- (also fourth especially in North American English)[countable]
one of four equal parts of something 四等份之一 - quarter of something
a quarter of an hour/a century 一刻钟/一个世纪 a quarter of a mile/million 四分之一英里/百万英里 Almost a quarter of respondents reported employment discrimination. 近四分之一的受访者表示存在就业歧视。 three quarters of all potential customers 四分之三的潜在客户 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。 - (especially North American English)
He completed his last work a quarter century ago. 他在25年前完成了最后一项工作。
Grammar Point half / whole / quarterhalf / whole / quarter- Quarter, half and whole can all be nouns:
quarter、half 和 whole 均可作名词： Cut the apple into quarters. 把苹果切成四等份。 Two halves make a whole. 两个一半构成一个整体。
- Whole is also an adjective:
whole 亦作形容词： I’ve been waiting here for a whole hour. 我在这儿等了整整一个小时。
- Half is also a determiner:
half 亦作限定词： Half (of) the work is already finished. 工作已经完成了一半。 They spent half the time looking for a parking space. 他们花了一半的时间寻找停车位。 Her house is half a mile down the road. 她的房子在这条路上前面半英里远的地方。
注意在此用法中 half 前面不加 a 或 the： I waited for half an hour 我等了半个小时。 - I waited for a half an hour.
- Half can also be used as an adverb:
This meal is only half cooked. 这饭只煮了个半熟。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + quarter- break something into quarters
- cut something into quarters
- divide something into quarters
- …
- quarter of
- quarter of something
- [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。 - (North American English also)
It's quarter of four now—I'll meet you at quarter after. 现在是差一刻四点，我会在四点一刻和你碰面。
- [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 The rent is due at the end of each quarter. 租金于每季度末缴纳。 Our gas bill for the last quarter was much higher than usual. 我们上个季度的煤气费比平时高得多。 Sales were down 10% in the first quarter of 2009. 2009年第一季度销售额下降了10%。
Extra ExamplesTopics Timec1Profits fell during the third quarter. 第三季度的利润下降了。 the current fiscal quarter 目前的财政季度 six consecutive quarters of improved earnings 连续 6 个季度的增收
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- second
- third
- …
- during the quarter
- [countable, usually singular]
a district or part of a town 城镇的区（或一部分） the historic quarter of the city 这座城市具有历史意义的城区 As a student in Paris, she loved the Latin quarter. 作为一名在巴黎的学生，她喜欢拉丁区。 The robbery took place in a normally quiet quarter of the town. 抢劫发生在镇上一个通常很安静的地区。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- historic
- old
- Arab
- …
- [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. 有一部分人对这条消息感到泄气。 The move was met with complaints from all quarters (= from everyone). 这一举动遭到了各方的抱怨。
Extra ExamplesThe problem was being discussed in all quarters. 这个问题正在各方讨论。 There was no comment from official quarters on the allegations. 官方没有对这些指控发表评论。
- [countable]
a coin of the US and Canada worth 25 cents （美国和加拿大的）25 分硬币 - quarters[plural]
rooms that are provided for soldiers, servants, etc. to live in （供士兵、服务人员等居住的）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。 the servants'/officers' quarters 仆人/军官宿舍
Extra ExamplesHe was confined to quarters as a punishment. 他被罚不得离开营房。 The corporal and his family lived in married quarters. 下士和他的家人住在已婚军人宿舍。 the president's private quarters 总统的私人住所
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- comfortable
- spacious
- confined
- …
- be confined to
- [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 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- second
- third
- …
- during the quarter
- [countable]
one of the four periods of time into which a game of American football is divided （美式足球的）一节 Ford scored the winning touchdown early in the fourth quarter. 福特在第四局早早达阵，锁定胜局。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- second
- third
- …
- during the quarter
- [countable] (British English)
a unit for measuring weight, a quarter of a pound; 4 ounces 夸特（重量单位，¼ 磅；4 盎司） - [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） - [uncountable] (literary)
kind treatment of an enemy or opponent who is in your power （对掌控中的敌人或对手的）慈悲，同情 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。
1 of 4 parts四分之一
15 minutes15 分钟
3 months3 个月
part of town城区
person/group个人；群体
25 cents25 分钱
rooms to live in住房
of moon月亮
in sport体育运动
weight重量
pity怜悯
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French quartier, from Latin quartarius ‘fourth part of a measure’, from quartus ‘fourth’, from quattuor ‘four’.
Idioms
at/from close quarters
very near 很近；非常靠近 fighting at close quarters 近距离作战