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nounverb a quarter of a mile四分之一英里 The programme lasted an hour and a quarter. 这个节目历时一小时十五分钟。 Cut the apple into quarters. 把苹果切成四等份。 The theatre was about three quarters full. 剧场大约坐了四分之三的人。 It’s (a) quarter to four now—I’ll meet you at (a) quarter past.现在是差一刻四点，我会在四点一刻和你碰面。 (North American English also) It's quarter of four now—I'll meet you at quarter after. 现在是差一刻四点，我会在四点一刻和你碰面。 The rent is due at the end of each quarter. Our gas bill for the last quarter was much higher than usual. Sales were down 10% in the first quarter of 2009. the Latin quarter拉丁区 the historic quarter of the city这座城市具有历史意义的城区 Support for the plan came from an unexpected quarter. 支持这一计划的是没料想到的一方。 The news was greeted with dismay in some quarters. 有一部分人对这条消息感到泄气。 We were moved to more comfortable living quarters. 我们搬进了较舒适的住处。 married quarters已婚军人宿舍 The moon is in its first quarter. 月亮正处于上弦。 His rivals knew that they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary. 他的竞争者明白，不能期望如此残忍的对手发善心。 fighting at close quarters近距离作战 Cut the apple into quarters. 把苹果切成四等份。 Two halves make a whole.两个一半构成一个整体。 I’ve been waiting here for a whole hour.我在这儿等了整整一个小时。 Half (of) the work is already finished.工作已经完成了一半。 They spent half the time looking for a parking space.他们花了一半的时间寻找停车位。 Her house is half a mile down the road.她的房子在这条路上前面半英里远的地方。 I waited for half an hour我等了半个小时。 I waited for a half an hour.This meal is only half cooked.这饭只煮了个半熟。 He was confined to quarters as a punishment. Profits fell during the third quarter. The corporal and his family lived in married quarters. The problem was being discussed in all quarters. There was no comment from official quarters on the allegations. a quarter of a century/mile/million a quarter of all potential customers a quarter of an hour six consecutive quarters of improved earnings the current fiscal quarter the president’s private quarters Ford scored the winning touchdown early in the fourth quarter. She lives in the Latin quarter of Paris. The historic quarter of the city is full of grand buildings. The robbery took place in a normally quiet quarter of the town. She peeled and quartered an apple. 她削去苹果皮，把苹果切成四瓣。 The soldiers were quartered in the town. 士兵在镇里宿营。 |