quarter的用法

quarter ['kwɔ:tə]

adj. 四分之一的
n. 四分之一,一刻钟
vt. 四等分

The clock strikes the hours, the half-hours and the quarters.
这个钟在正点、半点和一刻钟都打点。
The rent is due at the end of each quarter.
缴纳租金以每季度末为期限。
It's a quarter past ten.
现在是十点一刻。

词形变化:
动词过去式:quartered 过去分词:quartered
过去分词:quartered 现在分词:quartering

名词 quarter:
one of four equal parts
同义词：one-fourth, fourth, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern
a district of a city having some distinguishing character
one of four periods of play into which some games are divided
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
one of four periods into which the school year is divided
a fourth part of a year; three months
one of the four major division of the compass
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
a United State