读音

/ˈkwɔːrtər/

释义

• 名词:

  1. 四分之一。例如: “A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes.”
  2. 美国硬币，面值25美分。例如: “I need a quarter to make a phone call.”
  3. 地区，区域。例如: “The city is divided into four quarters.”
  4. 大学宿舍或军营的一部分。例如: “He lives in the officers’ quarters.”
  5. 财政年度的四分之一。例如: “The company reports its earnings every quarter.”

• 动词: 分成四份。例如: “Quarter the apple before you eat it.”

短语

• “In a quarter” 表示时间，意为四分之一。例如: “We’ll be there in a quarter of an hour.”
• “Quarter-mile” 是四分之一英里，常用于赛跑。例如: “The race is a quarter-mile sprint.”

例句

• 名词: “She needs just one more quarter to complete her coin collection.”
• 动词: “The coach asked his team to quarter the field for the drill.”

同义词

• Fourth
• One-fourth
• Section
• Division
• Part