n (1)四分之一(any of the four equal parts of sth)[C]：a～of an apple/a cake/a dollar苹果/蛋糕/美元的四分之一;a～of British/the population 四分之一的英国人/人口;a mile/an hour/an inch and three～s 1¾英里/小时/英寸;three and a～miles/hours/inches 3¼英里/小时/英寸;cut sth into～s 把某物切成四份;the first/last～of this century 本世纪最初/最后的25年;What is the～of 64? 64的四分之一是多少?

(2)15分钟(period of 15 minutes，one-fourth of an hour)[C]：at a～to(AmE of)/past(AmE after) nine 8点45分/9点15分;wait for sb for an hour and three～s 等某人1小时45分钟;strike the～s 每15分敲一次;The school bus comes twice every hour on the～.学校班车每小时的第一刻钟和第三刻钟各开一趟。

(3)季(度)，三个月(period of three months;one-fourth of a year)[C]：the rent for the last～上季度的租金;a fall in unemployment in the second/during the third/at the end of each～二季度/三季度/每季度末失业率的下降;pay one's fuel bills every/by the～每季度/按季度交付燃气账款;Insurance premiums are three times what they were in the same～last year.保险金是去年同季度的三倍。

(4)区(地)域，一段地区(part of a town，country or the world etc，direction)[C]：live in the Chinese/Black/Arab/student～生活在华人/黑人/阿拉伯人/学生居住区;the market～of Paris巴黎的商业区;Students came from all～s.学生来自四面八方。〖同〗area，district，direction，sides;

(5)住处;营房(place to stay，esp for servants or soldiers)[pl]：live in servants'/soldiers'～s 住在佣人住处/部队营房;take up～s in a village 在村中驻扎;share～s with one's parents 与父母同住;the bachelor/married～s 单身/已婚住房;the family living/Japanese living～s 一家人/日本人住处;have～s in a cottage在别墅里有房间;return to～s before nightfall夜幕降临前回到营房;Let me show you to your～s.我带你看看你住的地方。〖同〗lodging，housing，board，shelter;

(6)(作为帮助、消息来源等的)某方面人(士)(person or group of people who provide help or information，etc)[C]：help from an unexpected～意外的援助;get the news from a good～ 从可靠人士那里得到这消息;have one's instruction from a high～ 接到上层指令;receive secret information from the highest～ 从最高层得到秘密信息;His speech is interpreted in some～s as an admission that he was wrong.一些人士认为他在讲话中已承认他错了。

(7)宽恕(容)，慈悲(mercy or sympathy shown towards a person that you have defeated) [U](fml)：cry～请求饶命;ask no～不乞求宽恕;give no～to traitors不给叛徒任何宽恕;expect (get) no～from one's enemies/the competitors不期待(得不到)敌人的/对手的任何宽容;

(8)(指月亮)上(下)弦(shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle)：The moon is in its first/last～tonight.月亮今晚是上/下弦。

(9)(美国、加拿大的)两角五分的硬币;四分之一元(coin of the U.S. or of Canada equal to 25 cents)[C]：a～and two dimes 一个25分币和两个10分币;

(10)夸特，四分之一英担(one fourth of a hundred-weight)[C](英国为28磅，美国为25磅)：A～of China tea，please.请称一夸特茶叶。

(11)船侧部(after part of a ship's side，between the beam and the stern)[C]：on the port～在船的左后部;

vt (1)分成四份(cut or separate into four equal parts)[T+n]：～an orange/a cake/a chicken把橘子/蛋糕/烤鸡切成四份;Q～the pie into several pieces.把馅饼切成几块。

(2)提供住宿(provide lodging for)[T+n，T+n+prep(on)]：～one's troops on the inhabitants/with local villagers/among the towns people/in the conquered town/all over the city让军队驻扎在居民中/当地村民家中/镇上居民家中/被占领的城镇中/城市的各个地方;The visiting scholar was～ed at the embassy.这位访问学者被安置在大使馆。〖同〗lodge，station，post;

→′quarter-day n 季度结账日;′quarterdeck n 后甲板;͵quarter-′final n 复赛;四分之一决赛;′quarter-light n (马车的)边窗;后边窗;′quartermaster n 军需官;(海军的)航信士官(负责掌舵、信号等);͵Quartermaster-′General n 陆军军需总长;′quarter staff n 铁头木棒;铁头木棒格斗(运动);′quarterly adj 季度的;adv 按季度;n 季刊