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quar·ter1 /ˈkwɔːtə $ ˈkwɔːrtər/ ●●● S1 W2 noun [countableC]  
1  amount 数量PART one of four equal parts into which something can be divided 四分之一 → half, third
a/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.
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2  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 EnglishBrE (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。
→ quarterly1
5  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
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7  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。
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quarters• Sleeping quarters are in the barracks.
8  college 大学 American EnglishAmESEC 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
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
Examples from the Corpus
in/from ... quarters• He has spent about $ 100 in quarters telephoning community treatment agencies, with no luck.• In her creaking quarters that Thursday night Mrs Ross, along with quite a few other passengers, penned notes to relatives.• In some quarters the combined value is now put at about £225m.• Luxury homes have always had extra lines to accommodate everything from maids' quarters to alarm systems.• Finally, may reactions to the paper come thick and fast from all quarters!• That would compare with 40 percent sales growth in previous quarters.• However, there remains reluctance and hesitation in some quarters of the legal profession.• There has been unhappiness in some quarters, occasional misunderstandings and ignorance, and a certain amount of unfortunate iconoclasm.
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
Examples from the Corpus
give/receive no quarter• D'Arcy had opened her up, exposing her raw emotions, giving no quarter and taking none.• He says you give no quarter.
→ 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 [transitiveT]  
1  CUTto cut or divide something into four parts 把…切成四部分，把…四等分 → halve
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
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 Dictionary
quarterquar·ter1 /ˈkwɔːtəˈkwɔːrtər/ noun [countableC]
1one of four equal parts into which something can be divided
They’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 income
We will send you a bill every quarter.
Sales in the fourth quarter rose 28% to $1.2 million
The 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 quarterlies
3a coin in the US and Canada, worth 25 cents
quarterquarter2 verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]
if something quarters or is quartered, it decreases to a quarter of what it was
Mergers and acquisitions fees have quartered in the past year.
Origin quarter1
(1200-1300) Old French quartier, from Latin quartarius, from quartus “fourth”
quar·ter1 nounquarter2 verb →n GRAMMAR1
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