"quarters" in Chinese (Traditional)
25美分硬幣四等份住處
Definition
「Quarters」是「quarter」的複數。它可以表示25美分硬幣、某物的四等份,或某人居住的房間或住所,尤其用於正式或軍事語境。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
意思非常依賴語境。在日常美式英語中,'quarters' 常指25美分硬幣;在數學或一般描述中,表示四等份;'living quarters' 比普通的 'room' 或 'home' 更正式。它也常出現在固定搭配中,如 'first three quarters of the year' 和體育裡的 'the fourth quarter'。
Examples
I need two quarters for the washing machine.
我需要兩枚 **25美分硬幣** 來用洗衣機。
Cut the apple into four quarters.
把蘋果切成四個 **四等份**。
The soldiers returned to their quarters after dinner.
士兵們晚飯後回到了自己的 **住處**。
Do you have any quarters? The parking meter only takes coins.
你有 **25美分硬幣** 嗎?停車收費表只收硬幣。
We spent the first three quarters of the meeting talking about the budget.
我們把會議前面三個 **四分之三階段** 都花在討論預算上了。
The apartment is tiny, but the quarters are clean and comfortable.
這套公寓很小,但 **住處** 很乾淨也很舒服。