【quarter音标】 英[ˈkwɔ:tə(r)] 美[ˈkwɔ:rtər]
【单词释义】 quarter是什么意思：
n.四分之一；一刻钟；地区；（美式足球的）一节；季度
vt.把…四等分；供…住宿；使（士兵）驻扎
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] quarters [第三人称单数] quarters
[单词现在分词] quartering
[单词过去式] quartered
[单词过去分词] quartered
【关联词/派生词】
quarterly adj.季度的，按季度的 n.季刊；季考
quartz n.[U][矿]石英
quart n.夸脱（液体或固体的容积单位）；一夸脱的容器
【单词例句】
◇ "Her house is good quarter hour from here in the woods, under the three large oak trees. There's a hedge of hazel bushes there. You must know the place," said Little Red Cap.
“进了林子还有一段路呢。她的房子就在三棵大橡树下，低处围着核桃树篱笆。你一定知道的。”小红帽说。
---- Little Red Cap
◇ Almost everybody in the world comes into contact with it -- over a quarter of all plastic is used for packaging, the most popular use of the material.
塑料制品中最受欢迎的当属塑料袋了，超过四分之一的塑料最终都制成了各种袋子。日常生活中，几乎每个人都要用到它。