quart
/kwɔːt/noun
1
- a unit of liquid capacity equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints, equivalent in Britain to approximately 1.13 litres and in US to approximately 0.94 litre夸脱（液量单位, 等于1/4加仑或2品脱, 英制约等于1.13升, 美制约等于0.94升）。
1.1
- N. Amer. a unit of dry capacity equivalent to approximately 1.10 litres〈北美〉夸脱（干量单位, 约等于1.10升）。
2
- /kɑːt/（亦作quarte 或carte）Fencing the fourth of eight parrying positions【剑】第四姿势。
- ORIGIN: French.
3
- (in piquet) a sequence of four cards of the same suit（皮克牌用语）同花顺（指四张连续的同花牌）。
短语
you can't get a quart into a pint pot
- Brit. proverb you cannot achieve the impossible〈英, 谚〉不要异想天开。
词源
Middle English: from Old French quarte, from Latin quarta （pars） 'fourth (part)'， from quartus 'fourth'， from quattuor 'four'.