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单词 quarter
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quarter1/ʹkwawtə/ noun

any of four equal parts into which something is divisible or divided

any of various units equal to or derived from a quarter of some larger unit; specif a quarter of a pound or hundredweight

a quarter of a measure of time, e.g.:

any of four three-month divisions of a year

a period of 15 minutes or a point of time marking this, esp before or after the hour

a quarter of a US or Canadian dollar, or a coin of this value

a limb of an animal or carcass together with the adjacent parts, esp a hindquarter

a compass point or the region around it

a person, group, direction, or place not specifically identified

received help from many quarters

a division or district of a town or city

(usu in pl) an assigned station or post

battle quarters

(in pl) living accommodation or lodgings, e.g. for military personnel or domestic staff

merciful consideration of an opponent; specif sparing the life of a defeated enemy

gave them no quarter

a fourth part of the moon's periodic cycle of revolution around the earth

a time when half the moon's lighted surface is visible from the earth

any of the four or more divisions of a heraldic shield that are marked off by horizontal and vertical lines

the part of a ship's side towards the stern, or any direction to the rear of the beam1 (widest part) and from a specified side

on the port quarter

any of the four equal periods into which the playing time of some games is divided

[Middle English via Old French quartier from Latin quartarius, from quartus fourth, from quattuor four]

quarter2verb (quartered, quartering)

verb trans

to divide (something) into four equal or approximately equal parts

to provide (somebody) with lodgings or shelter, esp to assign (a member of the armed forces) to accommodation

The captain quartered his men on the villagers

to lodge or dwell

said esp of a gundog: to crisscross (an area) in all directions in search of game, or in order to pick up an animal's scent

to arrange or bear (e.g. different coats of arms) in heraldic quarters on one shield

to divide (a heraldic shield) into quarters

in former times, to divide (a criminal's body) into four parts, usu after hanging, as a form of capital punishment

verb intrans

to lodge or dwell

to strike on a ship's quarter

The wind was quartering


quarter3adj

consisting of or equal to a quarter

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