每人的工資約有四分之一得留起來付各種各樣的志愿捐獻。

他以五十秒跑了四分之一哩。

我們于每個季度末付房租。

你拿著這個硬幣，打電話找別人訴說去吧。

士兵們駐扎在村子里。

【記】※ qu-拼音“區”,art-藝術,er-后綴“人”:這個區學藝術的人只有四分之一 ※ qu-拼音“趣”,art-藝術,er-拼音“兒”:很有趣的藝術品,兒只欣賞一刻鐘 ※ qu-拼音“去”,art-藝術,er-拼音“兒”:去藝術館的兒子才剛走一刻鐘,估計也是四分之一的路程

quarter n 1 [C] each of four equal or corresponding parts of sth 四分之一; 四等份 a quarter of a mile 四分之一英里 three and a quarter (ie 3) inches 三又四分之一（3）英寸 The programme lasted an hour and a quarter. 節目持續了一小時十五分鐘. Divide the apples into quarters. 把這些蘋果分成四份. Three quarters of the theatre was full. 劇院的座位坐滿了四分之三. (infml 口) A quarter (ie of a pound) of coffee, please. 請給我四分之一磅的咖啡. =>App 4, 5 見附錄4 5. =>Usage at half1 用法見half1. 2 [C] point of time fifteen minutes before or after every hour 每小時之前或之後的第十五分鐘 It's (a) quarter to (US of) four now I'll meet you at quarter past (US after). 現在是差一刻四點--我四點一刻見你. The clock strikes the hours, the half-hours and the quarters. 這個鐘在正點、 半點和一刻鐘都打點. The buses leave twice every hour on the quarter, eg at 10.15 and 10.45. 公共汽車在每小時的第一刻鐘和第三刻鐘各開出一班車（如10時15分及10時45分）. =>App 4 見附錄4. 3 [C] three months, esp as a period for which rent or other payment is made, or a firm's earnings are calculated 季度, 三個月（尤指作為償付租金或公司收益結算等的階段） The rent is due at the end of each quarter. 繳納租金以每季度末為期限. Our gas bill for the last quarter was unusually high. 我們上季度的煤氣費異常高. Sales of the dictionary are twice what they were in the same quarter last year. 這部詞典的銷售量是去年同季度的兩倍. 4 [C] (a) direction 方向: The wind blew from all quarters. 風從四面八方吹來. Her travels had taken her to every quarter of the globe. 她游遍了世界各地. (b) district; part of a town 地區; 城鎮的一部分 a residential quarter 住宅區 the student quarter of the city, ie the part mainly inhabited by students 城里的學生居住區. 5 [C] person or group of people, esp as a possible source of help, information, etc 人, 團體（尤指可能提供援助、 消息等的） As her mother was now very poor she could expect no help from that quarter. 她母親已很貧困, 她無法指望得到母親的幫助. The minister's speech is interpreted in some quarters (ie by some people) as an admission that the Government was wrong. 部長的講話有人認為是承認政府錯了. 6 [C] (US) (coin worth) 25 cents; fourth part of a dollar 兩角五分（的硬幣）; 四分之一元 It'llcost you a quarter. 你得花兩角五分錢. =>App 4 見附錄4.7 [C] one fourth of a lunar month; position of the moon at the end of the first and third of these 太陰月的四分之一; 月球上弦或下弦的位相 The moon is in its last quarter. 月球現處於下弦. 8 [C usu sing 通常作單數] rear part of a ship's side 船舷的後部 on the port/starboard quarter 在左舷[右舷]後部. 9 [C] fourth part of a hundredweight, ie (in UK) 28 lb or (in US) 25 lb 夸特（四分之一英擔, 即英國為28磅, 美國為25磅）. =>App 4, 5 見附錄4 5. 10 quarters [pl] accommodation,esp for soldiers 住處; （尤指）營房 take up quarters in the nearest village 在最近的村中駐扎 married/single quarters, ie place where a soldier with/without a family can lodge 已婚軍人[單身軍人]營房 ordered to return to their quarters 被命令回營房. 11 [U] (dated or fml舊或文) mercy shown towards an enemy who has surrendered or to an opponent who is one's power （對降敵或對手的）慈悲, 寬恕 His business rivals knew they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary. 他的業務對手都知道不可指望他這樣無情的人會手軟. 12 (idm 習語) at close quarters => close1. quarter, v 1 [Tn] divide (sb/sth) int...

四分之一→四分之一象限→區域→住處

*['kw?:t?]n. 四分之一, 一刻鐘, 季度, 地區vt. 四等分, 肢解vi. 駐扎, 住宿【醫】 [馬]蹄邊部, 市街, 區【經】 付款的季度, 按季度付的款項相關詞組: not a quarter ask for quarter

①季度 ②一刻鐘 ③四分之一