quarter

英 ['kwɔːtə(r)] 美 ['kwɔːrtər]

• n. 四分之一；一刻钟；一季；25美分；区；方向
• v. 四等分
• adj. 四分之一的

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]四分之一

   a fourth part of a whole

2. [C]一刻钟,十五分钟

   15 minutes before or after an hour

3. [C]两角五分的硬币,四分之一元

   25 cents; fourth parts of a dollar

4. [C]三个月,一个季度

   three months, especially used for making payments

5. [P]住处,营房

   accommodation, especially for soldiers

6. [C]方向; 地区,城镇的一部分

   direction; district; part of a town

7. [C]人,团体

   person or group of people

8. [C]上弦或下弦; 太阴月的四分之一

   one fourth of a lunar month; position of the moon at the end of the first and third of these

9. [U]慈悲,宽恕

   mercy shown towards an enemy who has surrendered or to an opponent who is in one's power

v. (动词)

1. vt. 把…四等分

   cut or divide into four parts

2. vt. 使(士兵)驻扎,供…住宿

   provide lodgings for (especially soldiers)

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 一刻钟
2. 四分之一
3. 住处
4. 方位，方角
5. 季度
6. 营房，军营
7. 付款的季度
8. 25分硬币
9. 区，一区的居民
10. 饶命，宽恕
11. 包括整条腿的大块肉
12. 切成四分后的一块
13. 来源
14. 弦月
15. 地域

v. 动词

1. 住宿，给...提供食宿，供...住宿，使住宿，使筹办食宿
2. 把…切成四部份，把...四等分，把...分成几部分
3. 使（部队、士兵）驻扎，驻扎，扎营，使（军队）扎营
4. 变更位置
5. 各就岗位
6. 搜找猎物
7. 四肢分解，肢解
8. 到处搜索，来回搜素
9. 将（不同套的纹章）置于四分之一盾面上， 将加在盾面上
10. 使与连接部分成直角
11. 侧向游泳
12. 向船尾吹

英英释义

Noun:

1. one of four equal parts;

   "a quarter of a pound"
   

2. a district of a city having some distinguishing character;

   "the Latin Quarter"
   

3. (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided;

   "both teams scored in the first quarter"
   

4. a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour;

   "it's a quarter til 4"
   "a quarter after 4 o'clock"
   

5. one of four periods into which the school year is divided;

   "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
   

6. a fourth part of a year; three months;

   "unemployment fell during the last quarter"
   

7. one of the four major division of the compass;

   "the wind is coming from that quarter"
   

8. a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)

9. a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)

10. a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar;

    "he fed four quarters into the slot machine"
    

11. an unspecified person;

    "he dropped a word in the right quarter"
    

12. the rear part of a ship

13. piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp

14. clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent;

    "he surrendered but asked for quarter"
    

Verb:

1. provide housing for (military personnel)

2. pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him;

   "in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes"
   

3. divide into quarters;

   "quarter an apple"
   

4. divide by four; divide into quarters

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Only a quarter of the earth is land.
   仅仅地球的四分之一是陆地。
2. It's a quarter past ten.
   现在是十点一刻。
3. The flight was put off about a quarter, because of ground fog.
   由于地面有雾，这次班机推迟1 刻钟。
4. The rent is due at the end of each quarter.
   缴纳租金以每季度末为期限。
5. The quarter is used most often as a tip for small services.
   对于小服务，小费往往给25美分。
6. The city has a busy Chinese quarter.
   这个城市有个热闹的华人区。
7. He lives in the student quarter of the city.
   他住在城里的学生居住区。
8. From which quarter is the wind blowing?
   风从哪个方向吹来?
9. Her travels had taken her to every quarter of the globe.
   她游遍了世界各地。

用作动词 (v.)

1. We should quarter a pineapple.
   我们应该把这个菠萝分成四等份。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Three quarters of the theatre was full.
   剧院的座位坐满了四分之三。
2. Cut the cake into quarters and share it equally .
   把蛋糕切成四份,大家均享。
3. It is a quarter past eight by my watch, but it may be a little fast.
   我的表是8点1刻,可能快了一点。
4. He pays his rent at the end of each quarter.
   他在每个季度末付房租。
5. It'll cost you a quarter.
   你得花两角五分钱。
6. What quarter is the wind in?
   风向如何?
7. All reports emanating from that quarter should be treated with caution.
   从那地区来的所有报告都应该谨慎对待。
8. The famous man's mail came from the quarters of the globe.
   那位名人的信件来自世界各地。
9. The basketball team has winter quarters in the south.
   该篮球队在南方有冬季宿舍。
10. The inn provides cheap quarters for travellers.
    这家小客栈为旅客提供便宜的住宿。
11. This is our temporary quarters in the village.
    这是我们在村子里的临时住处。
12. The estate consists of a main house, servants' quarters, a garage, stables and 100 acres of woods.
    这地产包括一栋住宅,仆人住室,一个汽车房,几间马厩及100英亩的森林。
13. She lives in single quarters now.
    现在她住在单身军人营房。
14. All troops must return to their quarters at once.
    所有的部队必须立即回到营房。
15. The best advice came from a most unexpected quarter.
    这项最好的建议由一个最意想不到的人提出。
16. The moon is in its last quarter.
    月亮现处于下弦。
17. They are ferocious fighters, who neither give nor expect any quarter.
    他们是凶残的斗士,从来不怜悯别人,也不指望得到别人的怜悯。
18. His business rivals knew they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary.
    他的商业对手都知道不可指望他这样无情的人会手软。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. We should quarter a pineapple.
   我们应该把这个菠萝分成4等份。
2. We'll quarter the cake and then we'll have an equal share.
   我们把蛋糕分成4等份,每人各拿一份。
3. I quartered the sandwiches and put them in a tray.
   我把三明治分成4份,然后放在盘子上。
4. If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.
   如果我们大家同时做这项工作,那么我们就能用原需时间的1/4来完成。
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5. The apples should be peeled and quartered.
   应把苹果去皮后分成4份。

经典引文

• Garnish with a Seville orange cut in quarters.

  出自： H. Glasse

• He has a good quarter of it drunk..by this stage.

  出自： M. Binchy

• I think there's enough..If we just quarter the tomatoes.

  出自： K. O

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

at close quarters

非常近 very near

from〔in〕 all quarters

四面八方,到处 from all directions; everywhere

give no quarter

不对…让步; 不对…怜悯 show no mercy

用作动词 (v.)

quarter in (v.+prep.)

(使)住宿在… (cause to) stay for the night in sth
quarter sb in sth
The troops were quartered in the city.

军队驻扎在城里。
They were quartered throughout the war in Smith's hotel.

整个战争期间他们都住在史密斯经营的旅馆。

quarter on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)

(使)住宿在…; 与…住在一起 (cause to) stay for the night in sth; (cause to) stay for the night with sb
quarter sb/oneself on〔upon〕 sb/sth
He quartered his men on the inhabitants in the town.

他把他的部队安置在镇上的居民家中。
My wife's mother has decided to quarter herself upon us.

我的岳母决定与我们住在一起。
The troops were quartered on the inhabitants.

部队都安置到居民家中去住。
That night, together with a high officer,I was quartered on a peasant.

那天晚上,我和一位高级军官一起住在一个农民家里。

quarter with (v.+prep.)

和…住在一起 (cause to) stay for the night with sb
quarter oneself/sb with sb
He quartered himself with the local people.

他和当地人住在一起。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• ask for quarter 请求饶命
• cut into the quarters 切成四等份
• cut up the quarters 切成四等份
• find quarters 找到住处
• give quarter 饶恕,饶命
• provide quarters 提供住处
• receive quarter 得到宽恕,被免一死
• share quarters with sb 和某人住在一起
• show quarter 表示宽恕
• take up one's quarters 住下

形容词+～

• certain quarter 某一地区
• close quarters 狭窄的寓所
• comfortable quarters 舒适的住处
• living quarters 住处
• slum quarters 贫民区
• suitable quarters 适当的住处
• wealthy quarters 富人居住区
• working-class quarters 工人住宅区

名词+～

• business quarters 商务区
• shopping quarters 商业区
• winter quarters 冬季住房
• summer quarters 夏季住房

介词+～

• at close quarters 逼近,接近
• from all quarters 来自各方
• from every quarter 从四面八方
• in quarters 在寓所里
• in some quarter 在某个地区
• on the quarter 每隔15分钟

～+介词

• a quarter after three 〈美〉三点一刻
• a quarter of a mile 四分之一英里
• a quarter of an hour 一刻钟
• a quarter past three 三点一刻
• a quarter to ten 九点三刻
• certain quarter in the town 市镇的某地区
• every quarter of the globe 世界各地
• quarter of the moon 弦月

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• quarter an apple 把一个苹果四等分

～+介词

• quarter oneself on 投宿在…
• quarter oneself with sb 和某人一起住

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. quarter的基本意思是“四分之一,四等分”,可以用来指距离、数量、价格及物体的四分之一的量,也可专指时间的“一刻钟,十五分钟”或“一季度,三个月”,还可指重量的“夸脱,四分之一英担”,在英国为28磅,在美国为25磅。在美国和加拿大, quarter可指“四分之一元,两角五分的硬币”,是可数名词。
2. quarter也可指“方向,地区,城镇的一部分”,是可数名词。
3. quarter也可作“人,团体”解,多指可能提供援助、消息等的人或团体。
4. quarter还可指“太阴月的四分之一,月球上弦或下弦的位相”,是可数名词。
5. quarter还可作“船舷的后部”解,通常用于单数形式。
6. quarter的复数形式quarters有“住处,营房”的意思。
7. 在旧用法或文学语言里quarter还可表示对降敌或对手的“慈悲,宽恕”。

v. (动词)

1. quarter用作动词意思是“把…四等分”。另外还可作“使(士兵)驻扎”“使(短期)住宿”解。
2. quarter用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语。
3. quarter作“驻扎”“住宿”解时后面常接介词in, on或upon等。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

quarter, district, section, tract

• 这组词都有“地区”“区域”的意思。其区别是：
• district通常指行政上的区域,又指具有显著特色的地方; section指一个国家或城市自然形成的地区; quarter一般指一个城市中的具有同一性的地区,尤指特殊一层人所居住的区域; tract指大片的土地、地域、地带或住房开发区。例如:
• The city has a busy Chinese quarter.这个城市有个热闹的华人区。
• The famous man's mail came from the corners of the globe.那位名人的信件来自世界各地。
• Large tracts of sandy land were reclaimed.大片大片的沙质荒地被开垦出来了。
• There is a vast tract of forest in that area.在那个地区有一大片森林。

下面四句表达的意思相同:

• I bought it for a quarter of the price.
• I bought it for quarter of the price.
• I bought it for a quarter the price.
• I bought it for quarter the price.
• 我是以1／4的价格买的。

v. (动词)

quarter on, quarter with

• 这两个短语有时都可译为“同…一起住”。其区别是：
• quarter on指“住到(某人)那里”, on的宾语是原本就住在那里的; 而with的宾语原本并不住在那里,而是与主语一同住到那里去的。

district，region，area，section，zone，belt，quarter，neighbourhood

• 这些名词均有“地区”之意。
• district多指由政府等机构出于行政管理等目的而明确划分的地区。
• region常指地球上、大气中具有自然分界线的区域，特指按照气候、人体或其他特征鲜明、自成一体的地区。
• area普通用词，指整体中较大的，界线不分明的一部分。
• section指城市、国家或天然界线形成的地区。
• zone科技用词，指圆形或弧形地带，尤指地图上按温度划分的五个地带。用作一般意义时，也可指具有某种特征的其它地区。
• belt从本义“带，带状物”引申而指任何广阔的长条地带，也可指种植某种作物的地区。
• quarter指城市里具有相同性质或独特风味的地区，比section范围小，但划分更精确。
• neighbourhood指比section的划定更清楚，范围更小。具体指城市中的住宅区，也可指附近一带。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 我们必须在黄昏前找到住处。

   误 We must find a quarter before nightfall.

   正 We must find quarters before nightfall.

   析 quarter作“住处”“宿舍”解时要用复数形式。

2. 他们等了一刻钟,但是没看见一辆公共汽车。

   误 They waited for a quarter, but no bus came in sight.

   正 They waited for a quarter of an hour, but no bus came in sight.

   析 当quarter表示时间“一刻”,不能只说a quarter,须接介词of,应该说a quarter of an hour。

3. 这个方案遭到了各方面的批评。

   误 The scheme met with criticisms from all quarter.

   正 The scheme met with criticisms from all quarters.

   析 quarter作“方面”解时是可数名词,表示“各方面”应说all quarters。

4. 他不愿饶恕他的敌人。

   误 He refused to give quarters to his foe.

   正 He refused to give quarter to his foe.

   析 quarter作“宽恕、饶恕”解是不可数名词,没有复数形式。

词源解说

• ☆ 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的quartier；最初源自古典拉丁语的quartarius，意为第四部分。

近反义词

【近义词】

• area
• direction
• district
• division
• sector
• favour
• forgiveness
• mercy
• fourth
• term
• accommodate
• bed
• install
• place
• station
• divide in four