quarter的用法

quarter ['kwɔ:tə]

adj. 四分之一的
n. 四分之一,一刻钟
vt. 四等分

The clock strikes the hours, the half-hours and the quarters.
这个钟在正点、半点和一刻钟都打点。
The rent is due at the end of each quarter.
缴纳租金以每季度末为期限。
It's a quarter past ten.
现在是十点一刻。

词形变化:
动词过去式:quartered 过去分词:quartered
过去分词:quartered 现在分词:quartering

名词 quarter:
one of four equal parts
同义词：one-fourth, fourth, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern
a district of a city having some distinguishing character
one of four periods of play into which some games are divided
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
one of four periods into which the school year is divided
a fourth part of a year; three months
one of the four major division of the compass
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar
an unspecified person
the rear part of a ship
同义词：stern, after part, poop, tail
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
动词 quarter:
provide housing for (military personnel)
同义词：billet, canton
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
同义词：draw, draw and quarter
divide into quarters
divide by four; divide into quarters

quarter: quarter n. 四分之一,方向, 地区, 方面, 季, 季度, 一刻钟num. 四分之一, 刻 英英解释:名词quarter:1. one of four equal parts同义词：one-...

你这是死扣词组
外国人就那么说的 就像中国人说"不管三七二十一",那么如果别人问你为何不用"五六三十",你就觉得不可思议一样的道理. 这些算是语言的文化,没有为什么,唯一的办法就是记住.
quarter 还有个意思是"一季"

一个解释 ： 语法习惯

就像我们常用九点一刻代替说九点十五 我们搭车 乘船 乘飞机 都习惯说成
：坐车 坐船 坐飞机 等等

从语法规则上讲 都说得过去

但是日常生活习惯如此 学习英语 还要学习日常文化和风俗习惯

不合习惯的话 会被认为是外国人或者不明情理

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