quarter
noun uk/ˈkwɔː.tər/ us/ˈkwɔːr.t̬ɚ/
(FOURTH PART)
A2 [ C ]四分之一
one of four equal or almost equal parts of something; ¼
He cut the orange into quarters. 他把橙子切成了4块。
Under a quarter of people questioned said that they were happily married. 不到1/4的受访者称他们的婚姻很幸福。
My house is situated a mile and three-quarters from here. 我的房子距此1.75英里。
a quarter of an hour 一刻钟
15 minutes
I waited a quarter of an hour and then went home. 我等了一刻钟然后就回家了。
I was there three-quarters of an hour. 我在那里逗留了3刻钟。
an hour and three-quarters 1小时45分钟
A quarter of an hour later, Jack arrived.
It should only take a quarter of an hour.
It only takes a quarter of an hour to walk into town.
He only spoke for a quarter of an hour and then took questions from the audience.
a quarter to two, three, etc. A1 (also US a quarter of two, three, etc.) 差一刻两点/三点/四点等
15 minutes before two, three, etc.
It was a quarter to six when I left. 我离开时差一刻到六点。
We get into London at a quarter to four.
She starts school at a quarter to nine.
"What time is it?" "A quarter to ten."
It's already a quarter to eleven.
I'll knock on your door at a quarter to seven, okay?
That cake needs to come out of the oven at a quarter of five.
a quarter past two, three, etc. A1 (also US a quarter after two, three, etc.) 两点/三点/四点等过一刻
15 minutes after two, three, etc.
I'll meet you at a quarter past five. 我们五点一刻见。
I've told Jim we'll see him in the restaurant at a quarter past seven.
I have an appointment at a quarter past ten.
We left at a quarter past nine and were home by ten.
At a quarter past two, she still wasn't here so I called her.
"What time is it?" "It's a quarter after three."
[ C ]季度
one of four periods of time into which a year is divided for financial calculations, such as for profits or taxes
There was a fall in unemployment in the second quarter of the year. 今年第二季度的失业率有所下降。
I get an electricity bill every quarter. 我每个季度收到一份电费账单。
[ C ]（橄榄球赛或其他球赛的）一节，一局
one of four periods in a game of American football and other ball sports
- More examples
- The fall in the value of the yen might result in a fractional increase in interest rates of perhaps a quarter of one percent.
- Road accident victims make up almost a quarter of the hospital's patients.
- He inherited a quarter of a million pounds on his mother's death.
- A quarter of the contents of an average family's dustbin is organic matter.
- A quart is so called because it is a quarter of a gallon.
(COIN)
B2 [ C ]（美国和加拿大的）25分硬币
in the US and Canada, a coin worth 25 cents
(AREA)
C2 [ C ]（城镇的）区
an area of a town where a particular group of people live or work or where a particular activity happens
This is the bustling commercial quarter of the city. 这里是该城繁华的商业区。
(PEOPLE)
[ C ]（提供帮助、信息或作出反应的）个人，群体
one or more people who provide help, information, or a particular reaction to something but who are not usually named
Help came from an unexpected quarter. 帮忙的是个没想到的人。
There is a feeling in certain/some quarters (= some people consider) that a change is needed. 有些人认为需要进行一次变革。
(PLACE TO LIVE)
quarters [ plural ] （尤指仆人或部队的）住处;营地
a room or house that has been provided, especially for servants or soldiers and their families, to live in
married quarters The army's married quarters are just outside the town. 已婚军人的营房就在城外不远的地方。
living quarters These were the monks' living quarters.
How did people live in such cramped quarters?
This part of the building was actually the servants' quarters.
A soldier stood guard at the doorway to the officers' quarters.
They were relaxing in their quarters when the accident happened.
We do our best to make our quarters feel like home.
[ C ] Indian English由公司为雇员提供的房屋（或其他居住场所）
a house or other place to live that has been provided by a company for an employee
(FORGIVENESS)
[ U ] literary（对败者的）宽恕，仁慈，（尤指）饶命
the fact of being kind towards or forgiving an enemy or opponent
We can expect no quarter from our enemies. 我们不能指望敌人会放过我们。
He gave no quarter to anyone that disappointed him. 他对任何让他失望的人毫不留情。
quarter
verb uk/ˈkwɔː.tər/ us/ˈkwɔːr.t̬ɚ/
(CUT INTO FOUR)
[ T often passive ]把…切成四部分
to cut something into four parts
(SOLDIER)
[ T usually passive, + adv/prep ]使（尤指部队）驻扎
to send someone, especially soldiers, to live in a place
The soldiers were quartered with (= they lived with) local people during the war. 在战争期间，士兵们住在当地村民家里。