| 词汇 | quarter |
| 释义 | quarter | BrE ˈk(w)ɔːtə, AmE ˈkwɔrdər | A. noun ① countable (one fourth) 四分之一 ▸ a quarter of a mile/pound 四分之一英里/磅 ▸ to divide the cake into four quarters 把蛋糕分成四等份 ▸ from all quarters of the globe figurative 来自全球各地 ▸ the box is only a quarter full 盒子只装了四分之一 ▸ the city is only a quarter the size of London 该市只有伦敦的四分之一大小 ② countable (period of 15 minutes) 一刻钟 ▸ (a) quarter of an hour 一刻钟 ▸ an hour and a quarter 一小时多一刻钟 ▸ it's already (a) quarter to: we should get going 还差一刻钟：我们该走了 ▸ we are leaving at a quarter to (mainly British) or of US seven 我们将在六点三刻动身 ▸ I'll meet you at a quarter past (mainly British) or after US ten 我十点一刻和你见面 ③ countable (period of three months) 3个月 ▸ she's ten and a quarter 她10岁零3个月 ▸ productivity rose 1% in the first quarter of the year 第一季度的生产力提高了1% ④ countable (district of a town) 城区 ▸ the poor quarter 贫民区 ▸ a residential quarter 住宅区 ⑤ countable (person) [尤指可能提供帮助、信息或作出反应的] 个人 ; (group) 群体 ▸ news from the highest quarters 来自最高层的消息 ▸ the news was greeted with dismay in some or certain quarters 有一部分人对这条消息感到泄气 ▸ don't expect any help from that quarter! 别指望从那一方得到帮助！ ⑥ countable US, Canadian, Australian (25 cents) 25分 ▸ it only cost me a quarter! 它只花了我两毛五分钱！ ⑦ countable Astronomy (of moon) 半圆的月相 ▸ the moon is in its first/last quarter 月亮正处于上/下弦 ⑧ countable Sport (time period) 一节 ⑨ countable (four ounces) 夸特 [合4盎司]▸ a quarter of cheese 一夸特干酪 ⑩ countable (quarter hundredweight) 夸特 [在英国合28磅，在美国合25磅] ⑪ uncountable (dated or literary) (mercy) 慈悲 ▸ his rivals knew that they could expect no quarter from him 他的对手们知道他决不会手下留情 ⑫ countable (direction) 方位 ▸ a wind from a northerly quarter 北风 ⑬ countable Nautical 船侧后部 ▸ on the port/starboard quarter 在左舷/右舷船尾 ⑭ countable Cooking (of carcass) 四分之一胴体 ▸ a quarter of beef 带一条腿的大块牛肉 ⑮ countable Heraldry 盾的四分之一 B. quarters plural noun (accommodation) 住处 ; (for military personnel) 营房 ▸ they took up quarters in the farmhouse 他们住进了农舍 ▸ married quarters 已婚军人宿舍 ▸ sleeping quarters 卧室 C. adjective attributive 四分之一的 ▸ it's a quarter century old 它已有25年的历史 D. at close quarters adverb phrase 在近处 ▸ to fight at close quarters 近距离作战 ▸ seen at close quarters, he's ugly 他近看很丑 E. transitive verb ① (divide into four) 把…分为四部分 ▸ she peeled the apple and quartered it 她把苹果削了皮，切成四瓣 ② History (as punishment) 肢解 ▸ to be hanged, drawn, and quartered 被绞死并开膛分尸 ③ (accommodate) 为…提供食宿 ▸ the airmen are quartered on local villagers 飞行员住在当地村民家中 ▸ the soldiers were quartered in the town 士兵们在镇上宿营 |
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