quarters

英 [ˈkwɔːtəz]

美 [ˈkwɔːrtərz]

n. 四等份之一; (正点之前或之后的)15分钟，一刻钟; 三个月时间; 季度; 季
v. 把…切成(或分成)四部分; 给…提供食宿
quarter的第三人称单数和复数

同义词辨析

〔辨析〕

泛指旅店等居住场所，一般指暂时居住之地。

〔例证〕

We have the best accommodations available in the city.
我们拥有这个城市最好的住房。
The price for the trip doesn't include accommodation.
旅行的价格不包括住宿。

lodgingn. 〈旧，尤英〉租住的房间

〔辨析〕

通常指私人出租房，一般用复数。

〔例证〕

My lodgings only include three rooms.
我租住的房子只有3间。
The rent for the lodgings is 3000 yuan a month.
出租房的租金每月3000元。

quartersn. 营房；（军人的）宿舍

〔辨析〕

常指供军人和其家属暂居的地方。

〔例证〕

enemy's/married quarters
敌营/已婚军官宿舍
He moved into the quarters with his bride.
他和新娘子搬进营房里居住。

roomsn. 〈旧，尤英〉（租住的或大学里的）居室；寓所

〔辨析〕

指一栋大楼里的宿舍或出租房间，作此义解时只用复数形式。

〔例证〕

They were divorced and he moved into the rooms.
他们离婚后，他搬进了租来的寓所。

noun

housing available for people to live in
1. he found quarters for his family
2. I visited his bachelor quarters
Synonym:living quarters

On the top floor we have sleeping quarters for women and children.
我们在顶楼有供女人和孩子睡觉的地方。
You represent nearly three quarters of the world's population.
你们代表了世界上将近四分之三的人口。
We searched in all quarters but still couldn't find it.
我们到处寻找，但仍没能找到。
Waking up from my ten-year dream in yangzhou,| I've won the name of a fickle man among the pleasure quarters.
十年一觉扬州梦，赢得青楼薄幸名。（杜牧《遣怀》）
I owe for four quarters& a whole year!
我欠了四个季度的租金，整整一年！
There was also a guy panhandling for quarters.
还有一个沿街乞讨的家伙。
Here. I have three quarters and two dimes.
这儿，我有三个两毛五和两个一角的。
Heat the cream to boiling point and pour three quarters of it over the chocolate.
把奶油煮沸，然后把其中的3/4浇到巧克力上。
Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called london, soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
在伦敦这样一个五方杂处，令人莫测的怪地方，苏荷区恐怕是最最不适合福尔赛精神的了。
Mckinnon went down from deck to the officers 'quarters.
麦金农走下甲板，来到军官们的住处。