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单词 three-quarters
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three-quarters

also three quarters
quantifier
Three-quarters is an amount that is three out of four equal parts of something.
Three-quarters of the country's workers took part in the strike. [+ of]
It took him about three-quarters of an hour. [+ of]
Three-quarters is also a pronoun.
Road deaths have increased by three-quarters.
I'm 29 and three-quarters.
Three-quarters is also an adverb.
We were left with an open bottle of champagne three-quarters full.
Remove the vegetables from the steamer when they are three-quarters cooked.

three quarters in British English

(θriː ˈkwɔːtəz)
noun
1. 
three of four equal parts or divisions
Three-quarters of the world's surface is covered by water.
Road deaths have increased by three-quarters.
It took him about three-quarters of an hour.
adverb
2. 
by or to three out of four equal parts or divisions
The money is three-quarters gone.
an open bottle of champagne three-quarters full

Examples of 'three quarters' in a sentence
three quarters

But it mutated, of course, and nearly obliterated the Old Church - along with three quarters of humanity.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD
The Fravashi sleep by quarters: at any time, one, two or three quarters of our brain are sleeping.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD

In other languages
three-quarters

British English: three-quarters DETERMINER
Three-quarters is an amount that is three out of four equal parts of something.
Three-quarters of the students are male.
  • American English: three-quarters
  • Brazilian Portuguese: três quartos
  • Chinese: 03-Apr
  • European Spanish: tres cuartas partes
  • French: trois quartsN
  • German: drei Viertel
  • Italian: tre quarti
  • Japanese: 4分の3
  • Korean: 4분의 3
  • European Portuguese: três quartos
  • Latin American Spanish: tres cuartas partes

Chinese translation of 'three-quarters'

three-quarters

(θriːˈkwɔːtəz)

n pl

  1. 四分之三 (sì fēn zhī sān)

adv

  1. three-quarters full/empty 四分之三满(滿)/空 (sì fēn zhī sān mǎn/kōng)

pron

  1. 四分之三 (sì fēn zhī sān)
    three-quarters of an hour 45分钟(鐘) (sìshíwǔ fēnzhōng)
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