quarter

詞型變化：

動詞過去式:quartered 過去分詞:quartered 現在分詞:quartering 第三人稱單數:quarters 英文字典

詞意辨析：

district, region, area, section, zone, belt, quarter, neighbourhood

這些名詞均有“地區”之意。
district: 多指由政府等機構出於行政管理等目的而明確劃分的地區。
region: 常指地球上、大氣中具有自然分界線的區域，特指按照氣候、人體或其他特徵鮮明、自成一體的地區。
area: 普通用詞，指整體中較大的，界線不分明的一部分。
section: 指城市、國家或天然界線形成的地區。
zone: 科技用詞，指圓形或弧形地帶，尤指地圖上按溫度劃分的五個地帶。用作一般意義時，也可指具有某種特徵的其它地區。
belt: 從本義“帶，帶狀物”引申而指任何廣闊的長條地帶，也可指種植某種作物的地區。
quarter: 指城市裡具有相同性質或獨特風味的地區，比section範圍小，但劃分更精確。
neighbourhood: 指比section的劃定更清楚，範圍更小。具體指城市中的住宅區，也可指附近一帶。quarter

英文解釋：

名詞 quarter:

1. one of four equal parts
   同義詞：one-fourth, fourth, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern
2. a district of a city having some distinguishing character
3. one of four periods of play into which some games are divided
4. a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
5. one of four periods into which the school year is divided
6. a fourth part of a year; three months
7. one of the four major division of the compass
8. a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
9. a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
10. a United States coin worth one fourth of a dollar
11. an unspecified person
12. the rear part of a ship
    同義詞：stern, after part, poop, tail
13. piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
14. clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent

動詞 quarter:

1. provide housing for (military personnel)
   同義詞：billet, canton
2. pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
   同義詞：draw, draw and quarter
3. divide into quarters
4. divide by four; divide into quarters

　

例句：

1. The clock strikes the hours, the half-hours and the quarters.
   這個鐘在正點、半點和一刻鐘都打點。
2. The rent is due at the end of each quarter.
   繳納租金以每季度末為期限。
3. It's a quarter past ten.
   現在是十點一刻。