quarters
英 ['kwɔtə(r)z]
美
- n. 住处；四分之一（quarter的复数）；营房
- v. 把…四等分；供…住宿（quarter的三单形式）
英英释意
- 1. housing available for people to live in;
- "he found quarters for his family"
- "I visited his bachelor quarters"
英文词源
- quarters (n.)
- "military dwelling place," 1590s, from quarter (n.) in sense of "portion of a town." As "part of an American plantation where the slaves live," from 1724. The military sense seems to be also the source of quartermaster and it might be behind the phrase give quarter "spare from immediate death" (1610s, often in the negative), on the notion of "provide a prisoner with shelter."
同义词辨析
lodging, accommodation, apartment, flat, quarters, suite
这些名词均有"住处"之意。
lodging： 常用lodgings,指临时租借的房间或宿舍。
accommodation： 泛指各
种居住住所，一般指暂时下榻之地。
apartment： 通常指占用或居住时间较长的成套房间，在美国比较常用。
flat： 多用于英国、澳大利亚和新西兰。指同一层建筑物上组成一个居住单元的几个房间。
quarters： 指某一部分人集中的居住区。
suite： 可泛指任何设备完善的一套房间，但多指包括起居室、卧室和浴室的陈设较豪华的套间。
考试真题
- Mm, I think 16, but 3 quarters of them are women.
出自-2012年12月听力原文
- For their part, young men 25% are more likely than young women 19% to be living in the home of another family member, a non-relative or in some type of group quarters.
2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
- The remaining 22% lived in the home of another family member such as a grandparent, in-law or sibling, a non-relative, or in group quarters like college dormitories.
2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
- Less than an hour away by snowmobile, Chinese labourers have updated the Great Wall Station, a vital part of China's plan to operate five bases on Antarctica, complete with an indoor badminton court and sleeping quarters for 150 people.
2016年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B
实用场景例句
- Remove the vegetables from the steamer when they are three-quarters cooked.
- 将蔬菜蒸至大半熟后从蒸锅里捞出。
柯林斯例句
- Mckinnon went down from deck to the officers' quarters.
- 麦金农走下甲板，来到军官们的住处。
柯林斯例句
- You can watch aircraft take off or land at close quarters.
- 你可以近距离观察飞机的起降。
柯林斯例句
- The idea met with a cool response from various quarters.
- 这个想法遭到了各方人士的冷遇。
柯林斯例句
- The spacious living quarters were on the second floor.
- 宽敞的生活区位于3楼。
柯林斯例句
- I'm 29 and three-quarters.
- 我29岁零9个月。
柯林斯例句
- It took him about three-quarters of an hour.
- 那花了他大概45分钟。
柯林斯例句
- Cut the peppers into quarters.
- 将辣椒切为4瓣.
柯林斯例句
- Johnson stared goggle-eyed at Kravis' sumptuous quarters.
- 约翰逊目瞪口呆地望着克拉维斯的豪宅。
柯林斯例句
- Tuesday's lunch overran by three-quarters of an hour.
- 星期二的午餐超时了45分钟。
柯林斯例句
- three quarters of an hour
- 四十五分钟
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it.
- 我们到处寻找,但仍没能找到.
《简明英汉词典》
- Divide the cake into quarters and share it equally.
- 把蛋糕分成四份,大家平均享用.
《简明英汉词典》
- The enemy was beaten back after some heavy fighting at close quarters.
- 在短兵相接的激烈战斗后,敌人被击退了.
《简明英汉词典》
- When trouble occurs at one spot, help comes from all quarters.
- 一方有难, 八方支援.
《现代汉英综合大词典》