quarter
['kwɔ:tə]
n.四分之一, 一刻钟, 一季, 25美分, 区, 方向
v.四等分
adj.四分之一的
n.一季, 25美分
例句与用法:
The clock strikes the hours, the half-hours and the quarters.
这个钟在正点、半点和一刻钟都打点。
The rent is due at the end of each quarter.
缴纳租金以每季度末为期限。
It's a quarter past ten.
现在是十点一刻。
词形变化:
动词过去式: quartered | 动词过去分词: quartered | 动词现在分词: quartering | 动词第三人称单数: quarters |
详细释义:
n.
1. 四分之一; 四等分之一[C]; 季度
She cut the cake into quarters.
她把蛋糕切成四份。
2. 一刻钟[C]
3. 付款的季度[C]
We pay our rent at the end of each quarter.
我们于每个季度末付房租。
4. (美国、加拿大的)25分硬币[C]
5. 地方, 地域[P1]
He traveled in all quarters of the earth when he was young.
他年轻时曾周游世界。
6. (城市中的)区; 一区的居民[C]
Conditions in poor quarters were horrible.
城里穷人居住区条件十分糟糕。
7. 夸特(谷物等的容量单位)
8. (对敌人的)宽恕, 饶命[U]
9. (牛、羊、家禽等)切成四分后的一块, 包括整条腿的大块肉[C]
10. (罗盘针)方位, 方角
11. 住处; 军营[P]
The fire started from the servants' quarters.
这火是从佣人住处烧起来的。
12. (消息等的)来源
13. (上、下)弦月
vt.
1. 把……四等分
He quartered the apple.
他把苹果一切四。
2. 供……住宿; 使(部队)驻扎[(+on)]
The soldiers were quartered in the village.
士兵们驻扎在村子里。
vi.
住宿; 驻扎[(+at/with)]
短语词组:
at close quarters
1. 接近地
It was only when I saw the watch at close quarters that I realized how unusual it was.
当我凑近细看那表时, 才发觉到它是何等奇特。