quarter

🇺🇸 /ˈkwɔːrtər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkwɔːtə(r)/
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noun
A1

one of four equal parts

A quarter of the pizza is missing.

披萨的四分之一不见了。

A1

15 minutes before or after the hour

It's a quarter past three.

现在是三点一刻。

R

three months, used for bills or business

The company reports earnings each quarter.

公司每个季度报告收益。

R

an area or part of a town

The old quarter of the city is beautiful.

这座城市的旧城区很美。

R

a person or group, often as a source

Support came from an unexpected quarter.

支持来自一个意想不到的方面。

R

a US or Canadian coin worth 25 cents

I found a quarter on the street.

我在街上找到一枚25美分硬币。

R

rooms for soldiers or servants to live

The soldiers' quarter is nearby.

士兵的营房在附近。

R

a moon phase showing a quarter of it

The moon is in its first quarter.

月亮处于上弦月阶段。

R

one of four parts in American football

The team scored in the second quarter.

球队在第二节得分。

R

a weight unit, a quarter of a pound

Add a quarter of butter to the mix.

在混合物中加入四分之一磅黄油。

R

a weight unit, 28 or 25 pounds

The shipment weighed a quarter.

这批货重一夸特(28磅)。

R

kind treatment to a captured enemy

They showed no quarter to their foes.

他们对敌人毫不留情。

verb
R

to cut into four parts

Quarter the apple before eating.

把苹果切成四瓣再吃。

R

to provide a place to live

The army will quarter here tonight.

军队今晚将在此驻扎。

translation

n. 四分之一, 一刻钟, 季度, 街区, 来源, 25美分硬币, 营房, 弦月, 节, 四分之一磅, 夸特, 宽恕
v. 切成四份, 提供住宿

词形变化

Plural quarters
Progressive quartering
Past quartered
Perfect quartered
3rd Present quarters