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quarter-hour

/kwawr-ter-ouuhr, -ou-er/US // ˈkwɔr tərˈaʊər, -ˈaʊ ər //

四分之一小时,四小时,四分之一个小时

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a period of 15 minutes.
    • : a point 15 minutes after or before the hour.

Examples

  • So here I am in my requisite Lululemon pants, grunting along to an old hip-hop song at a most ungodly hour.

  • 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.

  • An hour later, he scored a second flight to Johannesburg for $380.

  • He was released within the hour without a bond on his own recognizance.

  • The night wore on, and the clock downstairs was striking the hour of two when she suddenly awakened.

  • The sound of my step shall make your heart jump; a look from me shall make you dumb for an hour.

  • Words are often everywhere as the minute-hands of the soul, more important than even the hour-hands of action.

  • After an hour, however, he reached this decision: He would not go to or call up Mrs. Merley.

  • It was the darkest hour of twilight, when there was just enough of gleam from the lurid sky, to shew the outline of objects.