quarter

D.J.:[ˈkwɔ:tə] K.K.:[ˈkwɔrtɚ]

n.

  1. 四分之一
    • Three quarters of the theatre was full.
      剧院的座位坐满了四分之三。
  2. 每小时之前或之后的一刻钟, 第十五分钟
    • You will have a bad quarter of an hour of it, I assure you.
      我敢保证, 你准得受一刻钟的罪。
  3. 两角五分的硬币; 四分之一元
    • It'll cost you a quarter.
      你得花两角五分钱。
  4. 三个月, 一个季度
    • The output value in the first quarter was 10 percent over the same period of last year.
      第一季度产值比去年同期高出百分之十。
    • In the first week the moon is in its first quarter, in the third week it is in its last quarter.
      第一个星期月亮处于上弦月的状态, 第三个星期月亮处于下弦月的状态。
  5. 上弦[下弦]; 月球周期的四分之一
  6. 方向; 地区; 城镇的一部分
    • The city has a busy Chinese quarter.
      这个城市有个热闹的华人区。
  7. 住处; 营房
    • She lives in single quarters now.
      现在她住在单人营房。
  8. 人, 团体
    • This decision is seen in some quarters as a change of policy.
      这项决定被一些人看成是政策的改变。

vt.

  1. 把…四等分
    • We should quarter a pineapple.
      我们应该把这个菠萝分成四等份。
  2. 使(士兵)驻扎, 供…住宿
    • The troops were quartered in the city.
      军队驻扎在城里。
    • We are quartered in a beautiful villa.
      我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。

网络词典

quarter

英 ˈkwɔːrtə(r) 美 ˈkwɔːrtə(r)
名词中文翻译 中文翻译:四分之一
同义词: ['eighth', 'eighth']

例句:

  1. 1.She decided to take a quarter of an hour off work to exercise.
    她决定休息半小时来锻炼。
  2. 2. The restaurant serves breakfast for a quarter of the price.
    这家餐馆早餐的价格是原价的四分之一。
  3. 3. We need to buy four quarters of flour to make enough dough for the cake.
    我们需要买四份面粉来做蛋糕。