quarter

n.四分之一；一刻钟；地区；（美式足球的）一节

vt.把…四等分；供…住宿；使（士兵）驻扎

noun

四分之一 1 of 4 parts

1. 四等份之一
   one of four equal parts of sth
   1. a quarter of a mile
      四分之一英里
   2. The programme lasted an hour and a quarter.
      这个节目历时一小时十五分钟。
   3. Cut the apple into quarters.
      把苹果切成四瓣。
   4. The theatre was about three quarters full.
      剧场大约坐了四分之三的人。

15分钟 15 minutes

2. （正点之前或之后的）15分钟，一刻钟
   a period of 15 minutes either before or after every hour
   1. It's (a) quarter to four now─I'll meet you at (a) quarter past.
      现在是差一刻四点，我会在四点一刻和你碰面。
   2. It's quarter of four now─I'll meet you at quarter after.
      现在是三点四十五分，我将在四点十五分和你碰面。

3个月 3 months

3. 三个月时间；季度；季
   a period of three months, used especially as a period for which bills are paid or a company's income is calculated

城区 part of town

4. 城镇的区（或一部分）
   a district or part of a town
   1. the Latin quarter
      拉丁区
   2. the historic quarter of the city
      具有历史意义的城区

个人；群体 person/group

5. （尤指能提供帮助、信息或作出反应的）个人，群体
   a person or group of people, especially as a source of help, information or a reaction
   1. Support for the plan came from an unexpected quarter.
      支持这一计划的是没料想到的一方。
   2. The news was greeted with dismay in some quarters .
      有一部分人对这条消息感到泄气。

25分钱 25 cents

6. （美国和加拿大的）25分硬币
   a coin of the US and Canada worth 25 cents

住房 rooms to live in

7. （士兵、服务人员等的）营房，宿舍，住房
   rooms that are provided for soldiers, servants, etc. to live in
   1. We were moved to more comfortable living quarters .
      我们搬进了较舒适的住处。
   2. married quarters
      已婚军人宿舍

月亮 of moon

8. 半圆的月相；上弦（或下弦）月
   the period of time twice a month when we can see a quarter of the moon
   1. The moon is in its first quarter.
      月亮正处于上弦。

体育运动 in sport

9. （美式足球的）一节
   one of the four periods of time into which a game of American football is divided

重量 weight

10. 夸特（重量单位，¼磅；4盎司）
    a unit for measuring weight, a quarter of a pound; 4 ounces
11. 夸特（重量单位，英国为28磅，美国为25磅；四分之一英担）
    a unit for measuring weight, 28 pounds in the UK or 25 pounds in the US; a quarter of a hundredweight

怜悯 pity

12. （对掌控中的敌人或对手的）慈悲，同情
    pity that sb shows towards an enemy or opponent who is in their power
    1. His rivals knew that they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary.
       他的竞争者明白，不能期望如此残忍的对手发善心。

verb

分为4份 divide into 4

1. 把…切成（或分成）四部分
   to cut or divide sth into four parts
   1. She peeled and quartered an apple.
      她削去苹果皮，把它切成四瓣。

提供房间 provide rooms

2. 给…提供食宿
   to provide sb with a place to eat and sleep
   1. The soldiers were quartered in the town.
      士兵在镇里宿营。

n. 四分之一；地区；季度；一刻钟；两角五分；节 vi. 住宿；驻扎 vt. 将…四等分；供某人住宿num. 四分之一

名词复数形式:quarters 过去分词:quartered 现在分词:quartering 过去式:quartered 第三人称单数:quarters

quarter 四分之一，一刻钟，季度，营房，住宿区

来自拉丁语quartus,四分之一，词源同four,quadrille.引申词义季度，刻钟。后用于指城区的部分，营房，住宿区等。

1. Hourly output by workers declined 1.3% in the first quarter
   第一季度工人每小时的产量下降了1.3%。
2. The first quarter dividend has been increased by nearly 4 per cent.
   第一季度的股息增长了近4%。
3. He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.
   他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。
4. The number of unemployed people in Poland has grown by more than a quarter in the last month
   上个月，波兰的失业人数增长超过了1/4。
5. Promptly at a quarter past seven, we left the hotel.
   我们于7点一刻准时离开了宾馆。
6. I've got to go in a quarter of an hour
   一刻钟以后我就得走了。
7. Cut the peppers into quarters.
   将辣椒切为4瓣。
8. The group said results for the third quarter are due on October 29.
   该集团表示第三季度的结果将于10月29日公布。
9. It was a quarter to six
   当时是6点差一刻。
10. Nobody else turned up till a quarter past ten
    直到10点一刻，其他人才露面。
11. Chop the mushrooms and quarter the tomatoes.
    把蘑菇切成丁，再把西红柿切成四瓣。
12. The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered.
    我之前建议成人服用的剂量可以降到1/2或者1/4。
13. Look for hotels in the French Quarter.
    在法国人居住区寻找旅馆。
14. Help came from an unexpected quarter
    援助来自于一个意想不到的团体。
15. There are fears in some quarters that the republic would have little chance of surviving on its own.
    某些人士担心共和国独立支撑下去的希望很渺茫。
16. Mckinnon went down from deck to the officers 'quarters.
    麦金农走下甲板，来到军官们的住处。
17. Our soldiers are quartered in Peredelkino.
    我们的士兵在佩列杰利基诺扎营。
18. You can watch aircraft take off or land at close quarters
    你可以近距离观察飞机的起降。
19. This is not war as you learned it. It is brutal work, with no quarter given.
    这并不是你所了解的战争。它残酷无情，对人没有半点怜悯。
20. Almost a quarter of the country's export earnings go to service a foreign debt of$ 29 billion.
    该国几乎1/4的出口收入都用来支付290亿美元外债的利息了。
21. It is the only one of the three companies expected to show a profit for the quarter
    那是3个公司中唯一一家预计会在本季度盈利的公司。
22. I should manage to square accounts with the bank before the end of the quarter.
    我应在本季度末前到银行结账。