quarter

n ① ［C］ a fourth part of a whole; ：a ～ of a mile 英里/a mile and a ～ 1英里 ② ［C］ fifteen minutes before or after the hour (小时之前或后的)一刻钟：a ～ to 〈past〉 three 3点差(过)一刻/The buses come on the ～. 公共汽车一刻钟来一趟。/a ～ of an hour 一刻钟 ③ ［C］ three months of the year， esp for making payments 3个月；一季(尤指付款期)：I pay my rent by the ～.我每季度付房租。 ④ ［C］ ［often pl］ a place or person(s)， often from which sth comes or may be expected.［常用复数］方向；地方：Workers are arriving from all ～s. 工人们从四面八方来。/The wind keeps not always in one ～.［谚］风不是都朝一个方向吹。/As his father was penniless， he could expect no help fr ......     （共839字）    [阅读本文]>>