quarter是什么意思 quarter在线中文翻译

quarter 英 [ˈkwɔ:tə(r)] 美 [ˈkwɔ:rtə(r)]

quarter 词典解释

1. The soldiers were quartered in the village.
   士兵们驻扎在村子里。

1. The marchers came from all quarters.
   游行者来自四面八方。
2. From which quarter is the wind blowing?
   风从哪个方向吹来？
3. He was waiting for a quarter of an hour.
   他等了一刻钟了。
4. He traveled in all quarters of the earth when he was young.
   他年轻时曾周游世界。

1. 夸脱
   ...三骨是港澳地区对英制三夸脱(Quarter)的谐音. 三夸脱即四分之三寸的意思. 对裤长在四分之三部位的中裤称为三骨裤. 其长度约在穿着者膝盖下10厘米~20厘米之间. 这种裤子在港澳地区穿着者较多,八十年代也曾在我国流行....
2. 学季
   ...她学习优异,年纪轻轻就获得麻省理科大学(MIT)电子工程硕士学位,一年多前再转至史丹福大学继续攻读博士课程. 周梦瑶曾表示,学季(quarter)制的史丹福大学较学期(semester)制的麻省理工课业轻鬆得多,并已於去年顺利通过博士资格考试....
3. 节
   ...比赛分为四节 (Quarter) 进行,职业美足及大学美足每一节是15分钟,高中美足则为12分钟. 中场的休息时间通常是15分钟,职业美足目前缩短为12分钟. 每一队上半场及下半场各有三次叫停的机会....

1. clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
   e.g. he surrendered but asked for quarter
2. piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
3. the rear part of a ship
   Synonym: stern after part poop tail
4. a district of a city having some distinguishing character
   e.g. the Latin Quarter
5. an unspecified person
   e.g. he dropped a word in the right quarter
6. a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
   e.g. he fed four quarters into the slot machine
7. a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
8. a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
9. one of four equal parts
   e.g. a quarter of a pound
   Synonym: one-fourth fourth one-quarter fourth part twenty-five percent quartern
10. one of the four major division of the compass
    e.g. the wind is coming from that quarter
11. a fourth part of a year
    three months
    e.g. unemployment fell during the last quarter
12. one of four periods into which the school year is divided
    e.g. the fall quarter ends at Christmas
13. a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
    e.g. it's a quarter til 4
    e.g. a quarter after 4 o'clock
14. (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
    e.g. both teams scored in the first quarter

1. divide by four
   divide into quarters
2. divide into quarters
   e.g. quarter an apple
3. pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
   e.g. in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
   Synonym: draw draw and quarter
4. provide housing for (military personnel)
   Synonym: billet canton

quarter 词组短语

1. at close quarters 接近地
2. ask for quarter 请求饶命

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quarter [ˈkwɔ:tə(r)]

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相关单词辨析

这组词都有“地区”的意思，其区别是：
region: 普通用词，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。
districk: 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。
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。
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。
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。
section: 普通用词，指城市、国家或天然界线形成的地区。
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。