n.

1. 四分之一；四等分之一[C]；季度
   She cut the cake into quarters.

   她把蛋糕切成四份。

2. 一刻钟[C]
3. 付款的季度[C]
   We pay our rent at the end of each quarter.

   我们于每个季度末付房租。

4. （美国、加拿大的）25分硬币[C]
5. 地方，地域[P1]
   He traveled in all quarters of the earth when he was young.

   他年轻时曾周游世界。

6. （城市中的）区；一区的居民[C]
   Conditions in poor quarters were horrible.

   城里穷人居住区条件十分糟糕。

7. 夸特（谷物等的容量单位）
8. （对敌人的）宽恕，饶命[U]
9. （牛、羊、家禽等）切成四分后的一块，包括整条腿的大块肉[C]
10. （罗盘针）方位，方角
11. 住处；军营[P]
    The fire started from the servants' quarters.

    这火是从佣人住处烧起来的。

12. （消息等的）来源
13. （上、下）弦月

vt.

1. 把……四等分
   He quartered the apple.

   他把苹果一切四。

2. 供……住宿；使（部队）驻扎[（+on）]
   The soldiers were quartered in the village.

   士兵们驻扎在村子里。

vi.

1. 住宿；驻扎[（+at/with）]

n.

1. each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided.
2. a period of three months, used especially in reference to financial transactions.
   ▸chiefly US each of four terms into which a school or university year may be divided.
3. a quarter-hour.
4. (quarters) the haunches or hindquarters of a horse.
5. a US or Canadian coin worth 25 cents.
6. one fourth of a pound weight (avoirdupois, equal to 4 ounces).
   ▸one fourth of a hundredweight (Brit. 28 lb or US 25 lb).
   ▸Brit. a grain measure equivalent to 8 bushels.
7. a part of a town or city with a specific character or use.
8. the direction of one of the points of the compass.
9. either side of a ship aft of the beam.
10. a person, group, area, etc. regarded as the source of something:
    help from an unexpected quarter.
11. (quarters) rooms or lodgings.
12. (in combat) pity or mercy.
13. Heraldry  each of four or more roughly equal divisions of a shield.
    ▸a square charge covering the top left quarter of the field.

v.

1. divide into quarters.
   ▸historical cut the body of (an executed person) into four parts.
2. (be quartered) be stationed or lodged.
3. range over (an area) in all directions.
4. Heraldry  display (different coats of arms) in quarters of a shield.