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quarter quarter ★★★★☆/kwɔ͟ː(r)tə(r)/1[FRACTION	分数词]四分之一 A quarter is one of four equal parts of something.   [ADJ n]A quarter of the residents are over 55 years old...1/4的居民年龄在55岁以上。I've got to go in a quarter of an hour...一刻钟以后我就得走了。Prices have fallen by a quarter since January...1月份以来，价格已经下跌了25%。Cut the peppers into quarters.将辣椒切为4瓣。Quarter is also a predeterminer.The largest asteroid is Ceres, which is about a quarter the size of the moon.最大的小行星是谷神星，体积约为月球的1/4。Quarter is also an adjective....the past quarter century...过去的25年He closed his door and started the quarter-mile walk down the hill.他关上门，踏上了1/4英里长的下山路。2[N-COUNT	可数名词]季度；季 A quarter is a fixed period of three months. Companies often divide their financial year into four quarters.   [usu sing]The group said results for the third quarter are due on October 29.该集团表示第三季度的结果将于10月29日公布。3[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]一刻钟；十五分钟 When you are telling the time, you use quarter to talk about the fifteen minutes before or after an hour. For example, 8.15 is quarter past eight, and 8.45 is quarter to nine. In American English, you can also say that 8.15 is a quarter after eight and 8.45 is a quarter of nine.   [also a N]It was a quarter to six...当时是6点差一刻。See you about quarter to nine...8点45分左右再见。I got a call at quarter of seven one night...一天晚上6点45分时，我接到了一个电话。Nobody else turned up till a quarter past ten...直到10点一刻，其他人才露面。The time was recorded at a quarter after five.时间显示是5点15分。4[VERB	动词]把…分成四等份 If you quarter something such as a fruit or a vegetable, you cut it into four roughly equal parts.   [V n]Chop the mushrooms and quarter the tomatoes.把蘑菇切成丁，再把西红柿切成四瓣。5[VERB	动词]把…降至原先的四分之一；把…减少四分之三 If the number or size of something is quartered, it is reduced to about a quarter of its previous number or size.   [be V-ed]  [usu passive]The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered.我之前建议成人服用的剂量可以降到1/2或者1/4。6[N-COUNT	可数名词](美国或加拿大的)25分硬币 A quarter is an American or Canadian coin that is worth 25 cents. I dropped a quarter into the slot of the pay phone.我向付费电话的投币孔里投了一枚25分硬币。7[N-COUNT	可数名词](城镇中某一类人群生活或工作的)区，地区 A particular quarter of a town is a part of the town where a particular group of people traditionally live or work.   [supp N]Look for hotels in the French Quarter.在法国人居住区寻找旅馆。8[N-COUNT	可数名词](做出反应或行动的)某位人士，某个团体 To refer to a person or group you may not want to name, you can talk about the reactions or actions from a particular quarter .   [usu supp N]Help came from an unexpected quarter...援助来自于一个意想不到的团体。There are fears in some quarters that the republic would have little chance of surviving on its own.某些人士担心共和国独立支撑下去的希望很渺茫。9[N-PLURAL	复数名词](军人、水手、仆人的)住处，宿舍，营房 The rooms provided for soldiers, sailors, or servants to live in are called their quarters .   [poss N]Mckinnon went down from deck to the officers' quarters.麦金农走下甲板，来到军官们的住处。10[VERB	动词]为…提供临时住所 If people are quartered somewhere, they are provided with accommodation for a short time, usually while they are working away from home.   [be V-ed prep/adv]  [usu passive]Our soldiers are quartered in Peredelkino.我们的士兵在佩列杰利基诺扎营。11[PHRASE	短语]近距离地；近在咫尺；接近地 If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing.   [PHR after v]You can watch aircraft take off or land at close quarters...你可以近距离观察飞机的起降。12[PHRASE	短语]不仁慈；不宽恕 If you say that someone was given no quarter, you mean that they were not treated kindly by someone who had power or control over them.   [PHR with v]This is not war as you learned it. It is brutal work, with no quarter given.这并不是你所了解的战争。它残酷无情，对人没有半点怜悯。 quarter1 nounquarter2 verbquarterquar‧ter1 /ˈkwɔːtə $ ˈkwɔːrtər/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countable]  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1amount one of four equal parts into which something can be divided → half, thirda/one quarter (of something) a quarter of a mile roughly one quarter of the city’s population It’s about a page and a quarter.three quarters (of something) (=75%) three quarters of a million poundsthe first/second etc quarter in the last quarter of the 19th century Cut the cake into quarters. ► Say a quarter of something, not ‘quarter of’ something.2part of an hour a period of 15 minutes:  I’ll meet you in a quarter of an hour. She arrived three quarters of an hour (=45 minutes) late.(a) quarter to (something) (also (a) quarter of (something) )American English (=15 minutes before the hour) It’s a quarter of two.(a) quarter past (something) British English  (also (a) quarter after (something) )American English (=15 minutes after the hour) I’ll meet you at a quarter past ten.3money a coin used in the US and Canada worth 25 cents4three months a period of three months, used especially when discussing business and financial mattersthe first/second/third/fourth quarter The company’s profits rose by 11% in the first quarter of the year. Our database is updated every quarter. →quarterly15sport one of the four equal periods of time into which games of some sports are dividedthe first/second/third/fourth quarter The home side took the lead in the second quarter.6part of a city [usually singular] an area of a town:  I found a small flat in the student quarter. Granada’s ancient Arab quarter a historic quarter of the city► see thesaurus at area7home quarters [plural] the rooms that are given to someone to live in as part of their job, especially servants or soldiers:  The top floor provided living quarters for the kitchen staff. Most of the officers live in married quarters (=houses where soldiers live with their wives).8college American English one of the four periods into which a year at school or college is divided, continuing for 10 to 12 weeks → semester:  What classes are you taking this quarter?9moon the period of time twice a month when you can see a quarter of the moon’s surface10in/from ... quarters among or from different groups of people:  Offers of financial help came from several quarters. Doubts were expressed in many quarters.11all quarters of the Earth/globe literary everywhere in the world12give/receive no quarter literary if someone gives no quarter, they do not show any pity or gentleness when dealing with someone, especially an enemy:  It was a fight to the death, with no quarter given. → at close quartersat close2(20)quarter1 nounquarter2 verbquarterquarter2 verb [transitive]  Verb Table Examples word sets Collocations Phrases Word family 1to cut or divide something into four parts → halve:  Quarter the tomatoes and place them round the dish.2formal to provide someone with a place to sleep and eat, especially soldiers:  Our troops were quartered in Boston until June.GRAMMAR Quarter is usually passive in this meaning.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EVaEhHp1lHNi428NRgYc2XiukXcX+J8ZcUKjNENUEz9D53AqMhDfnCoMpaFXsqi4HRy8asaDf+f+H1hmXFagJ08RRgBFP8Afz3MXhrs6YdEQDXdQR0dIXl5JDvF7g2jsmlBdCXrofwrtHgoyui51dPfNcTkefuGw6HTgdoVljtbP0b1R31h6g5fMJJKlIMQaZQ==             quar·ter              ★                    /        ˈkwɔːtə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈkwɔːrtər                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            quarter      quarters      quartered      quartering                            noun        ★                                  1 of 4 parts        四分之一                    1        ★                  (          also          fourth                      especially in NAmE                    )                          [countable          ]                          one of four equal parts of sth            四等份之一                                    ◆          a quarter of a mile          四分之一英里                          ◆          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。                          ☞note at                                                    half                                                                15 minutes                  *15 分钟                            2        ★                  [countable          ]                          a period of 15 minutes either before or after every hour            （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。                          ◆          (            NAmE also)                    It's quarter of four now—I'll meet you at quarter after.          现在是三点四十五分，我将在四点十五分和你碰面。                            3 months                  *3 个月                            3                  [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                                      part of town        城区                    4                  [countable                ,         usually singular          ]                          a district or part of a town            城镇的区（或一部份）                                    ◆          the Latin quarter          拉丁区                          ◆          the historic quarter of the city          具有历史意义的城区                            person/group        个人；群体                    5                  [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.                    有一部份人对这条消息感到泄气。                            25 cents                  *25 分钱                            6                  [countable          ]                          a coin of the US and Canada worth 25 cents            （美国和加拿大的） 25 分硬币                                      rooms to live in        住房                    7        quarters                  [plural          ]                          rooms that are provided for soldiers, servants, etc. to live in            （供士兵、仆人等居住的）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。                          ◆                      married quarters                    已婚军人宿舍                            of moon        月亮                    8                  [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。                            in sport        体育运动                    9                  [countable          ]                          one of the four periods of time into which a game of            American footballis spanided            （美式足球的）一节，一局                                      weight        重量                    10                  [countable          ]                          (            BrE)                    a unit for measuring weight, a quarter of a pound; 4            ounces            夸特（重量单位，¼ 磅； 4 盎司）                                      11                  [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）                                      pity        怜悯                    12                  [uncountable          ]                          (            old-fashioned            or            literary)                    pity that sb shows towards an enemy or opponent who is in their power            （对掌控中的敌人或对手的）慈悲，同情                                    SYN                                                    mercy                                                              ◆          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。                            IDIOMsee                                    close                          2                 adj.                                  verb                    spanide into 4        分为 4 份                    1                  quartersth                          to cut or spanide sth into four parts            把…切成（或分成）四部份                                    ◆          She peeled and quartered an apple.          她削去苹果皮，把苹果切成四瓣。                            provide rooms        提供房间                    2                  quartersb (+ adv./prep.)                          (            formal)                    to provide sb with a place to eat and sleep            给…提供食宿                                    ◆          The soldiers were quartered in the town.          士兵在镇里宿营。                                quar·ter              /        ˈkwɔːtə(r)                ;          NAmE                ˈkwɔːrtər                /             quarter[ˈkwɔ:tə(r)]quartered, quartering, quartersCET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFLn140529343425050396023109403091v156778031910143620344NOUN1533953929VERB228999326Spoken:145531203quartered[484] quarters[12137]四分之一(38%)，一季(26%)，区(14%)，一刻钟(10%)，四分之一的(7%)，方向(2%)，25美分(2%)，四等分(1%)num.四分之一n.四分之一；地区；季度；一刻钟；两角五分；节vt.将…四等分；供某人住宿vi.住宿；驻扎

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Collins	quarter ★★★★☆ /kwɔ͟ː(r)tə(r)/ 1 [FRACTION 分数词]四分之一 A quarter is one of four equal parts of something. [ADJ n] A quarter of the residents are over 55 years old... 1/4的居民年龄在55岁以上。 I've got to go in a quarter of an hour... 一刻钟以后我就得走了。 Prices have fallen by a quarter since January... 1月份以来，价格已经下跌了25%。 Cut the peppers into quarters. 将辣椒切为4瓣。 Quarter is also a predeterminer. The largest asteroid is Ceres, which is about a quarter the size of the moon. 最大的小行星是谷神星，体积约为月球的1/4。 Quarter is also an adjective. ...the past quarter century... 过去的25年 He closed his door and started the quarter-mile walk down the hill. 他关上门，踏上了1/4英里长的下山路。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]季度；季 A quarter is a fixed period of three months. Companies often divide their financial year into four quarters. [usu sing] The group said results for the third quarter are due on October 29. 该集团表示第三季度的结果将于10月29日公布。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]一刻钟；十五分钟 When you are telling the time, you use quarter to talk about the fifteen minutes before or after an hour. For example, 8.15 is quarter past eight, and 8.45 is quarter to nine. In American English, you can also say that 8.15 is a quarter after eight and 8.45 is a quarter of nine. [also a N] It was a quarter to six... 当时是6点差一刻。 See you about quarter to nine... 8点45分左右再见。 I got a call at quarter of seven one night... 一天晚上6点45分时，我接到了一个电话。 Nobody else turned up till a quarter past ten... 直到10点一刻，其他人才露面。 The time was recorded at a quarter after five. 时间显示是5点15分。 4 [VERB 动词]把…分成四等份 If you quarter something such as a fruit or a vegetable, you cut it into four roughly equal parts. [V n] Chop the mushrooms and quarter the tomatoes. 把蘑菇切成丁，再把西红柿切成四瓣。 5 [VERB 动词]把…降至原先的四分之一；把…减少四分之三 If the number or size of something is quartered, it is reduced to about a quarter of its previous number or size. [be V-ed] [usu passive] The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered. 我之前建议成人服用的剂量可以降到1/2或者1/4。 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词](美国或加拿大的)25分硬币 A quarter is an American or Canadian coin that is worth 25 cents. I dropped a quarter into the slot of the pay phone. 我向付费电话的投币孔里投了一枚25分硬币。 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词](城镇中某一类人群生活或工作的)区，地区 A particular quarter of a town is a part of the town where a particular group of people traditionally live or work. [supp N] Look for hotels in the French Quarter. 在法国人居住区寻找旅馆。 8 [N-COUNT 可数名词](做出反应或行动的)某位人士，某个团体 To refer to a person or group you may not want to name, you can talk about the reactions or actions from a particular quarter . [usu supp N] Help came from an unexpected quarter... 援助来自于一个意想不到的团体。 There are fears in some quarters that the republic would have little chance of surviving on its own. 某些人士担心共和国独立支撑下去的希望很渺茫。 9 [N-PLURAL 复数名词](军人、水手、仆人的)住处，宿舍，营房 The rooms provided for soldiers, sailors, or servants to live in are called their quarters . [poss N] Mckinnon went down from deck to the officers' quarters. 麦金农走下甲板，来到军官们的住处。 10 [VERB 动词]为…提供临时住所 If people are quartered somewhere, they are provided with accommodation for a short time, usually while they are working away from home. [be V-ed prep/adv] [usu passive] Our soldiers are quartered in Peredelkino. 我们的士兵在佩列杰利基诺扎营。 11 [PHRASE 短语]近距离地；近在咫尺；接近地 If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing. [PHR after v] You can watch aircraft take off or land at close quarters... 你可以近距离观察飞机的起降。 12 [PHRASE 短语]不仁慈；不宽恕 If you say that someone was given no quarter, you mean that they were not treated kindly by someone who had power or control over them. [PHR with v] This is not war as you learned it. It is brutal work, with no quarter given. 这并不是你所了解的战争。它残酷无情，对人没有半点怜悯。
Oxford	quar·ter ★ / ˈkwɔːtə(r) ; NAmE ˈkwɔːrtər / noun , verb quarter quarters quartered quartering noun ★ 1 of 4 parts 四分之一 1 ★ ( also fourth especially in NAmE ) [countable ] one of four equal parts of sth 四等份之一 ◆ a quarter of a mile 四分之一英里 ◆ 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。 ☞note at half 15 minutes 15 分钟 2 ★ [countable ] a period of 15 minutes either before or after every hour （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。 ◆ ( NAmE also) It's quarter of four now—I'll meet you at quarter after. 现在是三点四十五分，我将在四点十五分和你碰面。 3 months 3 个月 3 [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 part of town 城区 4 [countable , usually singular ] a district or part of a town 城镇的区（或一部份） ◆ the Latin quarter 拉丁区 ◆ the historic quarter of the city 具有历史意义的城区 person/group 个人；群体 5 [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. 有一部份人对这条消息感到泄气。 25 cents *25 分钱 6 [countable ] a coin of the US and Canada worth 25 cents （美国和加拿大的） 25 分硬币 rooms to live in 住房 7 quarters [plural ] rooms that are provided for soldiers, servants, etc. to live in （供士兵、仆人等居住的）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。 ◆ married quarters 已婚军人宿舍 of moon 月亮 8 [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。 in sport 体育运动 9 [countable ] one of the four periods of time into which a game of American footballis spanided （美式足球的）一节，一局 weight 重量 10 [countable ] ( BrE) a unit for measuring weight, a quarter of a pound; 4 ounces 夸特（重量单位，¼ 磅； 4 盎司） 11 [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） pity 怜悯 12 [uncountable ] ( old-fashioned or literary) pity that sb shows towards an enemy or opponent who is in their power （对掌控中的敌人或对手的）慈悲，同情 SYN mercy ◆ 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。 IDIOMsee close 2 adj. verb spanide into 4 分为 4 份 1 quartersth to cut or spanide sth into four parts 把…切成（或分成）四部份 ◆ She peeled and quartered an apple. 她削去苹果皮，把苹果切成四瓣。 provide rooms 提供房间 2 quartersb (+ adv./prep.) ( formal) to provide sb with a place to eat and sleep 给…提供食宿 ◆ The soldiers were quartered in the town. 士兵在镇里宿营。 quar·ter / ˈkwɔːtə(r) ; NAmE ˈkwɔːrtər /
LDC	quarter1 noun quarter2 verb quarterquar‧ter1 /ˈkwɔːtə $ ˈkwɔːrtər/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countable] Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1amount one of four equal parts into which something can be divided → half, thirda/one quarter (of something) a quarter of a mile roughly one quarter of the city’s population It’s about a page and a quarter.three quarters (of something) (=75%) three quarters of a million poundsthe first/second etc quarter in the last quarter of the 19th century Cut the cake into quarters. ► Say a quarter of something, not ‘quarter of’ something.2part of an hour a period of 15 minutes: I’ll meet you in a quarter of an hour. She arrived three quarters of an hour (=45 minutes) late.(a) quarter to (something) (also (a) quarter of (something) )American English (=15 minutes before the hour) It’s a quarter of two.(a) quarter past (something) British English (also (a) quarter after (something) )American English (=15 minutes after the hour) I’ll meet you at a quarter past ten.3money a coin used in the US and Canada worth 25 cents4three months a period of three months, used especially when discussing business and financial mattersthe first/second/third/fourth quarter The company’s profits rose by 11% in the first quarter of the year. Our database is updated every quarter. → quarterly1 5sport one of the four equal periods of time into which games of some sports are dividedthe first/second/third/fourth quarter The home side took the lead in the second quarter.6part of a city [usually singular] an area of a town: I found a small flat in the student quarter. Granada’s ancient Arab quarter a historic quarter of the city► see thesaurus at area 7home quarters [plural] the rooms that are given to someone to live in as part of their job, especially servants or soldiers: The top floor provided living quarters for the kitchen staff. Most of the officers live in married quarters (=houses where soldiers live with their wives).8college American English one of the four periods into which a year at school or college is divided, continuing for 10 to 12 weeks → semester: What classes are you taking this quarter?9moon the period of time twice a month when you can see a quarter of the moon’s surface10in/from ... quarters among or from different groups of people: Offers of financial help came from several quarters. Doubts were expressed in many quarters.11all quarters of the Earth/globe literary everywhere in the world12give/receive no quarter literary if someone gives no quarter, they do not show any pity or gentleness when dealing with someone, especially an enemy: It was a fight to the death, with no quarter given. → at close quarters at close2(20) quarter1 noun quarter2 verb quarterquarter2 verb [transitive] Verb Table Examples word sets Collocations Phrases Word family 1to cut or divide something into four parts → halve: Quarter the tomatoes and place them round the dish.2formal to provide someone with a place to sleep and eat, especially soldiers: Our troops were quartered in Boston until June.GRAMMAR Quarter is usually passive in this meaning.
WDF	quarter [ˈkwɔ:tə(r)]quartered, quartering, quarters CET4CET6TEM4考研TOEFL n1405 29343 4250 5039 6023 10940 3091 v15677 803 19 101 436 203 44 NOUN1533 953929 VERB22899 9326 Spoken: 145531203 quartered[484] quarters[12137] 四分之一(38%)，一季(26%)，区(14%)，一刻钟(10%)，四分之一的(7%)，方向(2%)，25美分(2%)，四等分(1%) num.四分之一 n.四分之一；地区；季度；一刻钟；两角五分；节 vt.将…四等分；供某人住宿 vi.住宿；驻扎

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