英语释义

1. one of four equal parts into which something is divisible a fourth part
in the top quarter of his class

2. any of various units of capacity or weight equal to or derived from one fourth of some larger unit

3. any of various units of length or area equal to one fourth of some larger unit

4. the fourth part of a measure of time: such as

5. one of a set of four 3-month divisions of a year
business was up during the third quarter

6. a school term of about 12 weeks

7. quarter hour
a quarter after three

8. a coin worth a quarter of a dollar

9. the sum of 25 cents

10. one limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts especially one fourth part of the carcass of a slaughtered animal including a leg

11. hindquarter sense 2

12. the region or direction lying under any of the four divisions of the horizon

13. one of the four parts into which the horizon is divided or the cardinal point corresponding to it

14. a compass point or direction other than the cardinal points

15. an unspecified person or group
financial help from many quarters
— Current Biography

16. a point, direction, or place not definitely identified
the view to the rear quarter
— Consumer Reports The oft-repeated Roman story is written in still legible characters in every quarter [=all over] of the Old World …
— Henry David Thoreau

17. a division or district of a town or city
he describes the immigrant quarter
— Alfred Kazin

18. the inhabitants of such a quarter

19. an assigned station or post

20. an assembly of a ship's company for ceremony, drill, or emergency

21. living accommodations lodgings
show you to your quarters

22. merciful consideration of an opponent
a team that gave no quarter during the championship game specifically the clemency of not killing a defeated enemy

23. a fourth part of the moon's period

24. a half-illuminated phase of the moon that occurs a quarter period after or before a new moon

25. the side of a horse's hoof between the toe and the heel — see hoof illustration

26. any of the four parts into which a heraldic field is divided

27. a bearing or charge occupying the first fourth part of a heraldic field

28. the stern area of a ship's side

29. one side of the upper of a shoe or boot from heel to vamp

30. one of the four equal periods into which the playing time of some games is divided

31. to cut or divide into four equal or nearly equal parts
quarter an apple condemned to be hanged, drawn, and quartered

32. divide

33. to provide with lodging or shelter

34. to crisscross (an area) in many directions

35. to arrange or bear (different coats of arms) quarterly on one escutcheon

36. to add (a coat of arms) to others on one escutcheon

37. to divide (a shield) into distinct sections (as by stripes)

38. lodge, dwell

39. to crisscross a district

40. to change from one quarter to another
the moon quarters

41. to strike on a ship's quarter
the wind was quartering

42. consisting of or equal to a quarter

43. one of four equal parts of something

44. a unit of something (such as weight or length) that equals one fourth of some larger unit

45. one of four divisions of an hour a period of 15 minutes

46. to divide or separate (something) into four parts

47. to provide (someone) with a place to stay for a usually short period of time to provide living quarters for (someone)

48. equal or about nearly equal in size, value, amount, etc., to one fourth of something

49. one of four equal parts into which something can be divided
a quarter of an hour Cut the pie into quarters.

50. a United States coin worth 25 cents

51. someone or something (as a place, direction, or group) not clearly identified
Complaints came from all quarters.

52. a particular division or district of a city
the city's historic quarter

53. a dwelling place
living quarters

54. mercy sense 1
The soldiers showed no quarter to the enemy.

55. to divide into four usually equal parts
Peel and quarter an orange.

56. to provide with lodgings or shelter We were quartered in log cabins.

57. consisting of or equal to one fourth of
Give it a quarter turn.

58. one limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts

59. one teat together with the part of a cow's udder that it drains

60. the side of a horse's hoof between the toe and the heel

英汉例句

• jpm came through the crisis largely unscathed, making a profit in every quarter (not even goldman sachs managed that).

  摩根大通在金融危机中几乎毫发无伤，每季度都实现了盈利（即便高盛都无法企及）。

• in every quarter we have an action. this quarter for financial aspects, next quarter for strategic thinking.

  每一次我们会有一个主题，如这一次是关于金融方面的，下一次是关于战略思考方面的。

• jpm came through the crisis largely unscathed, making a profit in every quarter (not even goldman sachs managed that). last year it made a record $17 billion after tax.

  摩根大通在经济危机中几乎未受影响，且每个季度都有盈利（高盛都没能做到）。

• in its latest world economic outlook, published on april 9th, the imf slashed its forecasts for america's economy both this year and next. it now expects gdp to shrink in every quarter of this year.

  在4月9日发布的新一期《世界经济展望》中，国际货币基金组织（imf）调低了对美国经济今明两年的增长预期，认为美国gdp在今年的四个季度中都将下降，到第四季度，美国经济将比年初缩水0.7%。

• just as the cause of any russian fighting for his hearth and home is the cause of free men and free people in every quarter of the globe.

  为保卫家园而战的俄国人民的事业，就是世界各地人民和自由民族的事业。

• he enjoys traveling in every quarter of the globe.

  他喜欢到世界各地旅游。

• just as the cause of any russian fighting for his hearth and home is the cause of free men and free people in every quarter of the globe.

  为保卫自己的家园而战的俄国人民的事业，就是世界各地自由的人民和自由的民族的事业。

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