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quartern

/kwawr-tern/US // ˈkwɔr tərn //UK // (ˈkwɔːtən) //

四角洲,四轮车,四角形,四轮驱动

Related Words

term术语,任期,条款,期portion部分,一部分,份额,部分内容part部分,部分内容,部分地区,部分时间fourth第四次,第四届,第四个division划分,部门,分工,分化span跨度,跨越,跨越式,跨度大section节,部分,段,章节semester学期,学年,半年quad四个,四人,四位数,四人组quadrant象限,象限的,跨骏,象限性farthing远东,远方,远兴,远东地区two bits两位数,两元,两位,两位数的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Chiefly British.

    • : a quarter, or a fourth part, especially of certain weights and measures, as of a pound, ounce, peck, or pint.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inquarter
Synonyms
fourth第四次,第四届,第四个one-fourth四分之一,四分之一的,四分之一的人,第四份part部分,部分内容,部分地区,部分时间portion部分,一部分,份额,部分内容term术语,任期,条款,期division划分,部门,分工,分化farthing远东,远方,远兴,远东地区quad四个,四人,四位数,四人组quadrant象限,象限的,跨骏,象限性section节,部分,段,章节semester学期,学年,半年span跨度,跨越,跨越式,跨度大two bits两位数,两元,两位,两位数的

Examples

  • You cannot put a quartern loaf into a child's head; you must break it up, and give him the crumb in warm milk.

  • To think of her father not having the price of an early pint, or a quartern of cool refreshing gin!

  • We stopped again at The Nightingale, and had half-a-quartern of whisky each.

  • If you consume half a bushel a week, that is to say about a quartern loaf a day, this is a saving of 5l.

  • On my way I called at a small corn-chandler's, and bought a quartern of flour done up in a thin and utterly insufficient bag.

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