名词 quarter:

1. one of four equal parts

2. a district of a city having some distinguishing character

3. (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided

4. a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour

5. one of four periods into which the school year is divided

6. a fourth part of a year; three months

7. one of the four major division of the compass

8. a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)

9. a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)

10. a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar

11. an unspecified person

12. the rear part of a ship

13. piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp

14. clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent

动词 quarter:

1. provide housing for (military personnel)

2. pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

3. divide into quarters

4. divide by four; divide into quarters

quartern.四分之一；一刻钟；一季；25美分；区；方向v.四等分adj.四分之一的quarterphaseadj.二相的(双相的)quarter belln.每一刻钟报时的钟铃quarter days四季度支付期quarter wind从船尾吹来的风quartermiler参加四分之一英里赛跑者quarter evil气肿性炭疽quarter mile四分之一英里赛跑quarter rack报刻齿板quarter size四分之一缩尺quarter line中卫的攻防线

draw and quarter四马分肢, 肢解尸体

a bad quarter of an hourn.不愉快的短暂时刻

on the quarter在船尾部

from no quarter从哪一方面都不…,从什么地方都不…

cry quartervi.请求饶命(请求宽恕)

give quarter准其投降免死,从宽发落

from every quarteradj.从四面八方

in every quarteradv.到处；各处

beg for quarter请求饶命

quarter sessionsn.地方法庭

a unpleasant quarter of an hour不愉快的短暂时刻

quarter sectionn.约160英亩大的土地(约为四分之一平方哩)

a nasty quarter of an hour不愉快的短暂时刻

receive quarter被饶命,得到宽恕

ask for quarter请求饶命

quarter oneself upon someone同某人住在一起

give no quarter格杀勿论

rough quarter of town城市贫民居住区