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常考释义
1.[c]四等份之一one of four equal parts of sth
a quarter of a mile四分之一英里
The programme lasted an hour and a quarter.这个节目历时一小时十五分钟。
Cut the apple into quarters.把苹果切成四瓣。
The theatre was about three quarters full.剧场大约坐了四分之三的人。
2.[c]（正点之前或之后的） 15 分钟，一刻钟a period of 15 minutes either before or after every hour
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。
It's quarter of four now─I'll meet you at quarter after.现在是三点四十五分，我将在四点十五分和你碰面。
3.[c]三个月时间；季度；季a period of three months, used especially as a period for which bills are paid or a company's income is calculated
4.[c][ususing]城镇的区（或一部分）a district or part of a town
the Latin quarter拉丁区
the historic quarter of the city具有历史意义的城区
5.[c]（尤指能提供帮助、信息或作出反应的）个人，群体a person or group of people, especially as a source of help, information or a reaction
Support for the plan came from an unexpected quarter.支持这一计划的是没料想到的一方。
The news was greeted with dismay in some quarters .有一部分人对这条消息感到泄气。
6.[c]（美国和加拿大的） 25 分硬币a coin of the US and Canada worth 25 cents
7.[pl]（供士兵、服务人员居住的）营房，宿舍，住房rooms that are provided for soldiers, servants, etc. to live in
We were moved to more comfortable living quarters .我们搬进了较舒适的住处。
married quarters已婚军人宿舍
8.[c]半圆的月相；上弦（或下弦）月the period of time twice a month when we can see a quarter of the moon
The moon is in its first quarter.月亮正处于上弦。
9.[c]（美式足球的）一节one of the four periods of time into which a game of American football is divided
10.[c]夸特（重量单位， 磅； 4 盎司）a unit for measuring weight, a quarter of a pound; 4 ounces
11.[c]夸特（重量单位，英国为 28 磅，美国为 25 磅；四分之一英担）a unit for measuring weight, 28 pounds in the UK or 25 pounds in the US; a quarter of a hundredweight
12.[u]（对掌控中的敌人或对手的）慈悲，同情pity that sb shows towards an enemy or opponent who is in their power
His rivals knew that they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary.他的竞争者明白，不能期望如此残忍的对手发善心。
1.~ sth把…切成（或分成）四部分to cut or divide sth into four parts
She peeled and quartered an apple.她削去苹果皮，把苹果切成四瓣。
2.~ sb (+ adv./prep.)给…提供食宿to provide sb with a place to eat and sleep
The soldiers were quartered in the town.士兵在镇里宿营。
Will you make a schedule for a week, a month, a quarter or even a year?
你会为一周一月一季乃至一年做一个计划表吗？
Mr Parkes said the second-quarter US earnings season would be important in determining whether the rally continued.
帕克斯说，美国第二季财报对于决定反弹是否会继续非常重要。
She disputed with me a quarter of an hour yesterday about the cooking of the beef, she said I boiled it to rags.
昨天为了烧牛肉，她同我吵了一刻钟，说我烧得太烂。
The company declined to provide a first-quarter profit forecast or guidance for the rest of the year, citing the uncertain economy.
公司以经济形势不确定为由，拒绝对第一季度利润和整个财年的营收做出预测。
"But going into next year, China will outstrip the U. S. market continuously. China is going to be larger every quarter. "
“不过进入明年，中国仍会持续超越美国市场，且每个季度都会持续增长。”
Do not know from when campus of the quarter, up very popular worshipping foreign powers personage of welcome.
不知从什么时候校园里兴起了过洋节，极受崇洋媚外人士的欢迎。
Indeed, some had been hoping for a modest decline in the first quarter to take some of the heat out of the market.
事实上，一些人曾经希望中国股市在第一季度小幅下跌，以便为市场降降温。
The company also said it had moved into positive cash flow of $1. 3bn during the quarter, having burned through $4. 7bn in the first half.
该公司还表示，在上半年花去47亿美元后，该季度其正向现金流已达13亿美元。
Even when managers do get away, one-quarter check e-mails and voicemail messages, and 13 per cent call the office at least once a week.
即使经理人真的去度假，其中也有四分之一要查阅电子邮件和语音留言，还有13%的人至少每周要给办公室打一次电话。
The timing is unclear, but economists estimate that up to $100bn of that target could have been shifted to CIC in the first quarter.
具体时间尚不确定，但经济学家估计，其中多达1000亿美元可能已于第一季度转到中投。中投的资本金总额为2000亿美元。
Goldman doesn't actually have to pay those dollars until the fourth quarter, but the expenses estimate how much Goldman expects to pay.
实际上高盛在第四季度前不会发放这笔钱，但这项费用能够估算出高盛预计将支付的金额。
We understand that's been a point of strength for them so it's up to us to be better in the fourth quarter.
我们很强调这一点，我们理解在关键时刻他们的实力，所以取决于我们在第四节如何做的更好。
A quarter of an hour had not elapsed when this is what was taking place at twenty different spots in Paris at once.
不到一刻钟，在巴黎二十个不同的地方就几乎同时发生了这些事
The peak of the total amount of bacteria in the air of Huangshi is in the shopping-traffic-mixed quarter in autumn and spring.
黄石市空气微生物菌落数的高峰出现在商业交通混合区的秋季和春季。
I had been taken back to my room after surgery, one-quarter awake and feeling as if I had just tumbled over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
术后我被推回房间，大概只清醒了四分之一，感觉我想是被装在一只桶里在尼亚加拉大瀑布上翻滚。
The young dreamers in shows like "The X-Factor" commonly perform songs that are more than a quarter of a century old.
X-Factor这样的节目中那些怀抱梦想的年轻人所表演的歌曲，往往已经有了四分之一个世纪那么久的历史。
Sometimes a business might be better off spending a quarter or a year not growing but simply consolidating existing business.
有时候，用一个季度或一年的时间巩固现有业务，这比扩张对企业更有意义。
Chen counsel believes that the right to ask Miss quarter of the home stores to replace or refund the new bedding bedding section 298 yuan.
陈律师认为，季小姐有权要求该家居店更换新床上用品或退还床上用品款298元。
A quarter of a million children could die next year due to the effects of climate change, Save the Children warned today.
“拯救儿童”今天警告说，由于气候变化的影响，明年可能会死亡二十五万名儿童。
In many European countries workers bow out earlier and can look forward to drawing their pensions for up to a quarter of a century.
许多欧洲国家的工作者们提前退休，期待着运气好的话能拿到25年的退休金。
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