释义
🔑 quar·ter BrE /ˈkwɔːt ə(r) NAmE /ˈkwɔːrt ər noun ➤ 1 of 4 parts 四分之一 🔑 (also fourth especially in NAmE [ C ] one of four equal parts of sth ◆ a quarter of a mile ◆ The programme lasted an hour and a quarter . ◆ Cut the apple into quarters . ◆ The theatre was about three quarters full . half / whole / quarter Quarter , half and whole can all be nouns. * quarter、half 和 whole 均可作名词 ： ◆ Cut the apple into quarters. 把苹果切成四等份。 ◆ Two halves make a whole. 两个一半构成一个整体。 Whole is also an adjective. * whole 亦作形容词 ： ◆ I've been waiting here for a whole hour. 我在这儿等了整整一个小时。 Half is also a determiner. * half 亦作限定词 ： ◆ 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。 Note that you do not put a or the in front of half when it is used in this way. 注意在此用法中 half 前面不加 a 或 the ： ◆ I waited for half an hour. 我等了半个小时。 ◆ I waited for a half an hour. Half can also be used as an adverb. * half 亦可作副词 ： ◆ This meal is only half cooked. 这饭只煮了个半熟。 ➤ 15 minutes * 15 分钟 🔑 [ C ] a period of 15 minutes either before or after every hour ◆ It's (a ) quarter to four now —I'll meet you at (a ) quarter past .◆ (NAmE also It's quarter of four now —I'll meet you at quarter after . ➤ 3 months * 3 个月 [ C ] a period of three months , used especially as a period for which bills are paid or a company's income is calculated ➤ part of town 城区 [ C , usually sing. ] a district or part of a town ◆ the Latin quarter ◆ the historic quarter of the city ➤ person /group 个人；群体 [ C ] a person or group of people , especially as a source of help , information or a reaction ◆ Support for the plan came from an unexpected quarter . ◆ The news was greeted with dismay in some quarters . ➤ 25 cents * 25 分钱 [ C ] a coin of the US and Canada worth 25 cents ➤ rooms to live in 住房 quarters [ pl. ] rooms that are provided for soldiers , servants , etc . to live in ◆ We were moved to more comfortable living quarters . ◆ married quarters ➤ of moon 月亮 [ C ] the period of time twice a month when we can see a quarter of the moon ◆ The moon is in its first quarter . ➤ in sport 体育运动 [ C ] one of the four periods of time into which a game of American football is divided ➤ weight 重量 [ C ] (BrE a unit for measuring weight , a quarter of a pound ; 4 ounces [ C ] a unit for measuring weight , 28 pounds in the UK or 25 pounds in the US ; a quarter of a hundredweight ➤ pity 怜悯 [ U ] (old-fashioned or literary pity that sb shows towards an enemy or opponent who is in their power SYN mercy ◆ His rivals knew that they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary . ● at /from ˌclose ˈquarters very near ◆ fighting at close quarters 🔑 quar·ter BrE /ˈkwɔːt ə(r) NAmE /ˈkwɔːrt ər verb present simple - I / you / we / they quarter BrE /ˈkwɔːt ə(r) NAmE /ˈkwɔːrt ər present simple - he / she / it quarters BrE /ˈkwɔːtəz / NAmE /ˈkwɔːrtərz / past simple quartered BrE /ˈkwɔːtəd / NAmE /ˈkwɔːrtərd / past participle quartered BrE /ˈkwɔːtəd / NAmE /ˈkwɔːrtərd / -ing form quartering BrE /ˈkwɔːtərɪŋ / NAmE /ˈkwɔːrtərɪŋ / ➤ divide into 4 分为 4 份 ~ sth to cut or divide sth into four parts ◆ She peeled and quartered an apple . ➤ provide rooms 提供房间 ~ sb (+ adv ./prep .) (formal to provide sb with a place to eat and sleep ◆ The soldiers were quartered in the town .
