Word · Frequency #1085
quarter
一刻钟；十五分钟
核心释义
a period of 15 minutes
- 1.
某物的四分之一。
A fourth part of something.
- 2.
位置或职位
Place or position.
- 3.
鞋帮后部和侧面,围绕穿着者的脚跟与鞋面相接
The back and sides of the upper of a shoe, extending around the wearer's heel to meet the vamp.
- 4.
(人口的)一部分,尤其是具有特定价值观或兴趣的一群人
A section (of a population), especially one having a particular set of values or interests.
- 5.
给予战败对手的住宿；仁慈；免于被杀
Accommodation given to a defeated opponent; mercy; exemption from being killed.
地区；街区；（比赛中的）一节；学季；某物的四分之一。；位置或职位
用法In use
I'll meet you in a quarter of an hour.
用法提示：quarter 是名词，表示“十五分钟/一刻钟”。
It takes a quarter of an hour to walk to the station.
用法提示：quarter 是名词，在这里指“十五分钟”的时长。
The meeting starts at a quarter past nine.
用法提示：quarter 是名词，在“a quarter past”中表示“一刻钟”。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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’。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.