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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1085 COCA: 1401
quarternounuk/ˈkwɔː.tər/ us/ˈkwɑː.t̬ɚ/

quarter noun FOURTH PART

A2 [ C ] one of four equal or almost equal parts of something; ¼四分之一

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

15 minutes一刻钟

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-quarters1小时45分钟
a quarter to two, three, etc. also US a quarter of two, three, etc.

A1 15 minutes before two, three, etc.差一刻两点/三点/四点等

It was a quarter to six when I left.我离开时差一刻到六点。
a quarter past two, three, etc. also US a quarter after two, three, etc.

A1 15 minutes after two, three, etc.两点/三点/四点等过一刻

I'll meet you at a quarter past five.我们五点一刻见。

[ C ] one of four periods of time into which a year is divided for financial calculations, such as for profits or taxes季度

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 ] one of four periods in a game of American football and other ball sports（橄榄球赛或其他球赛的）一节，一局

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.

quarter noun COIN

B2 [ C ] in the US and Canada, a coin worth 25 cents（美国和加拿大的）25分硬币

quarter noun AREA

C2 [ C ] an area of a town where a particular group of people live or work or where a particular activity happens（城镇的）区

This is the bustling commercial quarter of the city.这里是该城繁华的商业区。

quarter noun PEOPLE

[ C ] one or more people who provide help, information, or a particular reaction to something but who are not usually named（提供帮助、信息或作出反应的）个人，群体

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。

quarter noun PLACE TO LIVE

quarters [ plural ]

a room or house that has been provided, especially for servants or soldiers and their families, to live in（尤指仆人或部队的）住处；营地

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。

[ C ] Indian English a house or other place to live that has been provided by a company for an employee由公司为雇员提供的房屋（或其他居住场所）

quarter noun FORGIVENESS

[ U ] literary the fact of being kind towards or forgiving an enemy or opponent（对败者的）宽恕，仁慈，（尤指）饶命

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。
quarterverbuk/ˈkwɔː.tər/ us/ˈkwɑː.t̬ɚ/

quarter verb CUT INTO FOUR

[ T often passive ] to cut something into four parts把…切成四部分

quarter verb SOLDIER

[ T usually passive, + adv/prep ] to send someone, especially soldiers, to live in a place使（尤指部队）驻扎

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。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1085 COCA: 1401
quarter

noun¹

 1one of four equal parts into which sth is divided四分之一  ➡ see also fourth VERB + QUARTER | PREPOSITION VERB + QUARTER➤break sth into quarters, cut sth into quarters, divide sth into quarters, fold sth into quarters將⋯弄斷成／將⋯切成／將⋯分成／將⋯折成四等份PREPOSITION➤quarter of⋯的四分之一◇a quarter of a century / mile / million四分之一世紀；四分之一英里；一百萬的四分之一◇a quarter of an hour一刻鐘◇a quarter of all potential customers所有潛在客戶的四分之一
quarter

noun²

 2period of three months季（度）ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤first, second, third, fourth第一／第二／第三／第四季度◇Profits fell during the third quarter.第三季度的利潤下降了。➤last, opening上一個季度；開始的季度➤fiscal (NAmE) 會計季度◇the current fiscal quarter目前的財政季度➤current, past, previous本季度；上季度；前一季度➤consecutive連續的季度◇six consecutive quarters of improved earnings連續 6 個季度的增收PREPOSITION➤during the quarter在這個季度中
quarter

noun³

 3part of a town城區ADJECTIVE➤historic, old古街區；老城區▸➤Arab, Chinese, Latin, etc.阿拉伯人居住區、唐人街、拉丁區等▸➤diplomatic, residential使館區；住宅區
quarter

noun⁴

 4quarters place to live in住處ADJECTIVE | VERB + QUARTERS ADJECTIVE➤comfortable, spacious舒適的／寬敞的住所➤confined, cramped狹窄的／局促的住所➤private私人住所◇the president's private quarters總統的私人住所➤living, sleeping住所；住宿的地方➤officers', servants'官員的／僕人的住處▸➤married已婚軍人宿舍◇The corporal and his family lived in married quarters.下士和他的家人住在已婚軍人宿舍。VERB + QUARTERS➤be confined to不准離開營房◇He was confined to quarters as a punishment.他被罰不得離開營房。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1085 COCA: 1401
quarter noun
⇨ area 1 (the Latin quarter of Paris) ⇨ housing (living quarters) ⇨ round (the fourth quarter of the game)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1085 COCA: 1401

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