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Word family  noun quarter quarters quarterly adjective quarterly verb quarter adverb quarterly

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quar·ter1 /ˈkwɔːtə $ ˈkwɔːrtər/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countable]  1  amount 数量PART one of four equal parts into which something can be divided 四分之一 → half, thirda/one quarter (of something) a quarter of a mile 四分之一英里 roughly one quarter of the city’s population 这个城市大约四分之一的人口 It’s about a page and a quarter. 大概是一又四分之一页。three quarters (of something) (=75%) (某物的)四分之三 three quarters of a million pounds 75万英镑the first/second etc quarter in the last quarter of the 19th century 在19世纪最后的25年里 Cut the cake into quarters. 把蛋糕切成四等份。 ► Say a quarter of something, not ‘quarter of’ something.要说 a quarter of something, 不要说 ‘quarter of’ something. →4  See picture of 见图 QUICHE2  part of an hour 一小时的一部分TMCTMC a period of 15 minutes 一刻钟，十五分钟 I’ll meet you in a quarter of an hour. 我们一刻钟之后见。 She arrived three quarters of an hour (=45 minutes) late. 她迟到了45分钟。(a) quarter to (something) (also (a) quarter of (something) American English) (=15 minutes before the hour) 整点差15分钟 It’s a quarter of two. 现在是差一刻两点。(a) quarter past (something) British English (also (a) quarter after (something) American English) (=15 minutes after the hour) 整点过15分钟 I’ll meet you at a quarter past ten. 我们十点一刻碰面。3. money 钱PEC a coin used in the US and Canada worth 25 cents 〔美国和加拿大的〕二十五分硬币4  three months 三个月BTMC a period of three months, used especially when discussing business and financial matters 季度；季the first/second/third/fourth quarter The company’s profits rose by 11% in the first quarter of the year. 今年第一季度公司利润增加了11%。 Our database is updated every quarter. 我们的数据库每个季度都更新。 → quarterly15  sport 体育运动 one of the four equal periods of time into which games of some sports are divided 〔某些分四节进行的体育比赛的〕一节，一局the first/second/third/fourth quarter The home side took the lead in the second quarter. 第二节主队领先。6  part of a city 城市的一部分 [usually singular]TOWN an area of a town 区，地区 I found a small flat in the student quarter. 我在学生居住区找到一间小公寓。 Granada’s ancient Arab quarter 格拉纳达古老的阿拉伯人居住区 a historic quarter of the city 古城区► see thesaurus at area7  HOME 家quarters [plural]DHPM the rooms that are given to someone to live in as part of their job, especially servants or soldiers 〔尤指用人或军人的〕宿舍，住房；营房 The top floor provided living quarters for the kitchen staff. 顶层是厨房员工的住处。 Most of the officers live in married quarters (=houses where soldiers live with their wives). 大多数军官居住在已婚军人宿舍里。8  college 大学 American EnglishSEC one of the four periods into which a year at school or college is divided, continuing for 10 to 12 weeks 学季〔四分之一学年，持续10至12周〕 → semester What classes are you taking this quarter? 这个学季你修哪些课？9. moon 月亮HATMC the period of time twice a month when you can see a quarter of the moon’s surface 上弦；下弦10  in/from ... quarters GROUP OF PEOPLEamong or from different groups of people 在/来自…团体 Offers of financial help came from several quarters. 多方人士提供了资金援助。 Doubts were expressed in many quarters. 许多团体都表达了疑虑。11. all quarters of the Earth/globe literaryEVERYWHERE everywhere in the world 世界各地12  give/receive no quarter BEAT/DEFEAT literaryPM if someone gives no quarter, they do not show any pity or gentleness when dealing with someone, especially an enemy 不怜悯〔某人，尤指敌人〕/不被〔某人，尤指敌人〕怜悯 It was a fight to the death, with no quarter given. 那是一场殊死搏斗，谁也不会心慈手软。 → at close quarters at close2(20)

Examples from the Corpus

quarter• The article is about two and a quarter pages long.• It's valued at a quarter of a million pounds.• Group profits slumped by 40 percent to £16.9 million last year, of which houses contributed three-quarters and development, a quarter.• We rented a house in the Creole quarter of New Orleans.• The town was a cluster of different quarters, all living in fear of massacre.• The company's profits rose in the first quarter of the year.• Houston was ahead by 15 points at the end of the first quarter.• He sprinted 83 yards for the decisive touchdown in the fourth quarter.• Cut into quarters and arrange around brioche slices.• Cut the sandwiches into quarters.• The Dahdah palace is in the old Jewish quarter of Damascus.• Maybe a couple hours of quarter slots.• There were 327 children on the list on April 1, an increase of just two on the previous quarter.• The temple of Hera was built in the second quarter of the century, clearly under mainland influence.• She was back in Michigan in time to teach spring quarter.a/one quarter (of something)• There was a tributary creek that ran about a quarter of a mile from the encampment.• He was about a quarter of an inch long.• But violent crime has dropped by almost a quarter in the past three years.• A long-standing illness, disability or infirmity was reported by almost a quarter.• It isn't rare for a quarter of a million pounds to be spent on an act in one year.• One could hear it running for a quarter of a mile away because it was summer and the windows were all open.• The company says that it has received inquiries from about 470 companies, of which perhaps a quarter are potential customers.• Altogether, these small builders were responsible for little more than a quarter of the houses.a quarter of an hour• About a quarter of an hour later, traveling at the speed of light, that pulse would reach its destination.• He and co-driver Anthony Showell completed the nine-thousand seven hundred mile journey just a quarter of an hour ahead of the field.• I gave them a quarter of an hour's start, then got down and spent a little time looking for Rose.• If it normally takes you a quarter of an hour to shave, make it take you half an hour.• Pondering this would occupy a quarter of an hour, if not more.• They made a judgement on me in just over a quarter of an hour.• They should have been at the scene in a quarter of an hour.• We got there a quarter of an hour early, around nine in the morning.the first/second/third/fourth quarter• They lost because they simply gave away the third quarter in a thorough display of immaturity and sloppiness.• Some one apparently did get to the Raiders, who soared out to a 10-point lead in the third quarter.• Atriom Build will be available on Sun Sparc platforms in the fourth quarter, no prices given.• Pyramid said its cash flow remained positive in the fourth quarter.• It ships in the third quarter.• The Economics Ministry said today gross domestic product probably shrank in the fourth quarter of 1995.• In the first quarter of 1993, however, the company saw consolidated sales drop 14%.• In the third quarter, Radja went in for a layup and missed.the first/second/third/fourth quarter• They lost because they simply gave away the third quarter in a thorough display of immaturity and sloppiness.• Some one apparently did get to the Raiders, who soared out to a 10-point lead in the third quarter.• Atriom Build will be available on Sun Sparc platforms in the fourth quarter, no prices given.• Pyramid said its cash flow remained positive in the fourth quarter.• It ships in the third quarter.• The Economics Ministry said today gross domestic product probably shrank in the fourth quarter of 1995.• In the first quarter of 1993, however, the company saw consolidated sales drop 14%.• In the third quarter, Radja went in for a layup and missed.

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quarter2 verb [transitive]  1  CUTto cut or divide something into four parts 把…切成四部分，把…四等分 → halve Quarter the tomatoes and place them round the dish. 把番茄都切成四瓣，摆放在盘子周边。2  formalDPM to provide someone with a place to sleep and eat, especially soldiers 为〔某人，尤指军人〕提供食宿 Our troops were quartered in Boston until June. 我们的部队在波士顿一直驻扎到6月份。n Grammar Quarter is usually passive in this meaning.→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

quarter• In the last few years Janir had quartered my involvement in sports, music and writing.• Quarter two large apples.From Longman Business Dictionaryquarterquar‧ter1 /ˈkwɔːtəˈkwɔːrtər/ noun [countable]1one of four equal parts into which something can be dividedThey’re firing almost a quarter of the workforce.A quarter of the project’s income comes from government grants.2a period of three months, especially in connection with bills, payments, and incomeWe will send you a bill every quarter.Sales in the fourth quarter rose 28% to $1.2 millionThe sales director of the SMMT expects sales in the final quarter to be below those in 1999.At the end of each financial quarter, the chief executive provides information on performance against targets. → see also quarterlies3a coin in the US and Canada, worth 25 centsquarterquarter2 verb [intransitive, transitive] if something quarters or is quartered, it decreases to a quarter of what it wasMergers and acquisitions fees have quartered in the past year.→ See Verb tableOrigin quarter1 (1200-1300) Old French quartier, from Latin quartarius, from quartus “fourth”

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quar‧ter¹ S1 W2 /ˈkwɔːtə $ ˈkwɔːrtər/ noun [countable]1.  AMOUNT one of four equal parts into which something can be divided ⇨ half, third
    a/one quarter (of something)
    a quarter of a mile
    roughly one quarter of the city’s population
    It’s about a page and a quarter.
    three quarters (of something) (=75%)
    three quarters of a million pounds
    the first/second etc quarter
    in the last quarter of the 19th century
    Cut the cake into quarters.
  ► Say a quarter of something, not ‘quarter of’ something.
2.  PART OF AN HOUR a period of 15 minutes:
    I’ll meet you in a quarter of an hour.
    She arrived three quarters of an hour (=45 minutes) late.
    (a) quarter to (something) (also (a) quarter of (something)) American English (=15 minutes before the hour)
    It’s a quarter of two.
    (a) quarter past (something) British English also (a) quarter after (something)) American English (=15 minutes after the hour)
    I’ll meet you at a quarter past ten.
3.  MONEY a coin used in the US and Canada worth 25 cents
4.  THREE MONTHS a period of three months, used especially when discussing business and financial matters
    the first/second/third/fourth quarter
    The company’s profits rose by 11% in the first quarter of the year.
    Our database is updated every quarter. ⇨ quarterly(1)
5.  SPORT one of the four equal periods of time into which games of some sports are divided
    the first/second/third/fourth quarter
    The home side took the lead in the second quarter.
6.  PART OF A CITY  [usually singular] an area of a town:
    I found a small flat in the student quarter.
    Granada’s ancient Arab quarter
    a historic quarter of the city
7.  HOME quarters [plural] the rooms that are given to someone to live in as part of their job, especially servants or soldiers:
    The top floor provided living quarters for the kitchen staff.
    Most of the officers live in married quarters (=houses where soldiers live with their wives).
8.  COLLEGE American English one of the four periods into which a year at school or college is divided, continuing for 10 to 12 weeks ⇨ semester:
    What classes are you taking this quarter?
9.  MOON the period of time twice a month when you can see a quarter of the moon’s surface
10. in/from ... quarters among or from different groups of people:
    Offers of financial help came from several quarters.
    Doubts were expressed in many quarters.
11. all quarters of the Earth/globe literary everywhere in the world
12. give/receive no quarter literary if someone gives no quarter, they do not show any pity or gentleness when dealing with someone, especially an enemy:
    It was a fight to the death, with no quarter given.
⇨ at close quarters at close²(20)
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ area a part of a town or country, or of the world: They live in a very wealthy area. | coastal areas
   ▪ region a large area of a country or the world: the northwest region of Russia | desert regions
   ▪ zone an area that is different from other areas around it in some way: a war zone | a no-parking zone | We crossed two different time zonesareas where there is a particular time compared to the rest of the world.
   ▪ district one of the areas a city or town is officially divided into, or an area of a city where a particular group live or an activity happens: the Chelsea district of Manhattan | the business/financial/theatre etc district: the financial district of London
   ▪ neighbourhood British English, neighborhood American English /ˈneɪbəhʊd $ -ər-/ an area of a town where people live: a friendly neighbourhood | There are lots of trees in our neighborhood.
   ▪ suburb an area outside the centre of a city, where people live: a suburb of Boston
   ▪ quarter an area of a town or city where people of a particular nationality live: the French quarter of New Orleans
   ▪ slum an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where many poor people live: He grew up in the slums of East London.
   ▪ ghetto an area of a city where poor people of a particular race or class live: a black baby born in the ghetto

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quarter² verb [transitive]1. to cut or divide something into four parts ⇨ halve:
    Quarter the tomatoes and place them round the dish.
2. [usually passive] formal to provide someone with a place to sleep and eat, especially soldiers:
    Our troops were quartered in Boston until June.