especially as a period for which
bills are paid or a company’s income is calculated Hftft NlB; Alt;; ft
►
PART OF TOWN fttK 4 [C, usually sing.] a district or part of
a town MfllWIX ( s$L—llftft ) : the
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PERSON/GROUP ftA; MW 5 [C] a person or
group of
people, especially as a source
of help, information or a reaction ( flft, if A,
H
W: Support for the plan came from an unexpected quarter. MJ fto
0 The news
was greeted with dismay
in some quarters. ft —0ft A
mmtiif'Jirto
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25 CENTS * 25 ft tk 6 [C] a coin of
the
worth 25 cents ( ) 25 ftllLffj
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ROOMS TO LIVE IN f! 7 quarters [pi.] rooms that are provided for soldiers, servants,
etc. to live in ( ±
)
MB, kfe: We were moved to
more comfortable living
quarters, A j|] I® J2; T ft: ii5 (ft ft ft c 0 married
quarters
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OF MOON fj 8 [C] the period of
time twice a month when we can see a quarter of the moon -ft HI
H ;
( £&T:i£ ) ft : The
moon is in its first quarter, f]
^EIEftft±£0
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IN SPORT ft u ft ft 9 [C] one of the four
periods of time into which a game of American
football is divided
( ) -Hr
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WEIGHT tft :,!
10
[C] (BrE) a unit for
measuring weight, a
quarter of a pound; 4 ounces ft# ( Va
4 ) 11 [C] a unit for measuring weight, 28
pounds
in the
A
25
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PITY ft ft 12 [U]
(old-fashioned or literary) pity that sb shows towards an enemy or
opponent who is in their power ( )
II, Bit 033
mercy : His rivals knew
that they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary, ft M
ft # a, im see close2
adj.
m verb [VN]
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DIVIDE INTO 4 ft ft 4 0} 1 to cut or divide sth
into four parts fE-ftok ( ^ftJ& ) pg0ft: She peeled and quartered an apple.
►
PROVIDE ROOMS ft ft] 2 (formal) to provide sb with a
place to eat and sleep ft •
• • # fi: The soldiers were
quartered in the town. ± Aft ',1ft
quarterback /'kwaitabask; NAmE 'kwoirtarbaek/ noun, verb
a noun (in American football H A/1.J£) the player
who directs the team’s attacking play and passes the ball to other players at
the start of each attack ( )
pgftip.
a verb 1 [V]
(in American football to play as a
quarterback ft 0 ft IE 2 [VN]
to direct or organize sth
'quarter day noun (BrE, technical
Aft)
the first day of a quarter (= a
period of three months) on which payments must be made, for example at the stock exchange
0)
quarter-deck /'kwaitadek; NAmE 'kwoirtardek/ noun a part of the upper
level of a ship, at the back, that is used mainly by officers .hM M ^ ( iScf&A'iT
\m) ,
quarter- final noun (in sports or
competitions ftWis if] ^ tL H) one of the four
games or matches to decide the players or teams for the semi-finals of a competition pgft£-&#
'Quarter
Horse noun (NAmE) a small
breed of horse that can run very fast over short distances pgftft — ^
quarterly /'kwaitali; NAmE 'kwairtarli/ adj., adv., noun
madj. produced
or happening every three months A® Eft ft Aft: a quarterly
meeting of the board left ft ft AfSIzki^ ► quar-ter-iy adv.: to pay the rent quarterly ft
mnoun (pi. -ies) a magazine, etc.
published four times a year AfJ
| 1621
quar-ter-mas-ter /’kwa:tama:sta(r); NAmE
'kwairtar- maes-/ noun an officer in the army who is in charge of
providing food, uniforms and accommodation %
l=f;
Anti'S:
'quarter note noun (NAmE, music #) = crotchet quarter sessions noun [pi.] (in
mm
'quarter-tone noun (music ft) a quarter of a tone on a musical scale, for example half of the interval (= the difference) between the
notes E and F PS ft ft—If; 0
ft®
quartet /kwai'tet;
NAmE kwoir'tet/ noun 1 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of four musicians
or singers who play or sing together pg Jr ft A ® B Jr PI £1 ft : the
Amadeus Quartet 2 [C] a piece of
music for
four musicians or singers
Ell ( | ) ; PS Jr Pi ( ft ) : a Beethoven string quartet 3 [C+sing./pl.
v.] a set of four people or things 0AS;
PS
ft®; P9 0 ft: the last in a quartet of novels pg 0 ft
fti^ftfi/5-ft
quar-tiie /'kwoitail; NAmE
'kwairt-; -tl/ noun (statistics if) one of four equal groups into which
a set of things can be divided according to the distribution of a particular variable PSftfitiC; pgftfvfji: women in the fourth
quartile of height (= the shortest 25% of women) ( SPft^ft 25% )
►
compare quintile
quarto /‘kwaitau; NAmE
'kwoirtou/ noun (pi. -os) (technical ft ft) 1 [U] a size
of page made by folding a standard sheet of paper twice to make eight pages pg
ft
( ^?££p3fc|!Hjpgftft—A4>
) 2 [C] a book with pages in quarto size pg ft ft gift
quartz
/kwaits;
NAmE kworrts/ noun [U] a hard mineral, often in crystal form, that is used to make very
accurate clocks and watches ft ft qua-sar /'kweizai(r)/ noun
(astronomy ft) a large object like a star, that is far away and that shines
very brightly and occasionally sends out strong radio signals ftji#
►
compare pulsar
quash /kwtij; NAmE
kwa:J7 verb [VN] 1 (law ^) to officially say that a decision
made by a court is no longer valid or correct ft ft ( )
Pm overturn : His conviction was
later quashed by the Court of Appeal. Jgft, ± i/ri£ iM 7 W ft IP
£|J 0 2
to take action to stop sth from continuing
ft«Jit; Bilk; AS SCI suppress: The rumours were quickly quashed.
MW^I'l&l&ri'JjkTo quasi- /'kweizai; -sai;
'kwaizi/ combining form (in adjectives and nouns *1 that appears
to be sth but is not
really so A M: a quasi-scientific explanation ^ ilf 14 A PiJ fR M 2
partly; almost ft; M: a quasi-official body ftft AUlftJ quat-er-cen-ten-ary /.kwaetasen'tirnari; NAmE -tarsen-
'teneri/ noun (pi. -ies) a 400th anniversary *
400 j§ift£E S;: to celebrate the quatercentenary of
Shakespeare’s birth 400 M ¥
quat rain /'kwntrein;
NAmE 'kwa:t-/ noun (technical ftft) a poem or verse of a poem that has four lines pg
ft if; pg ft Wit ft
qua ver /'kweiv9(r)/ verb,
noun
mverb if sb’s voice
quavers, it is unsteady, usually because the person is nervous or afraid (
^ ) Mft, Mifi:
[V] ‘I’m not safe here, am I?’ she asked in a quavering voice.
P® Bilo [also V speech] ► qua very /'kweivari/ adj.: a quavery voice #
mnoun 1 (BrE) (NAmE 'eighth note) (music ®) a note that lasts
half as long as a crotchet/quarter note A
ft h1 ft — picture o music 2 [usually sing.] a shaking sound
in sb’s voice ft
quay /ki:/ noun a
platform in a harbour where boats
come in to load, etc. A crowd was
waiting
on the quay, ft—