quar·ter

出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第1011页（880字）

【释义】：

n．①四分之一：a quarter of a mile四分之一哩．three quarters四分之三．Divide the watermelon into quarters．把西瓜平分成四块．②一刻钟：a quarter of an hour一刻钟．at a quarter past two在两点一刻．a quarter to five五点差一刻．a bad quarter of an hour不愉快的一刻．③季度：the first quarter of the year第一季度．④方向，(罗盘)方位，方角：From what quarter does the wind blow?刮什么风?⑤(供给、援助、消息等的)来源，出处：I had thenews from a good quarter．这个消息我是从可靠方面得来的．⑥区域，(市镇中的)一区：from every quarter(=from all quarters)从四面八方．in every quarter 到处．industrial(residential) quarters工业(住宅)区．⑦(pl．)住处，营房：I took up quarters with a friend．我同一位朋友住在一起．close quarters拥挤的住处．at close quarters逼近：fight at close quarters短兵相接．⑧(pl．)【海】岗位：order the officers and men to take up their quarters命令官兵各就各位．⑨(对投降的敌人)宽大，饶命：give quarter 给以宽大．The prisoners of war asked for quarter．战俘请求饶命．⑩(月)弦：the first(last) quarter 上(下)弦．⑾船舷后部．

－vt．①分…为四份，四等分．②设营．