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quarter
释义
- n.
- 季度；一刻钟；宿舍；四等份之一
- v.
- 把…切成（或分成）四部分；给…提供食宿
- 网络
- 四分之一；宽大；宽恕
展开详细释义
n.
1.方向,方面;地域,地方;区,市区,街
2.〔美、加拿大〕二角五分;二角五分银币;1/4英里;1/4码;1/4噚;1/4磅;1/4平方英里的土地
3.鸟兽四分后的一肢;受刑者被四分肢解后的一肢;(人、马等的)腰,臀部
4.罗盘针四方位基点之一〔东、西、南、北〕,方位,方角;(机器零件的)相互垂直
5.〔英国〕夸特〔谷量单位,约2.909公石;衡量单位,1/24英担〕
6.(供给、救助、消息的)来源,出处
7.一刻钟,十五分钟;一季〔四季结账期之一〕;每三个月的付款;一学期〔一年分四学期〕;【天文学】弦〔月球公转期的四分之一〕;【音乐】四分音符
8.【航海】船侧后半部〔正横与船尾的中间部分〕,船尾部
9.寓所,住处;【军事】营房,驻地,营盘,宿舍;岗位
10.【运】1/4英里的赛跑;(橄榄球赛的)1/4场
v.
1.(猎狗为搜寻猎获物)纵横奔跑于(某地区)
2.将(别家纹章)加在自己盾牌的一角上,将(盾)用纵横线加以四分
3.把…四分,把…四等分
4.变更位置;各就岗位
5.四裂肢体(动物、罪犯)
6.(猎狗)搜找猎物
7.驻扎,扎营
8.使住宿;使(军队)扎营;使筹办食宿
9.【航海】使各就岗位
10.【航海】(风从斜后方)吹来
adj.
1.成直角的
2.从船后吹来的
3.在船尾的
nb.
1.四分之一
词形变化
复数：quarters 过去分词：quartered 现在分词：quartering
常用短语 12 组
- first quarter
- 第一个季度；上弦月；上弦
- fourth quarter
- 第四季度；第四节
- a quarter of
- 四分之一的；四分之一
- one quarter
- num. 四分之一
- residential quarter
- 居住小区，住宅区
- last quarter
- n. 最后一个季度；下弦月；下弦月至新月间之时间
- at close quarters
- 接近地
- living quarter
- 住舱；生活块；居住区
- quarter century
- 四分之一世纪
- on the quarter
- 【航海学】在船侧后半部，在船尾部
- from every quarter
- 从各处…, 从四面八方…[亦作 from all quarters]
- in every quarter
- 在各处,到处[亦作 in all quarters]
在例句中理解 34 句
That might seem ridiculous to ask of an institution like Goldman Sachs, whose third-quarter loss stands out for its rarity value.
这个问题对于像高盛这样在稀缺价值上损失四分之三的机构来说是很可笑的。
The market was also relieved after data earlier this week showed the U. S. economy grew at its fastest pace in a year in the third quarter.
本周稍早公布数据显示，美国第三季经济以一年来最快速度成长，也令市场压力缓解。
Making a speech is like watering a lawn. You're satisfied if just a quarter of it sinks in.
演讲就象给草坪浇水，如果有四分之一的水渗下去你就满意了。
There are a quarter of a million -- at least those are the ones we know about -- a quarter of a million species of flowering plants.
有25万种--至少我们知道的有这么多--25万中开花植物。
After that I had five days before the quarter-finals and I tried a few others, but then decided to stick with the first one.
那之后，四分之一赛之前，我有五天时间，我试了试其他几根杆子。但是，最后还是决定使用第一根。
And if I had a quarter for every person who's told me he or she now tipped more generously, I would be able to start my own foundation.
有不少人告诉我，他们给小费的时候比以前大方多了，要是我为他们中的每个人拿出25美分，那么我自己的基金会都可以建立起来了。
The bank's third-quarter results, which did not live up to expectations, presumed a peak in unemployment of around 10%.
银行在第三季度的业绩没有达到预期，估计失业率会达到10%，创下高峰。
It was a very poor quarter, a labyrinth of squalid bamboo huts, thatched with palm leaf, winding all over a steep hillside.
这是个平民区，在一个陡峭的山边，破烂的竹屋子挤在一起，屋顶铺的是棕榈叶。
The lawyer replied, "I'm right on time. I said I'd be home by a quarter of twelve, not a quarter to twelve" .
律师回答说：“时间没错啊，我说过我会在十二的四分之一点回家，不是十二点差一刻回家。”
Prior to this, economists generally prediction in the United Kingdom in the second quarter to get out of the recession, GD.
在此之前，经济学家普遍预测英国在第二季度能够走出衰退，在GD。
Analysts predict it will be negative this quarter before beginning to pick up in the first quarter of next year.
分析师预测，本季度，中国石脑油需求将出现负增长，明年第一季度需求将开始回暖。
At the beginning of the study, the children were able to tolerate on average only 40 mg (. 04 ounces or a quarter of a teaspoon) of milk.
在研究开始，儿童只能耐受四十毫克的剂量（0.04盎司或四分之一汤匙的量）的牛奶。
I've done this many times before and have never had any problems with any other hotels, in and around the Old Quarter.
在这之前我租过很多次了并且在其他的酒店住的时候我也没有遇到过任何问题，即便是在老城区及附近地区。
I remember Cult turning his head a quarter hearing my cry for help but in the stress we all were in no one had the time to stop.
我记得邪教在谈到他的头四分之一听我的呼救声，但在强调我们都是在没有人的时候停止。
And with first-quarter GDP growth of 3. 2%, the economy has recovered all the ground it had lost since the fourth quarter of 2007.
随着今年第一季度GDP3.2%的增长，经济终于收复了2007年四季度以来所有的失地。
The company says "the increase in potash sales volumes this quarter represents the beginning of a return to long-term growth in demand. "
公司说：“本季度碳酸钾销量的增加代表着需求开始回归长期增长的起点。”
Will all this be enough? So far, investors seem sceptical: Starbucks' share price remains barely a quarter of its all-time high in 2006.
这样做就够了吗？迄今为止，投资者似乎持怀疑态度：星巴克的股票价格仍然是2006年历史最高水平的四分之一。
She remained thus for a quarter of an hour, her eyes riveted on the door, motionless and apparently holding her breath.
她这样待了一刻钟，眼睛盯在门上，不动，好象也不呼吸。
Of India's three listed airlines, a budget carrier, Spicejet, was the only one to turn a profit in the most recent quarter.
在印度榜上有名的三大航空公司，执行缩减预算之策的斯百斯航空，是唯一在第二季度扭亏为盈的公司。
The exact nature of this type of matter is unknown, but it seems to make up a quarter of the contents of the universe.
暗物质的具体本质还尚不为人所知，但它们着实占整个宇宙物质的四分之一。
After all, that ratio is below the 64. 3% of a year ago and even the 62. 7% of the previous quarter.
毕竟，这个比率低于上一年的数值（64.3%），甚至不如此前一个季度的水平（62.7%）。
He was also involved in a television documentary to spread the word, a quarter of a century after his series, "Free to Choose" .
25年前，他同样还参与制作系列电视记录片《自由选择》来传播他的理念。
The country still is not in officially recession, It will take a second quarter of negative growth for that could be confirmed.
现在国家还没有完全陷入衰退。如果下一季度经济仍然负增长，衰退的消息就将被证实。
If you make less than a quarter million dollars a year, you will not see a single dime of your taxes go up, " Obama said. "
如果你一年收入不到25万美元，你的缴税绝不会增加一分一毫。
The remaining maids and the dairyman usually gave themselves another turn on the pillow, and did not appear till a quarter of an hour later.
其他的挤奶女工和老板自己，通常都要在床上多躺一会儿，要过了一刻钟才会露面。
Translate: Under certain conditions, a rainbow appears at the end of a rain shower in th quarter of the sky opposite the Sun.
在一定的条件下，雨结束时天空中对着太阳的方向会出现彩虹。
About a quarter of the way from the bottom of a sheet of paper, draw a line across the width of the page.
一张纸从下往上的四分之一处，画一个页宽长度的直线。
While net profits rose 14 per cent to $9. 4bn on a year-on-year basis, fourth quarter income was one-third that of the previous quarter.
尽管中行全年净利润同比增长14%，至94亿美元，但第四季度的收益却只相当于上一季度的三分之一。
Already, one member of the bank's nine-strong monetary policy committee has been voting for a quarter-point rise in the base rate.
先前，银行九个资深货币政策委员中的一名成员投票赞成基准利率上升四分之一个百分点。
Quickly reviewing my parental options, I thought of something: I reached into my pocket and found a quarter.
脑子里迅速回想了一下作为父母的选择，我想到了一个办法：我把手伸到口袋里，找到了一个25美分的硬币。
It’s about a page and a quarter.
大概是一又四分之一页。
Cut the cake into quarters.
把蛋糕切成四等份。
I’ll meet you in a quarter of an hour.
我们一刻钟之后见。
Quarter the tomatoes and place them round the dish.
把番茄都切成四瓣，摆放在盘子周边。