英 [ˈkwɔːtə(r)] 美 [ˈkwɔːrtər]
n. 四分之一；一刻钟，十五分钟；季度，三个月；<美>学季，四分之一学年；（城镇中的）区；个人，群体；（士兵、服务人员等的）营房；上弦（或下弦）月；（美式足球的）一节；（美国和加拿大的）二十五分硬币；四分之一磅；（对败者的）宽恕，仁慈；四分之一畜体（或鸟身）；（马的）腰腿，臀部及后腿（quarters）；（罗盘上四个点之一所指的）方向；船侧后部；盾的四分之一
v. 将……四等分；把……降至原先的四分之一；提供食宿；在（某处）来回走动；移动，斜向行进；展示，炫耀（盾的四分之一部位上的不同纹章）
adj. 四分之一的
复数quarters
第三人称单数quarters
现在分词quartering
过去式quartered
过去分词quartered
quarter /ˈkwɔːtə/ CET4 TEM4 [ quartering quartered quarters ]
分数词 A quarter is one of four equal parts of something. 1/4
A quarter of the residents are over 55 years old.
1/4的居民在55岁以上。
Prices have fallen by a quarter since January.
自1月份以来，物价下降了1/4。
前置限定词 Quarter is also a predeterminer. 四分之一
The largest asteroid is Ceres, which is about a quarter the size of the moon.
最大的小行星是谷神星，其体积大约是月球的四分之一。
形容词 Quarter is also an adjective. 四分之一的
...the past quarter century.
…过去的四分之一世纪。
可数名词 A quarter is an American or Canadian coin that is worth 25 cents. (美国或加拿大) 25分的硬币
I dropped a quarter into the slot of the pay phone.
我往付费电话的投币口里投了一枚25分的硬币。
可数名词 A quarter is a fixed period of three months. Companies often divide their financial year into four quarters. 季度
The group said results for the third quarter are due on October 29.
该集团说第3季度的结果将于10月29日公布。
不可数名词 When you are telling the time, you use quarter to talk about the fifteen minutes before or after an hour. For example, 8:15 is quarter after eight and 8:45 is a quarter of or a quarter to nine. You can also say that 8:15 is quarter past eight, and 8:45 is quarter to nine. 一刻钟
It was a quarter to six.
当时是5:45。
及物动词 If you quarter something such as a fruit or a vegetable, you cut it into four roughly equal parts. 把…切成4等份
Chop the mushrooms and quarter the tomatoes.
把蘑菇剁碎，把番茄切成四块。
及物动词 If the number or size of something is quartered, it is reduced to about a quarter of its previous number or size. 把…减至四分之一
The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered.
我建议的成人剂量可以减半或减至四分之一。
可数名词 A particular quarter of a town is a part of the town where a particular group of people traditionally live or work. (某一人群生活或工作的) 地区
We wandered through the Chinese quarter.
我们在华人区逛了一圈。
习语 If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing. 接近地
You can watch aircraft take off or land at close quarters.
你可以近距离地观看飞机起飞或降落。
one of four equal parts
a quarter of a pound
同义词： one-fourth / fourth / fourth part / twenty-five percent / quartern
a district of a city having some distinguishing character
one of four periods of play into which some games are divided
both teams scored in the first quarter
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
it's a quarter til 4 ; a quarter after 4 o'clock
one of four periods into which the school year is divided
the fall quarter ends at Christmas
a fourth part of a year; three months
unemployment fell during the last quarter
one of the four major division of the compass
the wind is coming from that quarter
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar
he fed four quarters into the slot machine
an unspecified person
he dropped a word in the right quarter
the rear part of a ship
同义词： stern / after part / poop / tail
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
he surrendered but asked for quarter
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes
同义词： draw / draw and quarter
divide into quarters
quarter an apple
divide by four; divide into quarters
季度-引用次数：151
Since the fourth quarter of 2006, China's agricultural price has showed a clear upward trend.
2006年第四季度以来,我国农产品价格表现出明显的上涨趋势。
参考来源2006
柱间小柱
(风)向船尾吹
中部舷侧
马蹄的两侧之一(蹄后部和蹄尖之间的部分)
四分之一-引用次数：13
四分之一位元组
四分音符
(演出过程中提醒演员15分钟后上场的)预告
节-引用次数：1
From analyzing the time period of offensive turnovers of Chinese male basketball team and the opponents,it is evident that the Chinese team made more turnovers on the second and the forth quarter than the opponents during these games.
从中国男篮和对手进攻失误发生时间段的对比分析得出:中国男篮在第二、四节的进攻失误较多,且与对手存在显著性差异。
四分之三的
四等分
弦
四分之一
季度
一刻钟
四分之一;季度;一刻钟;一肢
而 25、250 这样的数字，在英美人的眼里，因为quarter（四分之一）是个常用的计量概念，某种意义上也相当于整数，这和中国人的计量习惯有小小的差异。
quarter (一刻钟)代替 15 分钟,②half (一半)代替 30 分钟 6.（11：15）：用“顺读、逆读等”三种方法表达。
（麦芽每蒲式耳约15公斤，稻谷约20公斤） 1夸特（quarter）：合8蒲式耳，欧洲常用谷物容积计量单位。 1夸脱（quart）：1/32蒲式耳，约1.1公升。
... Protect(保护) Quarter(宽大) Receive（接受） 对于爱侣为你所做的请不要边县得无动于衷，令他（她）气馁，他（她）付出，你便应以欣赏的态度去接受，这才能令感情更进一步。 ...
quarterly 按季度，[农] 一季一次地；纵横四分地
quarterly 季刊
quart 夸脱（容量单位）；一夸脱的容器
quarterback 橄榄球的四分卫
quarterfinal 四分之一决赛
quartering 四等分；四分法
quarterdeck [船] 后甲板（等于quarter-deck）
quartern 四分之一品脱；四等分，四分之一
quartering 把…四等分（quarter的ing形式）
quarterback （橄榄球中）担任四分卫
quarterback （以四分卫）指挥进攻；领导；操纵
Nowitzki fouled Mitchell early in the third quarter.
在第三节早些时候，诺维斯基就对米切尔犯了规。
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。
The moon is in its first quarter.
月亮正处于上弦。
"About half of our business is done in the last quarter of the year, in the last three months.
VOA : special.2009.12.25
On the other hand, if we had a quarter as much venture capital, I think that would be in the sense the world would contract too much.
换句话说，如果资金数是风险资本的四分之一，我想现在订立的合同,太多了。
微软CEO-Steve.Ballmer谈科技的未来课程节选 : 斯坦福公开课
and the last quarter is a seminar in which you only go once a week for three hours
最后一个季度是研讨会，每周只需要参加三个小时，
SpeakingMax英语口语达人 : 群集课程
That was until Ron Artest tied the game with a little more than seven minutes left in the fourth quarter.
VOA : special.2010.06.25
The study also found that more than one-quarter of American adults have left the religion in which they were raised.
VOA : special.2010.03.05
Consumers purchased 3.47 million Mac computers, 9.41 million iPods and 3.27 million iPads throughout the quarter.
Goldman Sachs and Citigroup blew past third-quarter profit expectations Thursday, helped by big one-time gains.
The greatest amount of growth in the latest quarter came from its electronics and communications business.