quarter

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英 [ˈkwɔ:tə(r)]

美 [ˈkwɔrtə(r)]

quarter意思解释

n.

四分之一；

一刻钟；

地区；

（美式足球的）一节

vt.

把…四等分；

供…住宿；

使（士兵）驻扎；

变形

复数：quarters

过去式：quartered

过去分词：quartered

现在分词：quartering

第三人称单数：quarters

双语释义

n.(名词)

[C]四分之一 a fourth part of a whole[C]一刻钟,十五分钟 15 minutes before or after an hour[C]两角五分的硬币,四分之一元 25 cents; fourth parts of a dollar[C]三个月,一个季度 three months, especially used for making payments[P]住处,营房 accommodation, especially for soldiers[C]方向; 地区,城镇的一部分 direction; district; part of a town[C]人,团体 person or group of people[C]上弦或下弦; 太阴月的四分之一 one fourth of a lunar month; position of the moon at the end of the first and third of these[U]慈悲,宽恕 mercy shown towards an enemy who has surrendered or to an opponent who is in one\'s power

v.(动词)

vt. 把…四等分 cut or divide into four partsvt. 使(士兵)驻扎,供…住宿 provide lodgings for (especially soldiers)

英英释义

quarter

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n.

one of four equal parts

\"a quarter of a pound\"

同义词：one-fourthfourthfourth parttwenty-five percentquartern

a district of a city having some distinguishing character

one of four periods of play into which some games are divided

\"both teams scored in the first quarter\"

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\"

one of four periods into which the school year is divided

\"the fall quarter ends at Christmas\"

a fourth part of a year; three months

\"unemployment fell during the last quarter\"

one of the four major division of the compass

\"the wind is coming from that quarter\"

a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)

a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)

a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar

\"he fed four quarters into the slot machine\"

an unspecified person

\"he dropped a word in the right quarter\"

the rear part of a ship

同义词：sternafter partpooptail

piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp

clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent

\"he surrendered but asked for quarter\"

v.

provide housing for (military personnel)

同义词：billetcanton

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\"

同义词：drawdraw and quarter

divide into quarters

\"quarter an apple\"

divide by four; divide into quarters

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～ask for quarter请求饶命cut into the quarters切成四等份cut up the quarters切成四等份find quarters找到住处give quarter饶恕,饶命provide quarters提供住处receive quarter得到宽恕,被免一死share quarters with sb和某人住在一起show quarter表示宽恕take up one\'s quarters住下形容词+～certain quarter某一地区close quarters狭窄的寓所comfortable quarters舒适的住处living quarters住处slum quarters贫民区suitable quarters适当的住处wealthy quarters富人居住区working-class quarters工人住宅区名词+～business quarters商务区shopping quarters商业区winter quarters冬季住房summer quarters夏季住房介词+～at close quarters逼近,接近from all quarters来自各方from every quarter从四面八方in quarters在寓所里in some quarter在某个地区on the quarter每隔15分钟～+介词a quarter after three〈美〉三点一刻a quarter of a mile四分之一英里a quarter of an hour一刻钟a quarter past three三点一刻a quarter to ten九点三刻certain quarter in the town市镇的某地区every quarter of the globe世界各地quarter of the moon弦月用作动词 (v.)～+名词quarter an apple把一个苹果四等分～+介词quarter oneself on投宿在…quarter oneself with sb和某人一起住

词组短语

first quarter

第一个季度；上弦月；上弦

fourth quarter

第四季度；第四节

a quarter of

四分之一的；四分之一

one quarter

num. 四分之一

residential quarter

居住小区，住宅区

last quarter

n. *后一个季度；下弦月；下弦月至新月间之时间

at close quarters

接近地

living quarter

住舱；生活块；居住区

quarter century

四分之一世纪

on the quarter

【航海学】在船侧后半部，在船尾部

from every quarter

从各处…, 从四面八方…[亦作 from all quarters]

in every quarter

在各处,到处[亦作 in all quarters]

同近义词辨析

region, area, districk, belt, neighbourhood, zone, section, quarter

这组词都有“地区”的意思，其区别是：

region

普通用词，常指地球上、大气中具有自然分界线的区域，特指按照气候、人体或其他特征鲜明、自成一体的地区。

area

普通用词，指整体中较大的，界线不分明的一部分。

districk

多指由政府等机构出于行政管理等目的而明确划分的地区。

belt

从本义“带，带状物”引申而指任何广阔的长条地带，也可指种植某种作物的地区。

neighbourhood

指比section的划定更清楚，范围更小。具体指城市中的住宅区，也可指附近一带。

zone

科技用词，指圆形或弧形地带，尤指地图上按温度划分的五个地带。用作一般意义时，也可指具有某种特征的其它地区。

section

普通用词，指城市、国家或天然界线形成的地区。

quarter

指城市里具有相同性质或独特风味的地区，比section范围小，但划分更精确。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)Only a quarter of the earth is land.仅仅地球的四分之一是陆地。It\'s a quarter past ten.现在是十点一刻。The flight was put off about a quarter, because of ground fog.由于地面有雾，这次班机推迟1 刻钟。The rent is due at the end of each quarter.缴纳租金以每季度末为期限。The quarter is used most often as a tip for small services.对于小服务，小费往往给25美分。The city has a busy Chinese quarter.这个城市有个热闹的华人区。He lives in the student quarter of the city.他住在城里的学生居住区。From which quarter is the wind blowing?风从哪个方向吹来?Her travels had taken her to every quarter of the globe.她游遍了世界各地。用作动词(v.)We should quarter a pineapple.我们应该把这个菠萝分成四等份。