Word · Frequency #1085
quarter
一刻钟；十五分钟
a period of 15 minutes
- 1.
A fourth part of something.
某物的四分之一。
- 2.
Place or position.
位置或职位
- 3.
The back and sides of the upper of a shoe, extending around the wearer's heel to meet the vamp.
鞋帮后部和侧面,围绕穿着者的脚跟与鞋面相接
- 4.
A section (of a population), especially one having a particular set of values or interests.
(人口的)一部分,尤其是具有特定价值观或兴趣的一群人
- 5.
Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed.
给予战败对手的住宿；仁慈；免于被杀
地区；街区；（比赛中的）一节；学季；某物的四分之一。；位置或职位
In use
I'll meet you in a quarter of an hour.
It takes a quarter of an hour to walk to the station.
The meeting starts at a quarter past nine.
a quarter of + noun phrase
A quarter of the students are from Asia.
四分之一的学生来自亚洲。
quarter + past/to + number
表示一刻钟时，quarter前通常有a。
The meeting starts at a quarter past nine.
会议在九点一刻开始。
the + adjective/noun + quarter
quarter常指城市中的特定区域。
She lives in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
Connections
Collocations
- a quarter of
- 四分之一的
- She ate a quarter of the cake.她吃了蛋糕的四分之一。
- the first quarter
- 第一季度
- The company's profits rose in the first quarter.公司利润在第一季度有所增长。
- a quarter past
- （时间）过一刻
- The meeting started at a quarter past nine.会议在九点一刻开始。
- a quarter to
- 差一刻到（整点）
- I'll meet you at a quarter to five.我将在五点差一刻见你。
- the historic quarter
- 历史区
- We spent the afternoon exploring the historic quarter of the city.我们花了一下午探索这座城市的历史街区。
- quarter of an hour
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想四分之一美元硬币（quarter）就是‘夸特’，帮助记忆‘四分之一’和‘一刻钟’。
Context & Register
通常用于口语中表示时间，如'quarter past'或'quarter to'，属于中性语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling pattern '-ter' with 'quarter' but none rhyme exactly due to different stressed vowels: 'quarter' has /ˈkwɒːtə/ while 'water' and 'daughter' have /ˈwɔːtə/ and /ˈdɔːtə/ (vowel /ɔː/), and 'matter' and 'chapter' have /æ/ in the stressed syllable.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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