| 单词 | quarter |
| 释义 | Word Frequency quarter(ˈkwɔːtə) noun 1. one of four equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, amount, etc 2. Also called: fourth the fraction equal to one divided by four (1⁄4) 3. US and Canadian a quarter of a dollar; 25- cent piece 4. a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a hundredweight. 1 US quarter is equal to 25 pounds; 1 Brit quarter is equal to 28 pounds 5. short for quarter-hour 6. a fourth part of a year; three months 7. astronomy a. one fourth of the moon's period of revolution around the earth b. either of two phases of the moon, first quarter or last quarter, when half of the lighted surface is visible from the earth 8. informal a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a pound or 4 ounces 9. British a unit of capacity for grain, etc, usually equal to 8 UK bushels 10. sport one of the four periods into which certain games are divided 11. nautical the part of a vessel's side towards the stern, usually aft of the aftermost mast the port quarter 12. nautical the general direction along the water in the quadrant between the beam of a vessel and its stern the wind was from the port quarter 13. a region or district of a town or city the Spanish quarter 14. a region, direction, or point of the compass 15. (sometimes plural) an unspecified person or group of people to get word from the highest quarter 16. mercy or pity, as shown to a defeated opponent (esp in the phrases ask for or give quarter) 17. any of the four limbs, including the adjacent parts, of the carcass of a quadruped or bird a hind quarter of beef 18. veterinary science the side part of the wall of a horse's hoof 19. the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp 20. heraldry one of four more or less equal quadrants into which a shield may be divided 21. military slang short for quartermaster verb 22. (transitive) to divide into four equal or nearly equal parts 23. (transitive) to divide into any number of parts 24. (transitive) (esp formerly) to dismember (a human body) to be drawn and quartered 25. to billet or be billeted in lodgings, esp (of military personnel) in civilian lodgings 26. (intransitive) (of gun dogs or hounds) to range over an area of ground in search of game or the scent of quarry 27. (intransitive) nautical (of the wind) to blow onto a vessel's quarter the wind began to quarter 28. (transitive) heraldry a. to divide (a shield) into four separate bearings with a cross b. to place (one set of arms) in diagonally opposite quarters to another adjective 29. being or consisting of one of four equal parts a quarter pound of butter Word origin C13: from Old French quartier, from Latin quartārius a fourth part, from quartus fourth |
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