quarter

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˈkwɔː.tər]
• 美式音标 [ˈkwɑː.t̬ɚ]
• 国际音标 ['kwɔ:tə]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• 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

词源解说

• 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的quartier；最初源自古典拉丁语的quartarius，意为第四部分。

同根派生

• adj性质的同根词

  quarterly：季度的，按季度的；一年四次的。

  quarterfinal：四分之一决赛的。

  quartering：成直角的；四等分的。

• adv性质的同根词

  quarterly：按季度，[农]一季一次地；纵横四分地。

• n性质的同根词

  quarterly：季刊。

  quart：夸脱（容量单位）；一夸脱的容器。

  quarterback：橄榄球的四分卫。

  quarterfinal：四分之一决赛。

  quartering：四等分；四分法。

  quarterdeck：[船]后甲板（等于quarter-deck）。

  quartern：四分之一品脱；四等分，四分之一。

• v性质的同根词

  quartering：把…四等分（quarter的ing形式）。

• vi性质的同根词

  quarterback：（橄榄球中）担任四分卫。

• vt性质的同根词

  quarterback：（以四分卫）指挥进攻；领导；操纵。

• quarter相关词

用法辨析

n. (名词)

• quarter的基本意思是“四分之一,四等分”,可以用来指距离、数量、价格及物体的四分之一的量,也可专指时间的“一刻钟,十五分钟”或“一季度,三个月”,还可指重量的“夸脱,四分之一英担”,在英国为28磅,在美国为25磅。在美国和加拿大, quarter可指“四分之一元,两角五分的硬币”,是可数名词。
• quarter也可指“方向,地区,城镇的一部分”,是可数名词。
• quarter也可作“人,团体”解,多指可能提供援助、消息等的人或团体。
• quarter还可指“太阴月的四分之一,月球上弦或下弦的位相”,是可数名词。
• quarter还可作“船舷的后部”解,通常用于单数形式。
• quarter的复数形式quarters有“住处,营房”的意思。
• 在旧用法或文学语言里quarter还可表示对降敌或对手的“慈悲,宽恕”。

v. (动词)

• quarter用作动词意思是“把…四等分”。另外还可作“使(士兵)驻扎”“使(短期)住宿”解。
• quarter用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。

• quarter使用方法
• quarter详细辨析

英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

• Three quarters of the theatre was full.
  剧院的座位坐满了四分之三。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

• We should quarter a pineapple.
  我们应该把这个菠萝分成4等份。

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词组短语

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• ask for quarter 请求饶命
• cut into the quarters 切成四等份
• cut up the quarters 切成四等份
• find quarters 找到住处
• give quarter 饶恕,饶命

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• (FOURTH PART) one of four equal or almost equal parts of something; ¼
• (COIN) in the US and Canada, a coin worth 25 cents
• (AREA) an area of a town where a particular group of people live or work or where a particular activity happens
• (PEOPLE) one or more people who provide help, information, or a particular reaction to something but who are not usually named
• (PLACE TO LIVE) a room or house that has been provided, especially for servants or soldiers and their families, to live in
• (FORGIVENESS) the fact of being kind towards or forgiving an enemy or opponent
• (CUT INTO FOUR) to cut something into four parts
• (SOLDIER) to send someone, especially soldiers, to live in a place

柯林斯英英字典

• A quarter is one of four equal parts of something. 1/4
• Quarter is also a predeterminer.
• Quarter is also an adjective.
• A quarter is an American or Canadian coin that is worth 25 cents. 25
• A quarter is a fixed period of three months. Companies often divide their financial year into four quarters.
• 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.
• If you quarter something such as a fruit or a vegetable, you cut it into four roughly equal parts. 4
• If the number or size of something is quartered, it is reduced to about a quarter of its previous number or size.
• A particular quarter of a town is a part of the town where a particular group of people traditionally live or work.
• If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing.

• quarter剑桥字典
• quarter柯林斯字典

专业释义

经济学

• 季度

  Since the fourth quarter of 2006, China's agricultural price has showed a clear upward trend.
  2006年第四季度以来,我国农产品价格表现出明显的上涨趋势。

  土木建筑工程

• 柱间小柱

交通运输工程

• (风)向船尾吹
• 中部舷侧

农业科学

• 马蹄的两侧之一(蹄后部和蹄尖之间的部分)

计算机科学技术

• 四分之一
• 四分之一位元组

艺术学

• 四分音符
• (演出过程中提醒演员15分钟后上场的)预告

体育

• 节

  From analyzing the time period of offensive turnovers of Chinese male basketball team and the opponents,it is evident that the Chinese team made more turnovers on the second and the forth quarter than the opponents during these games.
  从中国男篮和对手进攻失误发生时间段的对比分析得出:中国男篮在第二、四节的进攻失误较多,且与对手存在显著性差异。

  数学

• 四分之三的
• 四等分

天文学

• 弦

生物学

• 四分之一
• 季度
• 一刻钟
• 四分之一;季度;一刻钟;一肢