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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。

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