Word · Frequency #23170
quart
夸脱
a US liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
- 1.
A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.
- 2.
a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
美制液量单位,等于32液盎司,4夸脱合1加仑
- 3.
Four successive cards of the same suit.
- 4.
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters
英制容量单位(液量或干量),等于2品脱或1.136升
- 5.
The fourth defensive position; quarte.
- 6.
a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches
美制干量单位,等于2品脱或67.2立方英寸
美制液量单位,等于32液盎司,4夸脱合1加仑；英制容量单位(液量或干量),等于2品脱或1.136升；美制干量单位,等于2品脱或67.2立方英寸；夸脱；[医] 夸脱(四分之一加仑)
In use
I bought a quart of milk at the store.
The recipe calls for two quarts of water.
He drank a quart of orange juice after the game.
a quart of [liquid]
夸脱是可数名词，表示液体的容量单位。
I bought a quart of milk.
我买了一夸脱牛奶。
[number] quarts of [liquid]
超过一夸脱时用复数形式 quarts。
The recipe needs two quarts of water.
这个食谱需要两夸脱的水。
Common mistakes
It's a quart to six.It's a quarter to six.
quart（夸脱）是容量单位，不能用来表示时间或分数；表示“四分之一；一刻钟”必须用 quarter。这是拼写相近词引起的混淆。
Connections
Collocations
- a quart of milk
- 一夸脱牛奶
- I bought a quart of milk at the store.我在商店买了一夸脱牛奶。
- quart bottle
- 夸脱瓶
- He finished a quart bottle of juice.他喝完了一瓶一夸脱的果汁。
- half a quart
- 半夸脱
- The recipe calls for half a quart of cream.这个食谱需要半夸脱奶油。
- by the quart
- 按夸脱
- The farm sells milk by the quart.这家农场按夸脱卖牛奶。
- quart-sized container
- 夸脱容量的容器
- You'll need a quart-sized container for the soup.你需要一个夸脱容量的容器来装汤。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 quart 联想成 quarter（四分之一）：1 quart 正好是 1 gallon 的四分之一，四个 quart 凑成一加仑。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：cooking、grocery shopping、recipe instructions 夸脱是液体容量单位，通常为中性词，多用于烹饪、购物等日常场合，也常见于商品标签和食谱。该词没有明显的正式或非正式色彩，可根据语境自然使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 sort、court、fort、short、sport、port 押韵，均读 /ɔrt/。注意 quart 读 /kwɔrt/，不要按拼写读成 /kwɑrt/；art /ɑrt/ 不押韵；quartz /kwɔrts/ 拼写相似但多一个 /s/。
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.