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quarter-hoop

/kwawr-ter-hoop, -hoop/US // ˈkwɔr tərˌhup, -ˌhʊp //

四分之一环,四分之一圈,四分之一环形物,四分之一圈圈

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a hoop, especially of steel, fastened around a cask between the bilge and the chime.

Examples

  • Officials have said the war to reclaim upward of a third of Iraq and a quarter of Syria from ISIS could take years.

  • By contrast, John McCain, the eventual GOP nominee, had raised approximately $12.7 million in the first quarter of 2007 alone.

  • So I went home—we only lived about a quarter mile away—and I got on my bicycle and rode back, and he was in the donut shop.

  • We are overwhelmed with data from every quarter, and our capacity to filter fact from fraud is limited.

  • And then I reach into my pocket and plug in another quarter.

  • At a quarter past seven he took his leave and we let drop our anchor where we were, off Cape Tekke.

  • Kum Kale has been a brilliant bit of work, though I fear we have lost nearly a quarter of our effectives.

  • Almost one-quarter of the total supply printed has been placed in circulation.

  • This Peal (by the Rules aforesaid) may be Rang with any whole hunt, half hunt, and quarter hunt.

  • He could go and live over in the Latin Quarter—that 's the desire of his heart—and think of nothing but old bottles.