quarter的意思

基本释义

• n 四分之一；地区；季度；一刻钟；两角五分；节

  one of four equal parts into which something can be divided

• v 住宿；驻扎
• num 四分之一

  one of four equal parts into which something can be divided

例句

1. It’s about a page and a quarter.

   大概是一又四分之一页。

2. Cut the cake into quarters.

   把蛋糕切成四等份。

3. Three quarters of the theatre was full.

   剧院的座位坐满了四分之三。

4. Cut the cake into quarters and share it equally .

   把蛋糕切成四份,大家均享。

5. It is a quarter past eight by my watch, but it may be a little fast.

   我的表是8点1刻,可能快了一点。

6. He pays his rent at the end of each quarter.

   他在每个季度末付房租。

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

近义词

英英释义

noun 1. clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent e.g. 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: sternafter partpooptail 4. a district of a city having some distinguishing character e.g. the Latin Quarter 5. an unspecified person e.g. he dropped a word in the right quarter 6. a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar e.g. 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 e.g. a quarter of a pound Synonym: one-fourthfourthone-quarterfourth parttwenty-five percentquartern 10. one of the four major division of the compass e.g. the wind is coming from that quarter 11. a fourth part of a year three months e.g. unemployment fell during the last quarter 12. one of four periods into which the school year is divided e.g. the fall quarter ends at Christmas 13. a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour e.g. 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 e.g. both teams scored in the first quarter quarter是什么意思 verb 1. divide by four divide into quarters 2. divide into quarters e.g. quarter an apple 3. pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him e.g. in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes Synonym: drawdraw and quarter 4. provide housing for (military personnel) Synonym: billetcanton

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