quar·ter
noun/ˈkwɔːtə(r)/
/ˈkwɔːrtər/
Idioms - (also fourth especially in North American English)[countable] one of four equal parts of something
四等份之一 - quarter of something a quarter of an hour/a century
一刻钟;四分之一世纪 - a quarter of a mile/million
四分之一英里;二十五万 - Almost a quarter of respondents reported employment discrimination.
近四分之一的受访者表示曾遭遇就业歧视。 - three quarters of all potential customers
所有潜在客户的四分之三 - The programme lasted an hour and a quarter.
这个节目历时一小时十五分钟。 - Cut the apple into quarters.
把苹果切成四瓣。 - The theatre was about three quarters full.
剧场大约坐了四分之三的人。 - (especially North American English) He completed his last work a quarter century ago.
他在二十五年前完成了最后一部作品。
Grammar Point half / whole / quarterhalf / whole / quarter- Quarter, half and whole can all be nouns:
- Cut the apple into quarters.
把苹果切成四瓣。 - Two halves make a whole.
两个一半构成一个整体。
- Cut the apple into quarters.
- Whole is also an adjective:
- I’ve been waiting here for a whole hour.
我在这儿等了整整一个小时。
- I’ve been waiting here for a whole hour.
- Half is also a determiner:
- Half (of) the work is already finished.
工作已经完成了一半。 - They spent half the time looking for a parking space.
他们花了一半的时间寻找停车位。 - Her house is half a mile down the road.
她的房子在这条路上前面半英里远的地方。
- I waited for half an hour.
我等了半个小时。 - I waited for a half an hour.
- Half (of) the work is already finished.
- Half can also be used as an adverb:
- This meal is only half cooked.
这饭只煮了个半熟。
- This meal is only half cooked.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + quarter- break something into quarters
- cut something into quarters
- divide something into quarters
- …
- quarter of
- quarter of something a quarter of an hour/a century
(正点之前或之后的)15 分钟,一刻钟 - 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。 - (North American English also) It's quarter of four now—I'll meet you at quarter after.
现在是差一刻四点,我会在四点一刻和你碰面。
- It’s (a) quarter to four now—I’ll meet you at (a) quarter past.
- [countable] a period of three months, used especially as a period for which bills are paid or a company’s income is calculated
三个月时间;季度;季 - The rent is due at the end of each quarter.
租金于每季度末缴纳。 - Our gas bill for the last quarter was much higher than usual.
我们上个季度的燃气费比平常高得多。 - Sales were down 10% in the first quarter of 2009.
2009 年第一季度销售额下降了 10%。
Extra ExamplesTopics Timec1- Profits fell during the third quarter.
第三季度的利润下降了。 - the current fiscal quarter
目前的财政季度 - six consecutive quarters of improved earnings
连续 6 个季度的增收
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- second
- third
- …
- during the quarter
- The rent is due at the end of each quarter.
- [countable, usually singular] a district or part of a town
城镇的区(或一部分) - the historic quarter of the city
这座城市具有历史意义的城区 - As a student in Paris, she loved the Latin quarter.
在巴黎上学时,她喜欢拉丁区。 - The robbery took place in a normally quiet quarter of the town.
这起抢劫案发生在镇上一处平时安静的地方。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- historic
- old
- Arab
- …
- the historic quarter of the city
- [countable] a person or group of people, especially as a source of help, information or a reaction
(尤指能提供帮助、信息或作出反应的)个人,群体 - Support for the plan came from an unexpected quarter.
支持这一计划的是没料想到的一方。 - The news was greeted with dismay in some quarters.
有一部分人对这条消息感到泄气。 - The move was met with complaints from all quarters (= from everyone).
此举遭到了各方(=所有人)的抱怨。
Extra Examples- The problem was being discussed in all quarters.
这个问题正在各方讨论。 - There was no comment from official quarters on the allegations.
官方方面没有对这些指控发表评论。
- Support for the plan came from an unexpected quarter.
- [countable] a coin of the US and Canada worth 25 cents
Topics Moneyc1(美国和加拿大的)25 分硬币 - quarters[plural] rooms that are provided for soldiers, servants, etc. to live in
(供士兵、服务人员等居住的)营房,宿舍,住房 - We were moved to more comfortable living quarters.
我们搬进了较舒适的住处。 - the servants'/officers' quarters
仆人/军官宿舍
Extra Examples- He was confined to quarters as a punishment.
他被罚不得离开营房。 - The corporal and his family lived in married quarters.
下士和他的家人住在已婚军人宿舍。 - the president's private quarters
总统的私人住所
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- comfortable
- spacious
- confined
- …
- be confined to
- We were moved to more comfortable living quarters.
- [countable] the period of time twice a month when we can see a quarter of the moon
半圆的月相;上弦(或下弦)月 - The moon is in its first quarter.
月亮正处于上弦。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- second
- third
- …
- during the quarter
- The moon is in its first quarter.
- [countable] one of the four periods of time into which a game of American football is divided
(美式足球的)一节 - Ford scored the winning touchdown early in the fourth quarter.
福特在第四局早早达阵,锁定胜局。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- second
- third
- …
- during the quarter
- Ford scored the winning touchdown early in the fourth quarter.
- [countable] (British English) a unit for measuring weight, a quarter of a pound; 4 ounces
夸特(重量单位,¼ 磅;4 盎司) - [countable] a unit for measuring weight, 28 pounds in the UK or 25 pounds in the US; a quarter of a hundredweight
夸特(重量单位,英国为 28 磅,美国为 25 磅;四分之一英担) - [uncountable] (literary) kind treatment of an enemy or opponent who is in your power
synonym mercy(对掌控中的敌人或对手的)慈悲,同情 - 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。
- His rivals knew that they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary.
1 of 4 parts
15 minutes
3 months
part of town
person/group
25 cents
rooms to live in
of moon
in sport
weight
pity
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French quartier, from Latin quartarius ‘fourth part of a measure’, from quartus ‘fourth’, from quattuor ‘four’.
Idioms
at/from close quarters
- very near
很近;在附近 - fighting at close quarters
近距离作战
- fighting at close quarters