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- Conjugation : past quartered; pp quartered; ing quartering
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- quarter [ 'kwɔrtɚ] [ 'kwɔːtə]
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1.
noun
四分之一；四分之一英担（在美国为25磅，在英国为28磅）；四分之一码（=9英寸）；四分之一磅；四分之一英里
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2.
noun
[American English]
四分之一美元，25美分；（美、加的）值25美分的辅币
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3.
noun
四分之一年，一季度，三个月
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4.
noun
（以四学期为一学年制学校中的）一学期（通常为11周左右）
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5.
noun
四分之一小时，一刻钟；表示一刻钟结束的时刻
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6.
noun
（四肢动物的）一肢
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7.
noun
罗经四个基点之一；方位，方向
- 8. noun 地域，地区；（城市中的）地区
- 9. noun [复数形态时]住处；兵营
- 10. noun 方面（作为消息等来源的人或地方）
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11.
noun
（鞋帮等的）后侧部
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12.
noun
[England]
（计量谷物等用的）四分之一吨（=8蒲式耳）
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13.
noun
[astronomy]
月球公转的四分之一时期；弦（月相）
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14.
noun
[American English]
[basketball]
[rugby]
四分之一场
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15.
noun
[heraldry]
盾的四分之一；四分之一盾面上的表征
- 16. noun [military] （对投降者的）宽恕，饶命
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noun
[navigation]
尾舷，（船的）后部；尾舷方向（与船尾成45°角的方向）；船员岗位；四分之一英寻
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18.
vt.
把…四等分
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19.
vt.
[informal]
把…分成几部分
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20.
vt.
肢解
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21.
vt.
供…住宿；（尤指）使（部队）驻扎
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22.
vt.
（猎犬等）到处搜索（某一地区）
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23.
vt.
[heraldry]
将（不同套的纹章）置于四分之一盾面上；将（一套纹章）加在盾面上
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24.
vt.
[mechanics]
使（曲柄等）与连接部分成直角
- 25. vi. 住宿；驻扎（at或with）
- 26. vi. （猎犬等）来回搜索
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27.
vi.
（因起风或涨潮等）侧向游泳（或航行）
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28.
vi.
[navigation]
（风）向船尾吹
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29.
adjective
四分之一的
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30.
adjective
不到一半的；极不完善的[组合时用连字符]
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1.
noun
四分之一；四分之一英担（在美国为25磅，在英国为28磅）；四分之一码（=9英寸）；四分之一磅；四分之一英里
Collins English-English Dictionary
- quarter ['kwɔːtə]
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1.
n
one of four equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, amount, etc
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2.
n
fourth the fraction equal to one divided by four (1/4)
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n
[US and Canadian]
a quarter of a dollar; 25-cent piece
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4.
n
a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a hundredweight. 1 US quarter is equal to 25 pounds; 1 Brit quarter is equal to 28 pounds
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5.
n
short for quarter-hour
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6.
n
a fourth part of a year; three months
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n
[astronomy]
one fourth of the moon's period of revolution around the earth
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n
either of two phases of the moon, first quarter or last quarter when half of the lighted surface is visible from the earth
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n
[informal]
a unit of weight equal to a quarter of a pound or 4 ounces
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n
[Brit]
a unit of capacity for grain, etc, usually equal to 8 U.K. bushels
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n
[sport]
one of the four periods into which certain games are divided
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n
[nautical]
the part of a vessel's side towards the stern, usually aft of the aftermost mast
- the port quarter
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[nautical]
the general direction along the water in the quadrant between the beam of a vessel and its stern
- the wind was from the port quarter
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14.
n
a region or district of a town or city
- the Spanish quarter
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15.
n
a region, direction, or point of the compass
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16.
n
[sometimes plural]
an unspecified person or group of people
- to get word from the highest quarter
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17.
n
mercy or pity, as shown to a defeated opponent (esp in the phrases ask for or give quarter)
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18.
n
any of the four limbs, including the adjacent parts, of the carcass of a quadruped or bird
- a hind quarter of beef
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19.
n
[vet science]
the side part of the wall of a horse's hoof
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20.
n
the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
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21.
n
[heraldry]
one of four more or less equal quadrants into which a shield may be divided
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22.
n
short for quartermaster
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23.
vt.
[military]
[slang]
[tr]
to divide into four equal or nearly equal parts
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24.
vt.
[tr]
to divide into any number of parts
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25.
vt.
[tr]
(esp formerly) to dismember (a human body)
- to be drawn and quartered
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26.
vt.
to billet or be billeted in lodgings, esp (of military personnel) in civilian lodgings
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27.
vi.
[intr]
(of gun dogs or hounds) to range over an area of ground in search of game or the scent of quarry
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28.
vi.
[intr]
[nautical]
(of the wind) to blow onto a vessel's quarter
- the wind began to quarter
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29.
vt.
[tr]
[heraldry]
to divide (a shield) into four separate bearings with a cross
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30.
vt.
to place (one set of arms) in diagonally opposite quarters to another
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31.
adj
being or consisting of one of four equal parts
- a quarter pound of butter
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32.
adj
See also quarters
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33.
adj
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French quartier, from Latin quart
a rius a fourth part, from quartus fourth
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1.
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one of four equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, amount, etc
Examples
- the new moon, first quarter, full moon, and last quarter are the four principal phases of the moon → phase
- cry quarter
- 恳求宽恕 → cry
- the Latin quarter
- 拉丁居民区 → quarter
- a three-quarter portrait
- 显示面部四分之三的肖像 → three-quarter
- Net profits were down last quarter.
- 上个季度净利润减少了。 → net
- This is the bustling commercial quarter of Beijing.
- 这里就是北京喧闹的商业区。 → quarter
- She received a compliment from an unexpected quarter.
- 她意外地受到了褒奖。 → quarter
- Her friend damaged my car and I gave no quarter to her.
- 她的朋友弄坏了我的车，我可一点儿都没轻饶她。 → quarter
- Two policemen started to quarter the streets.
- 两名警察开始巡街了。 → quarter
- The growth will slow down during the second quarter.
- 第二季度增长率将放缓。 → slow
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