| 单词 | quarter |
| 释义 | quarter UK ['kwɔ:.tər] US ['kwɑ:.tˌɚ] noun FOURTH PART 四分之一 ESSENTIAL countable ■one of four equal or almost equal parts of something; ¼ 四分之一；¼ •He cut the orange into quarters.他把橘子切成了4块。 •Under a quarter of •My house is situated a mile and three-quarters from here.我的房子距离这里1.75英里。 a quarter of an hour ESSENTIAL ■15 minutes 十五分钟，一刻钟 •I waited a quarter of an hour and then went home.我等了十五分钟然后就回家了。 •I was there three-quarters of an hour.我在那里逗留了四十五分钟。 •an hour and three-quarters1小时45分钟 a quarter to two/three/four etc. (also US a quarter of two/three/four, etc.) ESSENTIAL ■ 15 minutes before two/three/four, etc 差十五分钟两点/三点/四点等 •It was a quarter to six when I left.我离开时差十五分钟到六点。 a quarter past two/three/four etc. (also US a quarter after two/three/four, etc.) ESSENTIAL ■also US after two/three/four, etc. 15 minutes after two/three/four, etc 两点/三点/四点等过十五分钟 •I'll meet you at a quarter past five.我们五点十五分见。 countable ■one of four periods of time into which a year is divided for financial calculations, such as for profits or taxes 季度 •There was a fall in unemployment in the second quarter of the year.今年第二季的失业率有所下降。 •I get an electricity bill every quarter.我每季都会收到一份电费帐单。 countable ■one of four periods in a game of American football and other ball sports （橄榄球赛或其他球赛的）一节，一局 UK ['kwɔ:.tər] US ['kwɑ:.tˌɚ] noun MONEY 金钱 countable ■in the US and Canada, a coin worth 25 cents （美国和加拿大的）25分硬币 UK ['kwɔ:.tər] US ['kwɑ:.tˌɚ] noun AREA 地区 countable ■an area of a town where a particular group of people live or work or where a particular activity happens （城镇的）区 •This is the bustling commercial quarter of the city.这里是该城繁华的商业区。 UK ['kwɔ:.tər] US ['kwɑ:.tˌɚ] noun PEOPLE 人 countable ■one or more people who provide help, information or a particular reaction to something but who are not usually named （提供帮助、讯息或作出反应的）个人，群体 •Help came from an unexpected quarter.伸出援手的是个意料之外的人。 •There is a feeling in certain/some UK ['kwɔ:.tər] US ['kwɑ:.tˌɚ] noun PLACE TO LIVE 住处 quarters [plural] ■a room or house that has been provided, especially for servants or soldiers and their families, to live in （尤指）仆人的住处，部队的营房 •The army's married UK ['kwɔ:.tər] US ['kwɑ:.tˌɚ] noun FORGIVENESS 宽恕 uncountable literary ■a show of kindness and forgiveness towards a person that you have defeated, especially in allowing them to live （对败者的）宽恕，仁慈，（尤指）饶命 •We can expect no UK ['kwɔ:.tər] US ['kwɑ:.tˌɚ] verb CUT INTO FOUR 切成四部分 transitive often passive ■to cut something into four parts 把…切成四部分 UK ['kwɔ:.tər] US ['kwɑ:.tˌɚ] verb SOLDIER 士兵 transitive usually passive [+ adv/prep] ■to send especially soldiers to live in a place 使（尤指部队）驻扎 •The soldiers were quartered with (= they lived with) local villagers during the war.在战争期间，士兵们住在当地村民的家里。 |
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