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quar.ter FOURTH PARTHkwC:7tE5, $5kwB:7tLn [C]one of four equal or almost equal parts of something; 1/4四分之一About a quarter of the British own their home outright, while another 45 per cent have a mortgage.大约四分之一的英国人拥有现金购买的房屋，而另有45%是分期付款买的房。My house is situated one and three-quarter miles/a mile and three-quarters from here.我的房子距此有一又四分之三英里。The book focuses on events from the last quarter of a century.这本书集中讲述了一个世纪最后25年内发生的事件。A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes.一刻钟I waited a quarter of an hour and then went home.我等了一刻钟然后回家了。A quarter to/(Am also) of the hour means 15 minutes before the stated hour.差一刻It's a quarter to three.现在是三点差一刻。A quarter past/(Am also) after the hour means 15 minutes after the stated hour.过一刻I'll meet you at a quarter past five.我在五点一刻和你见面。 TimeA quarter of a year is a period of three months.一个季度There was a fall in unemployment in the second quarter of the year.第二季度的失业率下降了。The electricity bill is sent each quarter.电费帐单是每个季度送来的。 Periods of timeA quarter is also one of four periods in a game of American football.橄榄球赛的四分之一场At the end of the first quarter the Giants led the Packers 21 to 3.在第一个四分之一场结束时，巨人队以21比3领先于派克队。Quarter note is Am for CROTCHET.
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