English → Chinese
quarter
/BrE ˈk(w)ɔːtə 
, AmE ˈkwɔrdər /
A noun
1 [countable] (one fourth) 四分之一;
a quarter of a mile/pound 四分之一英里／磅;
to divide the cake into four quarters 把蛋糕分成四等份;
from all quarters of the globe figurative 来自全球各地;
the box is only a quarter full 盒子只装了四分之一;
the city is only a quarter the size of London 该市只有伦敦的四分之一大小
2 ▶[Time] [countable] (period of 15 minutes) 一刻钟;
(a) quarter of an hour 一刻钟;
an hour and a quarter 一小时多一刻钟;
it's already (a) quarter to: we should get going 还差一刻钟：我们该走了;
we are leaving at a quarter to (mainly British) or of US seven 我们将在六点三刻动身;
I'll meet you at a quarter past (mainly British) or after US ten 我十点一刻和你见面
3 [countable] (period of three months) 3个月;
she's ten and a quarter 她10岁零3个月;
productivity rose 1% in the first quarter of the year 第一季度的生产力提高了1%
4 [countable] (district of a town) 城区;
the poor quarter 贫民区;
a residential quarter 住宅区
5 [countable] (person) [尤指可能提供帮助、信息或作出反应的] 个人; (group) 群体;
news from the highest quarters 来自最高层的消息;
the news was greeted with dismay in some or certain quarters 有一部分人对这条消息感到泄气;
don't expect any help from that quarter! 别指望从那一方得到帮助！
6 [countable] US, Canadian, Australian (25 cents) 25分;
it only cost me a quarter! 它只花了我两毛五分钱！
7 [countable] Astronomy (of moon) 半圆的月相;
the moon is in its first/last quarter 月亮正处于上／下弦
8 [countable] Sport (time period) 一节
11 [uncountable] (dated or literary) (mercy) 慈悲;
his rivals knew that they could expect no quarter from him 他的对手们知道他决不会手下留情
12 [countable] (direction) 方位;
a wind from a northerly quarter 北风
13 [countable] Nautical 船侧后部;
on the port/starboard quarter 在左舷／右舷船尾
14 [countable] Cooking (of carcass) 四分之一胴体;
a quarter of beef 带一条腿的大块牛肉
15 [countable] Heraldry 盾的四分之一
B quarters
plural noun
(accommodation) 住处; (for military personnel) 营房;
they took up quarters in the farmhouse 他们住进了农舍;
married quarters 已婚军人宿舍;
sleeping quarters 卧室
C adjective attrib
四分之一的;
it's a quarter century old 它已有25年的历史
D at close quarters
adverb phrase
在近处;
to fight at close quarters 近距离作战;
seen at close quarters, he's ugly 他近看很丑
E transitive verb
1 (divide into four) 把…分为四部分;
she peeled the apple and quartered it 她把苹果削了皮，切成四瓣
2 History (as punishment) 肢解;
to be hanged, drawn, and quartered 被绞死并开膛分尸
3 (accommodate) 为…提供食宿;
the airmen are quartered on local villagers 飞行员住在当地村民家中;
the soldiers were quartered in the town 士兵们在镇上宿营