[number] crotchets
crotchet 是可数名词，复数形式为 crotchets；英式英语中的 crotchet 相当于美式英语的 quarter note。
The opening bar contains four crotchets.
开头的小节包含四个四分音符。
四分音符
crotchets — plural of crotchet
叉架；分叉处；(人体的)胯部；方括号；垂直战斗队形；叉状支撑物；叉架。
A musical note lasting one beat in 4/4 time.
四分音符。
A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
叉状支撑物；叉架。
A forked support; a crotch.
部队的部署,向前或向后,形成几乎与战线垂直的线。
The arrangement of a body of troops, either forward or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to the general line of battle.
方括号。
A square bracket.
The fisherman carefully attached a small crotchet to the end of his line to catch the trout.
渔夫小心地在鱼线末端系上一个小钩，用来钓鳟鱼。
用法提示：crotchet 在这里用作名词，指一种小钩，用于钓鱼。
The blacksmith forged a sturdy crotchet to hang the heavy iron kettle over the fire.
铁匠锻造了一个坚固的小钩，用来把沉重的铁壶挂在火上。
用法提示：crotchet 指铁匠制作的钩状工具，用于悬挂物品。
He used a crotchet to retrieve the keys that had fallen through the grate.
他用一个小钩把掉进格栅下面的钥匙取了出来。
用法提示：crotchet 是一种钩状工具，用于钩取物品。
crotchet 是可数名词，复数形式为 crotchets；英式英语中的 crotchet 相当于美式英语的 quarter note。
The opening bar contains four crotchets.
开头的小节包含四个四分音符。
介词 in 后接复数 crotchets，表示以某种音符时值记谱，如 in crotchets、in quavers。
The whole melody is written in crotchets.
整段旋律都用四分音符写成。
crotchet 可直接放在另一名词前作定语，构成 crotchet rest（四分休止符）这类复合词，中间不加连字符。
A crotchet rest marks one beat of silence.
四分休止符表示一拍静默。
grammar · medium
易错句子She bought yarn for her crotchet project.
正确表达She bought yarn for her crochet project.
crotchet 指英式英语的“四分音符”，不表示“钩针编织”；表示“钩针编织”要用 crochet，拼写少一个 t，读音也不同。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are four crotchet in this bar.
正确表达There are four crotchets in this bar.
crotchet 是可数名词，表示多个“四分音符”时要用复数形式 crotchets；汉语名词没有复数词尾，容易漏掉 -s。
crotchet 是名词，指英式四分音符或叉形物；crochet 主要作动词，也可作名词，指用钩针编织。两者只差一个字母 t，读音几乎相同，但词性和意思都不同，不能互换。
crotchet 和 quaver 都是英式体系的音符时值名称：crotchet 是四分音符，quaver 是比它短一半的八分音符；名称相近但时值不同，不能因为同属音符名就替换使用。
minim 指二分音符，时值是 crotchet（四分音符）的两倍；两者虽同属英式音符时值名称，但一个表示两拍、一个表示一拍，不能混用。
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