quartering

1. 1.

   A division into four parts.

   分成四部分。

2. 2.

   The act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen.

   为军人提供住宿,尤指强征民宅。

3. 3.

   The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.

   将犯人肢解成四块的死刑方法。

4. 4.

   The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.

   将盾徽划分为四区或更多区的做法。

5. 5.

   One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.

   盾徽上表示世系的一个盾形纹章。

6. 6.

   A series of quarters, or small upright posts.

   一系列小立柱或竖杆。

7. 7.

   Searching for prey by traversing a space. From hunting for game, where dogs will run parallel to the wind in search of a scent, thereby 'quartering' the field.

   穿越某区域搜索猎物。

8. 8.

   A point on an arch calculated by measuring one quarter of the height along a line from the peak to the outer edge on the ground.

   拱上的一点,自顶点至地面外缘连线量取四分之一高度处。

为军人提供住宿,尤指强征民宅。；将犯人肢解成四块的死刑方法。；将盾徽划分为四区或更多区的做法。；盾徽上表示世系的一个盾形纹章。；一系列小立柱或竖杆。

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