quarters
英 ['kw?t?(r)z]
美
- n. 住處；四分之一（quarter的復(fù)數(shù)）；營(yíng)房
- v. 把…四等分；供…住宿（quarter的三單形式）
英文詞源
- 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."
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. On the top floor we have sleeping quarters for women and children.
- 我們?cè)陧敇怯泄┡撕秃⒆铀X(jué)的地方。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Remove the vegetables from the steamer when they are three-quarters cooked.
- 將蔬菜蒸至大半熟后從蒸鍋里撈出。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. We were left with an open bottle of champagne three-quarters full.
- 給我們留下一瓶打開(kāi)的香檳酒，里面的酒還有3/4。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Mckinnon went down from deck to the officers' quarters.
- 麥金農(nóng)走下甲板，來(lái)到軍官們的住處。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. You can watch aircraft take off or land at close quarters.
- 你可以近距離觀察飛機(jī)的起降。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句