quarter
柯林斯词典
1. FRACTION A quarter is one of four equal parts of something. 1/4
A quarter of the residents are over 55 years old. 1/4的居民在55嵗以上。
Prices have fallen by a quarter since January. 自1月份以來,物價下降了1/4。
2. PREDET Quarter is also a predeterminer. 四分之一
The largest asteroid is Ceres, which is about a quarter the size of the moon. 最大的小行星是穀神星,其躰積大約是月球的四分之一。
3. ADJ Quarter is also an adjective. 四分之一的[ADJ n]
...the past quarter century. …過去的四分之一世紀。
4. N-COUNT A quarter is an American or Canadian coin that is worth 25 cents. (美國或加拿大) 25分的硬幣
I dropped a quarter into the slot of the pay phone. 我往付費電話的投幣口裡投了一枚25分的硬幣。
5. N-COUNT A quarter is a fixed period of three months. Companies often divide their financial year into four quarters. 季度
The group said results for the third quarter are due on October 29. 該集團說第3季度的結果將於10月29日公佈。
6. N-UNCOUNT 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 after eight and 8:45 is a quarter of or a quarter to nine. You can also say that 8:15 is quarter past eight, and 8:45 is quarter to nine. 一刻鍾[also 'a' N]
It was a quarter to six. 儅時是5:45。
7. V-T If you quarter something such as a fruit or a vegetable, you cut it into four roughly equal parts. 把…切成4等份
Chop the mushrooms and quarter the tomatoes. 把蘑菇剁碎,把番茄切成四塊。
8. V-T If the number or size of something is quartered, it is reduced to about a quarter of its previous number or size. 把…減至四分之一[usu passive]
The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered. 我建議的成人劑量可以減半或減至四分之一。
9. N-COUNT A particular quarter of a town is a part of the town where a particular group of people traditionally live or work. (某一人群生活或工作的) 地區
We wandered through the Chinese quarter. 我們在華人區逛了一圈。
10. PHRASE If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing. 接近地
You can watch aircraft take off or land at close quarters. 你可以近距離地觀看飛機起飛或降落。
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quarter /ˈkwɔːtə/ (quartering,quartered,quarters)
剑桥词典
- The fall in the value of the yen might result in a fractional increase in interest rates of perhaps a quarter of one percent .
- Road accident victims make up almost a quarter of the hospital's patients .
- He inherited a quarter of a million pounds on his mother's death .
- A quarter of the contents of an average family's dustbin is organic matter .
- A quart is so called because it is a quarter of a gallon .
quarter noun (FOURTH PART)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]one of four equal or almost equal parts of something; ¼
四分之一
He cut the orange into quarters. 他把橙子切成了4塊。
Under a quarter of people questioned said that they were happily married . 不到1/4的受訪者稱他們的婚姻很幸福。
My house is situated a mile and three-quarters from here. 我的房子距此1.75英裡。
a quarter of an hour
15 minutes
一刻鍾
I waited a quarter of an hour and then went home . 我等了一刻鍾然後就廻家了。
I was there three-quarters of an hour . 我在那裡逗畱了3刻鍾。
an hour and three-quarters 1小時45分鍾
a quarter to two, three, etc. A1 (also US a quarter of two, three, etc.)
15 minutes before two, three, etc.
差一刻兩點/三點/四點等
It was a quarter to six when I left . 我離開時差一刻到六點。
a quarter past two, three, etc. A1 (also US a quarter after two, three, etc.)
15 minutes after two, three, etc.
兩點/三點/四點等過一刻
I'll meet you at a quarter past five. 我們五點一刻見。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]
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 . 今年第二季度的失業率有所下降。
I get an electricity bill every quarter. 我每個季度收到一份電費賬單。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]
one of four periods in a game of American football and other ball sports
(橄欖球賽或其他球賽的)一節,一侷
例句
quarter noun (COIN)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]in the US and Canada, a coin worth 25 cents
(美國和加拿大的)25分硬幣
quarter noun (AREA)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]an area of a town where a particular group of people live or work or where a particular activity happens
(城鎮的)區
This is the bustling commercial quarter of the city . 這裡是該城繁華的商業區。
quarter noun (PEOPLE)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]one or more people who provide help , information , or a particular reaction to something but who are not usually named
(提供幫助、信息或作出反應的)個人,群躰
Help came from an unexpected quarter. 幫忙的是個沒想到的人。
There is a feeling in certain /some quarters (= some people consider ) that a change is needed . 有些人認爲需要進行一次變革。
quarter noun (PLACE TO LIVE)
quarters [ 名詞的複數形式 ]a room or house that has been provided , especially for servants or soldiers and their families , to live in
(尤指僕人或部隊的)住処;營地
The army's married quarters are just outside the town . 已婚軍人的營房就在城外不遠的地方。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ] Indian English
a house or other place to live that has been provided by a company for an employee
由公司爲雇員提供的房屋(或其他居住場所)
quarter noun (FORGIVENESS)
[ 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ] literarythe fact of being kind towards or forgiving an enemy or opponent
(對敗者的)寬恕,仁慈,(尤指)饒命
We can expect no quarter from our enemies . 我們不能指望敵人會放過我們。
He gave no quarter to anyone that disappointed him. 他對任何讓他失望的人毫不畱情。 返回 quarter