Word · Frequency #18112
quarterfinal
四分之一决赛
one of the four matches in an elimination tournament whose winners go on to the semifinals
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One of the four competitions in a knockout tournament whose winners go on to play in the two semifinals.
淘汰赛中获胜者晋级半决赛的四场比赛之一。
淘汰赛中获胜者晋级半决赛的四场比赛之一。
In use
The team reached the quarterfinals last year but lost in the semifinal.
He was nervous before the quarterfinal because it was his first international match.
After winning the quarterfinal, the players celebrated with their fans.
reach the quarterfinals
quarterfinals 常用复数形式，指四分之一决赛阶段。
The team reached the quarterfinals.
这支队伍进入了四分之一决赛。
in the quarterfinals
She was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
她在四分之一决赛中被淘汰了。
quarterfinal + noun
作形容词时只用作定语，放在名词前。
It was a thrilling quarterfinal match.
那是一场激动人心的四分之一决赛。
Common mistakes
He won quarterfinal by a narrow margin.He won the quarterfinal by a narrow margin.
英语中可数名词quarterfinal（单指一场比赛）前需要冠词，不能像汉语那样省略冠词直接使用。
The team advanced to the quarterfinal.The team advanced to the quarterfinals.
指整个四分之一决赛轮次时，英语习惯用复数形式quarterfinals，单数形式通常仅指其中某一场比赛。
Connections
Collocations
- reach the quarterfinals
- 进入四分之一决赛
- The team reached the quarterfinals for the first time in its history.这支球队历史上首次进入四分之一决赛。
- quarterfinal match
- 四分之一决赛
- She won her quarterfinal match in straight sets.她直落两盘赢下了四分之一决赛。
- quarterfinal round
- 四分之一决赛轮
- The tournament's quarterfinal round starts on Thursday.锦标赛的四分之一决赛轮将于周四开始。
- in the quarterfinals
- 在四分之一决赛中
- He was eliminated in the quarterfinals by the top seed.他在四分之一决赛中被头号种子淘汰。
- quarterfinal opponent
- 四分之一决赛对手
- Her quarterfinal opponent is a former champion.她的四分之一决赛对手是前冠军。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：quarter（四分之一）+ final（决赛）＝四分之一决赛；八强赛的胜者再进半决赛。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：体育赛事、比赛报道、淘汰赛阶段 该词通常用于体育或竞赛场景，指四分之一决赛；也可作形容词修饰比赛、轮次等。在正式和日常语境中都比较常见，语气中性。
Pronunciation & Spelling
final 和 semi-final 的末尾都与 quarterfinal 的 /faɪnəl/ 完全相同，是最接近的音似词，但 quarterfinal 的重音在第一个音节，因此它们不是严格押韵。finally 是 lookalike，保留了 /faɪnəl/ 但多了一个 /i/；finale 读作 /fɪˈnɑːli/，拼写像但读音完全不同，注意区分。
Learn the forms together
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