quarter-final


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quarter

(ˈkwoːtə) noun1. one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing. There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours. 四分之一 四分之一2. in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar. (美國,加拿大的)二十五分硬幣 (美国,加拿大的)二十五分硬币 3. a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live. He lives in the Polish quarter of the town. (城鎮中尤指某族群聚居的)區 (城市中的)地区 4. a direction. People were coming at me from all quarters. 方向 方向5. mercy shown to an enemy. 饒恕 宽恕6. the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg. a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters. (常指大型動物)包括整條腿的大塊肉 (常指大型动物)包括整条腿的大块肉 7. the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself. 上弦月或下弦月 上弦月或下弦月(月球公转的四分之一) 8. one of four equal periods of play in some games. (某些球賽的)四分之一場,節 (某些比赛的)四分之一场 9. a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length. 四學期制學院的一學期,通常為期10到12週 (每学年分为四学期制度中的)一学期 verb1. to cut into four equal parts. We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share. 把...分為四等分 把...分为四等分2. to divide by four. If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job. 把…除以四 用四除3. to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay. The soldiers were quartered all over the town. 提供(士兵)駐紮 驻扎,住宿 ˈquarterly adjective happening, published etc once every three months. a quarterly journal; quarterly payments. 每季的 季度的 adverb once every three months. We pay our electricity bill quarterly. 每季地 按季度地plural ˈquarterliesnoun a magazine etc which is published once every three months. 季刊 季刊ˈquarters noun plural a place to stay especially for soldiers. 宿舍,營房 营房ˈquarter-deck noun the part of the upper deck of a ship between the stern and the mast nearest it. 後甲板區 后甲板ˌquarter-ˈfinal noun (often in plural) the third-last round in a competition. 半準決賽,前八強 四分之一决赛,复赛 ˌquarter-ˈfinalist noun 進入半準決賽或前八強的隊伍或參賽者 参加四分之一决赛的运动员或运动队ˈquartermaster noun an officer whose job is to provide soldiers with food, transport, a place to live etc. 軍需官 军需官at close quarters close to; close together. The soldiers were fighting with the enemy at close quarters. 近距離,在近處 逼近地,接近地