quarters

英 [ˈkwɔːtəz]

美 [ˈkwɔːrtərz]

n. 四等份之一; (正点之前或之后的)15分钟，一刻钟; 三个月时间; 季度; 季
v. 把…切成(或分成)四部分; 给…提供食宿
quarter的第三人称单数和复数

同义词辨析

〔辨析〕

泛指旅店等居住场所，一般指暂时居住之地。

〔例证〕

We have the best accommodations available in the city.
我们拥有这个城市最好的住房。
The price for the trip doesn't include accommodation.
旅行的价格不包括住宿。

lodgingn. 〈旧，尤英〉租住的房间

〔辨析〕

通常指私人出租房，一般用复数。

〔例证〕

My lodgings only include three rooms.
我租住的房子只有3间。
The rent for the lodgings is 3000 yuan a month.
出租房的租金每月3000元。

quartersn. 营房；（军人的）宿舍

〔辨析〕

常指供军人和其家属暂居的地方。

〔例证〕

enemy's/married quarters
敌营/已婚军官宿舍
He moved into the quarters with his bride.
他和新娘子搬进营房里居住。

roomsn. 〈旧，尤英〉（租住的或大学里的）居室；寓所

〔辨析〕

指一栋大楼里的宿舍或出租房间，作此义解时只用复数形式。

〔例证〕

They were divorced and he moved into the rooms.
他们离婚后，他搬进了租来的寓所。

noun

housing available for people to live in
1. he found quarters for his family
2. I visited his bachelor quarters
Synonym:living quarters

She looked quite young from a distance and only when I saw her at close quarters did I realize how old she really was.
从远处看她显得很年轻，但走近一看，我才明白她已有很大年纪了。
On the top floor we have sleeping quarters for women and children.
我们在顶楼有供女人和孩子睡觉的地方。
Finding himself under fire from all quarters, he had no alternative but to abandon his scheme for the time being.
在这四面楚歌的情况下，他没有别的办法，只好暂时放弃他的计划。
In time they founded other three residential quarters in the same district.
后来他们在同一地区又建起了三个住宅区。
I owe for four quarters& a whole year!
我欠了四个季度的租金，整整一年！
The spacious living quarters were on the second floor
宽敞的生活区位于3楼。
Here. I have three quarters and two dimes.
这儿，我有三个两毛五和两个一角的。
The plans have already come in for fierce criticism in many quarters of the country.
这些计划已经遭到该国多方面人士的严厉批评。
The basketball team has winter quarters in the south.
该篮球队在南方有冬季宿舍。
There are fears in some quarters that the republic would have little chance of surviving on its own.
某些人士担心共和国独立支撑下去的希望很渺茫。