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

The enemy surrounded us and then attacked from all quarters.
敌人包围了我们，然后向我们发动了全面进攻。
Johnson stared goggle-eyed at Kravis 'sumptuous quarters.
约翰逊目瞪口呆地望着克拉维斯的豪宅。
Of all quarters in the queer adventurous amalgam called london, soho is perhaps least suited to the Forsyte spirit.
在伦敦这样一个五方杂处，令人莫测的怪地方，苏荷区恐怕是最最不适合福尔赛精神的了。
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。
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。
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。
Mckinnon went down from deck to the officers 'quarters.
麦金农走下甲板，来到军官们的住处。
At every turn smoke and flame stopped efforts to get into the living quarters.
到处是烟雾和火焰，根本无法进入住处。
They found quarters in a village.
他们在村子里找到了住处。