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*quar·ter /`kwɔrtə; ˈkwɔːtə/
n [C]
1 one of four equal parts into which something can be divided 四分之一:
+ of A quarter of Canada's population is French-speaking. 加拿大有四分之一的人口说法语。
2 one of the four periods of 15 minutes into which each hour can be divided 一刻钟，十五分钟:
Can you be ready in a quarter of an hour? 一刻钟之内你能准备好吗？
quarter to/quarter of AmE 【美】 (=15 minutes before the hour) 差一刻钟到…点: It's quarter to five. 现在是差一刻钟到五点。
quarter past BrE 【英】 /quarter after AmE 【美】 (=15 minutes after the hour) …点过一刻钟: It's quarter past five. 现在是五点一刻。
3 a period of three months, used to talk about bills, wages, and incomes 三个月，季度〔谈论账单、工资和收入等时使用〕:
Profits increased by 2% in the first quarter. 第一季度利润增长了 2%。
4 a coin in the US and Canada worth 25 cents (=1/4 of a dollar) 〔美国和加拿大〕二角五分的硬币
5 AmE one of the four periods into which a year at school or college is divided 【美】 学季
→ compare 比较 SEMESTER
6 AmE one of the four equal periods of time into which some sports games are divided 【美】 〔某些分四节进行的体育比赛的〕一节，四分之一场
7 a group of people who all do something or who all share a belief or opinion 〔做同样事情或持相同信仰或观点的〕团体:
Concern has been expressed in several quarters about the decision. 多个团体已对此项决定表示了关切。
8 an area of a town where a particular group of people live 〔城镇里某类人居住的〕地区:
the student quarter 学生居住区
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