单词 | quart |
释义 | quart n.   1. a liquid measure equal to a quarter of a gallon; two pints.   2. a vessel containing this amount.   3. US a unit of dry measure, equivalent to one-thirty-second of a bushel (1.1 litre).   4. (also quarte) the fourth of eight parrying positions in fencing. Phrases and idioms a quart into a pint pot   1. a large amount etc. fitted into a small space.   2. something difficult or impossible to achieve. Etymology: ME f. OF quarte f. L quarta fem. of quartus fourth f. quattuor four |
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