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a quarter of + noun phrase
A quarter of the students are from Asia.
四分之一的学生来自亚洲。
一刻钟；十五分钟
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
一刻钟；十五分钟
a period of 15 minutes
A quarter of the students are from Asia.
四分之一的学生来自亚洲。
某物的四分之一。
A fourth part of something.
位置或职位
Place or position.
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.
(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.
I'll meet you in a quarter of an hour.
我一刻钟后和你见面。
It takes a quarter of an hour to walk to the station.
走到车站需要一刻钟。
The meeting starts at a quarter past nine.
会议九点一刻开始。
A quarter of the students are from Asia.
四分之一的学生来自亚洲。
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。
quarter常指城市中的特定区域。
She lives in the French Quarter of New Orleans.
她住在新奥尔良的法国区。
Not this
I need a quarter of milk.
Use this
I need a quart of milk.
Quarter 是四分之一，而夸脱（quart）是容量单位。两者发音相近，但含义不同。
Not this
The meeting starts at quarter to two.
Use this
The meeting starts at a quarter to two.
在时间表达中，'quarter' 前通常需要不定冠词 'a'，构成 'a quarter to/past' 的结构。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
四分之一的
She ate a quarter of the cake.
她吃了蛋糕的四分之一。
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。
（时间）过一刻
The meeting started at a quarter past nine.
会议在九点一刻开始。
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。
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。
一刻钟
Please wait for a quarter of an hour.
请等一刻钟。
近距离地；逼近地
The two armies fought at close quarters.
两支军队进行了近距离战斗。
毫不留情；不宽容
The debate was fierce; neither side gave any quarter.
辩论非常激烈，双方都不留情面。
来自四面八方；从各个方向
They received support from all quarters.
他们得到了来自四面八方的支持。
差一刻到三点，我爱上了你
The song 'Quarter to Three' by Gary U.S. Bonds was a hit in 1961, often used in movies about the early rock era.
歌曲《Quarter to Three》由加里·U.S.邦兹演唱，是1961年的热门歌曲，常在关于早期摇滚时代的电影中使用。
我要一个芝士四分之一磅汉堡。
In 'Pulp Fiction', Vincent (John Travolta) and Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) discuss the quarter pounder with cheese in Europe, a famous pop culture reference.
在《低俗小说》中，文森特（约翰·特拉沃尔塔）和朱尔斯（塞缪尔·杰克逊）讨论欧洲的芝士四分之一磅汉堡，这是一个著名的流行文化引用。
Use quarter naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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’。
通常用于口语中表示时间，如'quarter past'或'quarter to'，属于中性语境。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.