quarter
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/ˈkwɔːrtər/
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/ˈkwɔːtə(r)/
noun
A1
one of four equal parts
A quarter of the pizza is missing.
披薩的四分之一不見了。
A1
15 minutes before or after the hour
It's a quarter past three.
現在是三點一刻。
R
three months, used for bills or business
The company reports earnings each quarter.
公司每個季度報告收益。
R
an area or part of a town
The old quarter of the city is beautiful.
這座城市的舊城區很美。
R
a person or group, often as a source
Support came from an unexpected quarter.
支持來自一個意想不到的方面。
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美分硬幣。
R
rooms for soldiers or servants to live
The soldiers' quarter is nearby.
士兵的營房在附近。
R
a moon phase showing a quarter of it
The moon is in its first quarter.
月亮處於上弦月階段。
R
one of four parts in American football
The team scored in the second quarter.
球隊在第二節得分。
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奶油。
R
a weight unit, 28 or 25 pounds
The shipment weighed a quarter.
這批貨重一夸特（28磅）。
R
kind treatment to a captured enemy
They showed no quarter to their foes.
他們對敵人毫不留情。
verb
R
to cut into four parts
Quarter the apple before eating.
把蘋果切成四瓣再吃。
R
to provide a place to live
The army will quarter here tonight.
軍隊今晚將在此駐紮。
translation
四分之一, 一刻鐘, 季度, 街區, 來源, 25美分硬幣, 營房, 弦月, 節, 四分之一磅, 夸特, 寬恕
切成四份, 提供住宿
詞形變化
Plural
quarters
Progressive
quartering
Past
quartered
Perfect
quartered
3rd Present
quarters