"quartered" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 分成四部分
• 駐紮

Definition

被分為四等份，或（對於人或軍隊）駐紮在某地。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式或技術語境，意指精確分為四份。軍事或歷史上有駐紮之意。不用於分成非四份的情況。

Examples

The apple was quartered before serving.

蘋果**分成四部分**後端上來了。

The soldiers were quartered in the village.

士兵們被**駐紮**在村裡。

The pie was quartered so everyone could have a piece.

派被**分成四部分**，讓每個人都能喫到。

The city was so crowded that visiting officials were quartered far outside town.

城市非常擁擠，來訪官員被**安置**在城外。

He ordered the chicken to be quartered for the recipe.

他讓廚師把雞**分成四塊**做菜。

In the old days, criminals could be quartered as punishment.

在過去，罪犯有時會被**肢解處死**作為懲罰。