['kwɔ:tə]
quarter
a. 四分之一的
n. 四分之一,一刻钟
vt. 四等分

词形变化:

动词过去式:quartered 过去分词:quartered 现在分词:quartering 第三人称单数:quarters

例句与用法:

  1. The clock strikes the hours, the half-hours and the quarters.
    这个钟在正点、半点和一刻钟都打点。
  2. The rent is due at the end of each quarter.
    缴纳租金以每季度末为期限。
  3. It's a quarter past ten.
    现在是十点一刻。

英英解释:

名词 quarter:

  1. one of four equal parts
  2. 同义词:one-fourth, fourth, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern
  3. a district of a city having some distinguishing character
  4. one of four periods of play into which some games are divided
  5. a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
  6. one of four periods into which the school year is divided
  7. a fourth part of a year; three months
  8. one of the four major division of the compass
  9. a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
  10. a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
  11. a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar
  12. an unspecified person
  13. the rear part of a ship
  14. 同义词:stern, after part, poop, tail
  15. piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
  16. clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent

动词 quarter:

  1. provide housing for (military personnel)
  2. 同义词:billet, canton
  3. pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
  4. 同义词:draw, draw and quarter
  5. divide into quarters
  6. divide by four; divide into quarters