| 单词 | a quarter of |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔MAKE〕In manufacturing alone, smaller firms account for one in three jobs and a quarter of the total output. 仅仅在制造业，小型公司就占了就业总人数的三分之一以及总产量的四分之一。朗文写作活用〔SHOW〕Only a quarter of the class passed the exam, which doesn't say much for the quality of the teaching. 班上只有1/4的学生通过这次考试，这说明教学质量有问题。朗文写作活用〔add〕More than a quarter of seven year-olds cannot add up properly.7岁的孩子中1/4以上都不会正确地做加法运算。柯林斯高阶〔admit〕A quarter of all workers admit to taking time off when they are not ill.四分之一的工人承认他们没病时也请过病假。朗文当代〔approximate〕This figure approximates to a quarter of the UK's annual consumption.这个数字接近英国年消耗量的四分之一。朗文当代〔attrition〕The company plans to cut a quarter of its workforce over six years through natural attrition and fewer hirings.公司计划在六年内通过自然减员和减少招聘把职工总数减少四分之一。外研社新世纪〔avoidable〕More than a quarter of the avoidable deaths in the developing world are caused by TB.发展中国家的可避免死亡中超过1/4是由肺结核引起的。柯林斯高阶〔ballistic〕August registrations have gone ballistic, accounting now for a quarter of the annual total.8月份的注册数量突然大幅增加, 现占到了全年总数的四分之一。外研社新世纪〔captivity〕At least a quarter of the prisoners died in captivity.至少有1/4的囚犯在狱中死去。麦克米伦高阶〔coldness〕Within a quarter of an hour the coldness of the night had gone.一刻钟的时间内, 夜晚的寒冷便退去了。外研社新世纪〔don't-know〕A quarter of all the people surveyed were don't-knows.参加问卷调查的所有人中有四分之一没有表示明确意见。牛津高阶〔electorate〕He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。柯林斯高阶〔flap〕The surgeon cut a thin flap about a quarter of the way into the cornea.外科医生切开了四分之一厚度的角膜薄片。外研社新世纪〔fog〕The fog reduced visibility to a quarter of a mile.雾气使能见度降至0.25英里。韦氏高阶〔index〕A quarter of this vast archive has been indexed.这一内容庞大的档案有四分之一已经编入目录索引。外研社新世纪〔kick〕They were forced to kick their heels for nearly a quarter of an hour.他们被迫白等了一刻钟左右。麦克米伦高阶〔lemon〕Squeeze a quarter of a lemon over the fish.往鱼上挤四分之一个柠檬的汁液。牛津搭配〔maul〕The troops were severely mauled and lost a quarter of their strength before evacuating the island.部队遭到重创，从岛上撤退前损失了四分之一的兵力。柯林斯高阶〔more〕More than a quarter of the students never finished their courses.超过四分之一的学生没有学完他们的课程。朗文当代〔number〕The force numbered almost a quarter of a million men.这支部队总计有将近25万名士兵。外研社新世纪〔of〕He called about a quarter of eight in the evening.他在晚上大约8点差一刻的时候打来电话。外研社新世纪〔of〕It's a quarter of nine(=8.45).现在是8点45分。麦克米伦高阶〔of〕It's a quarter of seven (=6.45).现在是七点差一刻（即六点三刻）。朗文当代〔on〕He inherited a quarter of a million pounds on his mother's death.他母亲死后他继承了25万英镑。剑桥高阶〔organic〕A quarter of the contents of an average family's dustbin is organic matter.一个普通家庭的垃圾桶里有1／4的东西是有机物质。剑桥高阶〔pension〕She pays a quarter of her salary into a pension plan .她每月花去工资的四分之一用于养老金计划。朗文当代〔population〕A quarter of the population was residing in rural areas.四分之一的人口居住在乡村地区。牛津搭配〔quarter section〕A land unit equal to a quarter of a section and measuring ½ of a mile on a side.约四分之一平方公里的地：相当于¼平方英里土地单位，每边长为½英里美国传统〔quarter〕I waited a quarter of an hour and then went home.我等了一刻钟然后就回家了。剑桥高阶〔quarter〕I'll meet you in a quarter of an hour .我们一刻钟之后见。朗文当代〔quarter〕It's a quarter of two.现在是两点差一刻。朗文当代〔quarter〕Under a quarter of people questioned said that they were happily married.不到1/4的受访者称他们的婚姻很幸福。剑桥高阶〔quart〕A quart is so called because it is a quarter of a gallon.夸脱（quart）因其等于四分之一加仑（a quarter of a gallon）而得名。剑桥高阶〔recur〕A similar chance was not to recur for a quarter of a century.类似的机遇要过25年才会重新出现。外研社新世纪〔reoffer〕He acquired a quarter of the shares sold and reoffered them to Canadian buyers.他取得了售出股票的¼,然后再重新开价出售给加拿大几家买主。英汉大词典〔resultant〕At least a quarter of a million people have died in the fighting and the resultant famines.至少25万人死于这场战斗和由此引发的饥荒。柯林斯高阶〔sitting〕If we'd let them buy it for a quarter of a million, we'd be sitting pretty by now.要是当初我们让他以 25 万的价钱买下来的话，我们现在就会处于上风了。柯林斯高阶〔storage〕A quarter of the crop may be lost in storage.有¼的作物可能会在储存过程中损耗。英汉大词典〔strength〕The battle cost the army about a quarter of its strength.这次战役使军队损失了约四分之一的兵力。韦氏高阶〔violent〕A quarter of current inmates have committed violent crimes.在押犯人中有四分之一是暴力罪犯。外研社新世纪A quarter of the contents of an average family's dustbin is organic matter.一个普通家庭的垃圾箱里有四分之一的东西是有机物质。剑桥国际A quarter of the local workforce is/are unemployed.本地四分之一的劳动人口失业了。牛津商务About a quarter of the British own their home outright, while another 45 per cent have a mortgage.大约四分之一的英国人拥有现金购买的房屋，而另有45%是分期付款买的房。剑桥国际Everyone was on time for the meeting--even Chris, who's usually a quarter of an hour late for everything.每个人都按时到会了----连克丽斯也不例外，而她通常什么事都要迟到一刻钟。剑桥国际He'd been talking for at least a quarter of an hour before I finally cottoned on.他说了至少一刻钟我才明白过来。剑桥国际I waited a quarter of an hour and then went home.我等了一刻钟然后回家了。剑桥国际In a quarter of the families in the study at least 10 per cent of the income was spent on drink, gambling and tobacco.受到调查的家庭中有四分之一是把至少百分之十的收入用于喝酒、赌博和吸烟。剑桥国际The FTSE 100 lost a quarter of its value last year.《金融时报》 100 企业的价值去年下跌了四分之一。牛津商务The fall in the value of the yen might result in a fractional increase in interest rates of perhaps a quarter of one per cent.日元值的下降可能会引起0. 25% 的小幅度利率增长。剑桥国际The food processing industry accounts for about a quarter of manufacturing jobs in Australia.食品加工业提供了澳大利亚制造业大约四分之一的工作岗位。牛津商务 |
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