quarters

英文释义

n housing available for people to live in
n one of four equal parts
n a district of a city having some distinguishing character
n (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
n a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
n one of four periods into which the school year is divided
n a fourth part of a year; three months
n one of the four major division of the compass
n a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
n a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
n a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
n an unspecified person
n the rear part of a ship
n piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
n clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent
v provide housing for (military personnel)
v pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
v divide into quarters
v divide by four; divide into quarters