Word · Frequency #24445
quad
四方院子；方形庭院
quad
- 1.
Something that is quadruple (four times) the usual amount, number, etc.
通常数量、数目等的四倍。
- 2.
Clipping of quadruplet (“a set of four; one of a set of four”).
quadruplet的缩略形式,意为“四件套；四件套中的一个”。
- 3.
A unit of energy equivalent to a quadrillion BTU (1015 BTU).
能量单位,等于一千兆英热单位(10^15 BTU)。
- 4.
A small off-road four-wheeled powered vehicle, usually used for recreation or farm work.
小型四轮越野机动车,通常用于休闲或农务。
空铅；铅块；通常数量、数目等的四倍。；quadruplet的缩略形式,意为“四件套；四件套中的一个”。；能量单位,等于一千兆英热单位(10^15 BTU)。；小型四轮越野机动车,通常用于休闲或农务。
In use
Students were sitting on the grass in the quad between classes.
The old university has a beautiful quad with a fountain in the middle.
We walked across the quad to reach the library.
on the quad
quad 是 quadrangle 的简称，指四周有建筑的方形庭院，常见于学校或大学校园。
Students often eat lunch on the quad.
学生们经常在四方院子上吃午餐。
insert a quad between A and B
在印刷排版中，quad 是可数名词，指用于填充空白或分隔词语、句子的无字铅块。
Insert a quad between the two words.
在两个单词之间插入一个空铅。
Common mistakes
The graduation ceremony was held in the town quad.
Connections
Collocations
- college quad
- 大学方院
- Students were relaxing on the grass in the college quad.学生们在大学方院的草地上休息。
- main quad
- 主方院
- The main quad is surrounded by old brick buildings.主方院四周是古老的砖楼。
- em quad
- 全身空铅
- A printer uses an em quad for a full-width space.印刷工人用全身空铅作为全角空格。
- en quad
- 半身空铅
- An en quad is half the width of an em quad.半身空铅的宽度是全身空铅的一半。
- identical quads
- 同卵四胞胎
- She gave birth to identical quads.她生下了同卵四胞胎。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
quad 的核心是“四”：四方院子、四胞胎、四芯导线都离不开“四”，想象一个四四方方的庭院。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：university campus、printing quad 的语域视场合而定：在校园等场所指“四方院子”时，多用于口语；在印刷排版中指“空铅/铅块”时，属于专业术语。实际使用时可根据语境选择。
Grammar Note
名词 quad 的复数形式是 quads。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 quad /kwɔd/ 押韵（/ɔd/）的常用词：squad /skwɔd/、wad /wɔd/、pod /pɔd/、cod /kɔd/；其中 squad 的拼写包含 quad。注意拼写同样以 -ad 结尾的 bad /bæd/ 读音不同，不要读成 /bɔd/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.