| 单词 | quarter |
| 释义 | noun | verb | quantifier quarterquarter1 /ˈkwɔrt̮ɚ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 1AMOUNT math 1/4; one of four equal parts into which something can be divided: Cut the sandwiches into quarters. a mile and a quarterquarter of A quarter of Canada’s population is French-speaking. three quarters of an acre2PART OF AN HOUR one of the four periods of 15 minutes into which each hour can be divided: I’ll meet you in a quarter of an hour.a quarter to/of three/four/six etc. (=15 minutes before a particular hour)a quarter past/after three/four/six etc. It’s already a quarter past 7. three-quarters of an hour (=45 minutes)3MONEY a coin that is worth 25 cents (=1/4 of a dollar), used in the U.S. and Canada4SPORTS one of the four equal periods of time into which games of some sports are divided: Houston was ahead by 15 points at the end of the first quarter.5THREE MONTHS social studies, economics a period of three months, used when discussing business and money: The company’s profits rose in the first quarter of the year. → see also quarterly16COLLEGE one of the four periods into which a year at school or college is sometimes divided, usually continuing for 10 to 12 weeks: What classes are you taking this quarter?7HOUSE/ROOM quarters [plural] the house or rooms where someone lives, especially someone in the army: Sleeping quarters are in the barracks.cramped/close/tight quarters (=a living place where there are too many people and not enough room)8PART OF A CITY an area in some cities where a particular type of people typically live or work: the French Quarter of New Orleans9MOON science, physics the period of time twice a month when you can see a quarter of the Moon’s surface10in some/various/many etc. quarters (also from some/all etc. quarters) in or from different groups of people: We expected criticism from some quarters.11all quarters of the Earth/globe literary everywhere in the world12give no quarter old use to show no pity for someone, especially an enemy whom you have defeated[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French quartier, from Latin quartarius, from quartus fourth] → see also in/at close quarters at close2 (1) noun | verb | quantifier quarterquarter2 verb [transitive] 1math to cut or divide something into four parts: Quarter two large apples.2to provide someone with a place to sleep and eat, especially a soldier noun | verb | quantifier quarterquarter3 quantifier math being a fourth (=1/4) of an amount, size, distance, number, etc.: a quarter-century a quarter-mile It has an area a quarter the size of California’s. |
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