quartered是什么意思

2024-02-03 12:05:17

quartered

美[kwɔːtəd] 英[kwɔːtəd]

adj. 四开的

n. 四开木材

动词quarter

provide housing for (military personnel)
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
divide into quarters
divide by four; divide into quarters

Its a quarter to4 oclock.There are only5 minutes left to the end of the game.Our team, with a4 to0 lead, are simply running out the clock.现在是3：45分，离比赛结束只剩5分钟了，我们队以4比0领先，现在只是在打防守战。
She quartered the apple.她把苹果切成四份。
I went out to see him hanged, drawn, and quartered, which was done, he looked as cheerful as any man could do in that condition.我出去看他被套上绞索、挖出肠脏、大剁八块，这些都给施行了; 比起任何一个处此情况下的人，他看来都要泰然自得。