n. 1.四分之一。 ★3/4通常不说 three-fourths 而说 three quarters. 2. 一刻钟，十五分钟；一季〔四季结账期之一〕；每三个月的付款；〔主 Scot.〕一学期〔一年分四学期〕；【天文学】弦〔月球公转期的四分之一〕；【音乐】四分音符。 3.〔英国〕夸特〔谷量单位，约2.909公石；衡量单位，1/24英担〕。 4.〔美、加拿大〕二角五分(＝1/4 dollar)；二角五分银币；1/4英里；1/4码；1/4?；1/4磅；1/4平方英里的土地 (＝quarter-section)。 5.【运】1/4英里的赛跑；(橄榄球赛的)1/4场 (＝quarter-back)。 6. 罗盘针四方位基点之一〔东、西、南、北〕，方位，方角；(机器零件的)相互垂直。 7.方向，方面；地域，地方；区，市区，街。 8.(供给、救助、消息的)来源，出处。 9.〔pl.〕寓所，住处；〔pl.〕【军事】营房，驻地，营盘，宿舍； 〔pl.〕岗位。 10.鸟兽四分后的一肢；〔pl.〕 受刑者被四分肢解后的一肢； 〔pl.〕 (人、马等的)腰，臀部。 11.【航海】船侧后半部〔正横与船尾的中间部分〕，船尾部。 12.【建筑】间柱〔柱与柱间的小柱〕；【纹章】盾形的四分之一。 13.英国海峡殖民地征收财产税、所得税的标准单位〔25镑〕。 14.(特指对投降者的)饶命，免死，慈悲；宽大，宽恕，减轻。 短语和例子 cut an apple in quarters 把苹果切成四分。 a quarter to [past] nine 九点差[过]一刻。 the four quarters of the globe 全世界。 the first [last] quarter 上[下]弦。 What quarter is the wind in 风是从哪一方面吹来的？ 形势如何？ Lies the wind in that quarter? 形势是这样的吗？ I had the news from a good quarter. 这个消息是从可靠方面听来的。 There is no help to be looked for in that quarter. 从那方面得不到什么援助。 workers' living quarters 工人宿舍。 industrial quarters 工业区。 residential quarters 住宅区。 licensed [gay] quarters (低级下流娱乐场所汇聚的)风化区。 a bad quarter of an hour 不愉快的一刻。 a quarter and five 5 1/4??。 a quarter less five 4 3/4??。 a quarter right [left] 【军事】靠右[左]1/4直角。 ask for [cry] quarters 请求饶命。 at close quarters 1. 迫近，逼近，接近；在仔细观察之下。 2. 【军事】短兵相接，白刃战。 beat to quarters 【航海】使各就岗位。 beat up the quarters of 突然访问。 call to quarters 【军事】使各就各位。 from every quarter [all quarters] 从四面八方。 give quarter 不杀，饶命。 Give no quarter ! 格杀勿论! in all quarters [every quarter] 到处，处处。 not a quarter 完全不是 (not a quarter so [as ] good as 远不及)。 on the quarter 【航海】在船尾方面。 strike the quarters (钟)敲一刻钟。 take up one's quarters 1. 投宿，住宿 (in, with)。 2. (水兵)进入岗位。 vt. 1.把…四分，把…四等分。 2.使住宿；使(军队)扎营；使筹办食宿。 3.【航海】使各就岗位。 4.四裂肢体(动物、罪犯)。 5.将(别家纹章)加在自己盾牌的一角上，将(盾)用纵横线加以四分。 6.(猎狗为搜寻猎获物)纵横奔跑于(某地区)。 7.使(机器零件)相互垂直。 vi. 1.驻扎，扎营 (at，with)。 2.变更位置；各就岗位。 3.(猎狗)搜找猎物。 4.【航海】(风从斜后方)吹来。 5.(机器零件)相互垂直。 短语和例子 quarter oneself on [with ] 投宿在…[和…同住]。 n. -age 1.按季收付的款项；季度工资[税、津贴]。 2.供给军队的住处。 3.供宿。 4.住宿费。 短语和例子 -ing 1.n. 四等分；(罪犯的)四裂肢解；【军事】扎营的分派；【纹章】联姻纹章(的配合)；【建筑】间柱；【机械工程】成直角；【天文学】月球向上弦、满月、下弦的移变。 2.adj. 【航海】(风)从斜后方吹来的；【机械工程】成直角的。 短语和例子 -ly 1.adj. 按季的，一年四次的，每季的；【航海】(风)向船尾吹的；【纹章】(盾面)分为四部份的。 2.adv. 一年四次，一季一次，按季；【纹章】(盾面)纵横四分地。 3.n. 季刊，按季出版物。
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent; "he surrendered but asked for quarter"
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
the rear part of a ship 同义词：stern, after part, poop, tail,
a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter"
an unspecified person; "he dropped a word in the right quarter"
a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar; "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" 同义词：one-fourth, fourth, one-quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern,
one of the four major division of the compass; "the wind is coming from that quarter"
a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter"
one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour; "it''s a quarter til 4"; "a quarter after 4 o''clock"
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter"
divide by four; divide into quarters
divide into quarters; "quarter an apple"
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes" 同义词：draw, draw and quarter,
provide housing for (military personnel) 同义词：billet, canton,
例句与用法
1.
The rent is due at the end of each quarter . 缴纳租金以每季度末为期限。
2.
In 1832, supply was taken for five quarters . 1832,拿了五个季度的支出。
3.
Three quarters of the record consists of music . 唱片的四分之三是音乐。
4.
I had the news from a good quarter . 这个消息是从可靠方面听来的。
5.
It replaces the former quarter sessions . 它取代以前的季审法庭。
6.
Laws don't all come from the same quarter . 法律不全是由一个长官制定出来的。
7.
Her travels had taken her to every quarter of the globe . 她游遍了世界各地。
8.
Our coaches are going to beef up the quarter backs . 我们的教练打算加强后卫。
9.
Tito was making his way rapidly in high quarters . 蒂托很快地跻身于上层社会。
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