a person or group you may not want to name, you can talk about the reactions or actions from a particular quarter .

    Help came from an unexpected quarter...

    援助来自于一个意想不到的团体。

  • 9
    N-PLURAL (军人、水手、仆人的)住处,宿舍,营房
    The rooms provided for soldiers, sailors, or servants to live in are called their quarters .

    Mckinnon went down from deck to the officers' quarters.

    麦金农走下甲板,来到军官们的住处。

  • 10
    VERB 为…提供临时住所
    If people are quartered somewhere, they are provided with accommodation for a short time, usually while they are working away from home.

    Our soldiers are quartered in Peredelkino.

    我们的士兵在佩列杰利基诺扎营。

  • 11
    PHRASE 近距离地;近在咫尺;接近地
    If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing.

    You can watch aircraft take off or land at close quarters...

    你可以近距离观察飞机的起降。

  • 12
    PHRASE 不仁慈;不宽恕
    If you say that someone was given no quarter, you mean that they were not treated kindly by someone who had power or control over them.

    This is not war as you learned it. It is brutal work, with no quarter given.

    这并不是你所了解的战争。它残酷无情,对人没有半点怜悯。

noun

1
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
he surrendered but asked for quarter
2
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
3
the rear part of a ship
Synonym: stern after part poop tail
4
a district of a city having some distinguishing character
the Latin Quarter
5
an unspecified person
he dropped a word in the right quarter
6
a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
he fed four quarters into the slot machine
7
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
8
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
9
one of four equal parts
a quarter of a pound
Synonym: one-fourth fourth one-quarter fourth part twenty-five percent quartern
10
one of the four major division of the compass
the wind is coming from that quarter
11
a fourth part of a year;three months
unemployment fell during the last quarter
12
one of four periods into which the school year is divided
the fall quarter ends at Christmas
13
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
it's a quarter til 4
a quarter after 4 o'clock
14
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
both teams scored in the first quarter

verb

1
divide by four;divide into quarters
2
divide into quarters
quarter an apple
3
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
Synonym: draw draw and quarter
4
provide housing for (military personnel)
Synonym: billet canton

数据来源:WordNet

  1. A third of respondents said they would text back within a quarter of an hour , with only five percent saying they 'd wait as long as two hours .

    三分之一的受访者表示,他们会在15分钟内回复短信,只有5%的人说他们会等长达两个小时后再回复。

  2. The research , commissioned by TLC 's new dating show Undressed , also suggests that men should be the first text after a successful date and women should respond within a quarter of an hour if keen .

    该研究由旅游生活频道(TLC)的新相亲节目《脱光》委托进行,研究结果也表明,在一次成功的约会后男方应该首先给对方发短信,而如果女方对其很感兴趣应该在15分钟内回复。

  3. Support for the plan came from an unexpected quarter .

    支持这一计划的是没料想到的一方。

  4. A quarter of all the people surveyed were don 't-knows .

    参加问卷调查的所有人中有四分之一没有表示明确意见。

  5. The moon is in its first quarter .

    月亮正处于上弦。

  6. It 's quarter to four now ─ I 'll meet you at quarter past .

    现在是差一刻四点,我会在四点一刻和你碰面。

  7. It 's quarter of four now ─ I 'll meet you at quarter after .

    现在是三点四十五分,我将在四点十五分和你碰面。

  8. We surveyed 500 smokers and found that over three quarters would like to give up .

    我们对500名吸烟者进行了调查,发现有超过四分之三的人愿意戒烟。

  9. The theatre was about three quarters full .

    剧场大约坐了四分之三的人。

  10. A quarter of a million refugees roved around the country .

    这个国家有二十五万难民流离失所。

  11. We were moved to more comfortable living quarters .

    我们搬进了较舒适的住处。

  12. Sales for this quarter have dipped from 38.7 million to 33 million .

    本季度销售额从3870万下降到3300万。

  13. Cut the apple into quarters .

    把苹果切成四块。

  14. Cut the apple into quarters .

    把苹果切成四瓣。

  15. The company lost $ 7 million this quarter in contrast to a profit of $ 6.2 million a year earlier .

    这家公司本季度亏损了700万元,与去年同期620万元的赢利形成了对照。

  16. His rivals knew that they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary .

    他的竞争者明白,不能期望如此残忍的对手发善心。

  17. The news was greeted with dismay in some quarters .

    有一部分人对这条消息感到泄气。

  18. She peeled and quartered an apple .

    她削去苹果皮,把它切成四瓣。

  19. I got a call at quarter of seven one night

    一天晚上6点45分时,我接到了一个电话。

  20. I 've got to go in a quarter of an hour

    一刻钟以后我就得走了。

  21. The time was recorded at a quarter after five .

    时间显示是5点15分。

  22. A quarter of the residents are over 55 years old

    1/4的居民年龄在55岁以上。

  23. The group said results for the third quarter are due on October 29 .

    该集团表示第三季度的结果将于10月29日公布。

  24. You can watch aircraft take off or land at close quarters

    你可以近距离观察飞机的起降。

  25. The first quarter dividend has been increased by nearly 4 per cent .

    第一季度的股息增长了近4%。

  26. Still to come , the financial news and the weather at a quarter to two .

    稍后是1点45分的财经新闻和天气预报。

  27. The idea met with a cool response from various quarters

    这个想法遭到了各方人士的冷遇。

  28. Hourly output by workers declined 1.3 % in the first quarter

    第一季度工人每小时的产量下降了1.3%。

  29. It is the only one of the three companies expected to show a profit for the quarter

    那是3个公司中唯一一家预计会在本季度盈利的公司。

  30. A quarter of the working class voted for him .

    工薪阶层中有1/4的人投票支持他。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

quarter与以下词性连用

n.

quarter (of a) pound

0.25磅(或英镑)

adj.

first/fourth/second/third quarter

第一/第四/第二/第三季度

prep.

for the quarter

本季度

in the quarter

在本季度

quarter after

过一刻钟

quarter of

差一刻钟

quarter past

过一刻钟

quarter to

差一刻钟

n.

at/from close quarters

很近;非常靠近
very near

fighting at close quarters

近距离作战

同义词

n.

season