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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1085 COCA: 1401
quarter
kwɔːʳtəʳ ˈkwɔrtər
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense quarters, present participle quartering, past tense , past participle quartered
1 FRACTION 四分之一 A quarter is one of four equal parts of something. 四分之一

  • A quarter of the residents are over 55 years old. [+ of]

    1/4的居民年龄在55岁以上。

  • I've got to go in a quarter of an hour. [+ of]

    一刻钟以后我就得走了。

  • Prices have fallen by a quarter since January.

    1月份以来，价格已经下跌了25%。

  • Cut the peppers into quarters.

    将辣椒切为4瓣。

Quarter is also a predeterminer.

  • The largest asteroid is Ceres, which is about a quarter the size of the moon.

    最大的小行星是谷神星，体积约为月球的1/4。

Quarter is also an adjective.

  • ...the past quarter century.

    过去的25年

  • He closed his door and started the quarter-mile walk down the hill.

    他关上门，踏上了1/4英里长的下山路。

2 N-COUNT [usually singular] 季度;季 A quarter is a fixed period of three months. Companies often divide their financial year into four quarters. 季度;季

  • The group said results for the third quarter are due on October 29.

    该集团表示第三季度的结果将于10月29日公布。

3 N-UNCOUNT [oft a NOUN] 一刻钟；十五分钟 When you are telling the time, you use quarter to talk about the fifteen minutes before or after an hour. For example, 8.15 is quarter past eight, and 8.45 is quarter to nine. In American English, you can also say that 8.15 is a quarter after eight and 8.45 is a quarter of nine. 一刻钟；十五分钟

  • It was a quarter to six. [+ to]

    当时是6点差一刻。

  • See you about quarter to nine.

    8点45分左右再见。

  • I got a call at quarter of seven one night. [+ of]

    一天晚上6点45分时，我接到了一个电话。

  • Nobody else turned up till a quarter past ten.

    直到10点一刻，其他人才露面。

  • The time was recorded at a quarter after five.

    时间显示是5点15分。

4 VERB 把…分成四等份 If you quarter something such as a fruit or a vegetable, you cut it into four roughly equal parts. 把…分成四等份

  • Chop the mushrooms and quarter the tomatoes. [VERB noun]

    把蘑菇切成丁，再把西红柿切成四瓣。

5 VERB [usually passive] 把…降至原先的四分之一;把…减少四分之三 If the number or size of something is quartered, it is reduced to about a quarter of its previous number or size. 把…降至原先的四分之一;把…减少四分之三

  • The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered. [be VERB-ed]

    我之前建议成人服用的剂量可以降到1/2或者1/4。

6 N-COUNT (美国或加拿大的)25分硬币 A quarter is an American or Canadian coin that is worth 25 cents. (美国或加拿大的)25分硬币

  • I dropped a quarter into the slot of the pay phone.

    我向付费电话的投币孔里投了一枚25分硬币。

7 N-COUNT (城镇中某一类人群生活或工作的)区，地区 A particular quarter of a town is a part of the town where a particular group of people traditionally live or work. (城镇中某一类人群生活或工作的)区，地区

  • Look for hotels in the French Quarter.

    在法国人居住区寻找旅馆。

8 N-COUNT (做出反应或行动的)某位人士，某个团体 To refer to a person or group you may not want to name, you can talk about the reactions or actions from a particular quarter . (做出反应或行动的)某位人士，某个团体

  • Help came from an unexpected quarter.

    援助来自于一个意想不到的团体。

  • There are fears in some quarters that the republic would have little chance of surviving on its own.

    某些人士担心共和国独立支撑下去的希望很渺茫。

SYN source, place, point, person
9 N-PLURAL (军人、水手、仆人的)住处，宿舍，营房 The rooms provided for soldiers, sailors, or servants to live in are called their quarters . (军人、水手、仆人的)住处，宿舍，营房

  • Mckinnon went down from deck to the officers' quarters.

    麦金农走下甲板，来到军官们的住处。

10 VERB [usually passive] 为…提供临时住所 If people are quartered somewhere, they are provided with accommodation for a short time, usually while they are working away from home. 为…提供临时住所

  • Our soldiers are quartered in Peredelkino. [be VERB-ed prep./adv.]

    我们的士兵在佩列杰利基诺扎营。

SYN accommodate, house, lodge, place
11 PHRASE 近距离地;近在咫尺；接近地 If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing. 近距离地;近在咫尺；接近地

  • You can watch aircraft take off or land at close quarters.

    你可以近距离观察飞机的起降。

12 PHRASE [PHRASE with verb] 不仁慈；不宽恕 If you say that someone was given no quarter, you mean that they were not treated kindly by someone who had power or control over them. 不仁慈；不宽恕

  • This is not war as you learned it. It is brutal work, with no quarter given.

    这并不是你所了解的战争。它残酷无情，对人没有半点怜悯。

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Word PartnershipUse quarter with:
N.

quarter (of a) century, quarter (of a) pound 1

ADJ.

first/fourth/second/third quarter 2

PREP.

for the quarter, in the quarter 2

quarter after, quarter of, quarter past, quarter to 3

Word Linkquart ≈ four : quart, quarter, quarterback
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