a quarter

Over one-quarter of the adult population are not fully literate.

四分之一以上的成年人不具备完全的读写能力。

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。

A quarter of the residents are over 55 years old

1/4的居民年龄在55岁以上。

a quarter of a mile

四分之一英里

The largest asteroid is Ceres, which is about a quarter the size of the moon.

最大的小行星是谷神星,体积约为月球的1/4.

A quarter of the local workforce is/are unemployed.

本地四分之一的劳动力都失业了。

The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered.

我之前建议成人服用的剂量可以降到1/2或者1/4。

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。

Ten minutes later he re-entered the hotel.

10分钟后他回到了旅馆。

I dropped a quarter into the slot of the pay phone.

我向付费电话的投币孔里投了一枚25分硬币。

Martha was able to lose 25 pounds.

玛莎减掉了25磅。

The number of unemployed people in Poland has grown by more than a quarter in the last month

上个月，波兰的失业人数增长超过了1/4。

The company plans to cut a quarter of its workforce over six years through natural attrition and fewer hirings.

公司计划在6年内通过人员自然流失和减少雇用使员工总数减少1/4。

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。

Prices have fallen by a quarter since January

1月份以来，价格已经下跌了25%。

Farmers could see a quarter of their income swallowed up by the interest rate rise.

农场主会发现由于利率的上涨，收入减少了1/4。

It was a quarter to six.

当时是6点差一刻。

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。

A quarter of a million refugees roved around the country.

这个国家有二十五万难民流离失所。

Her arched brows are like a quarter moon and very pretty.

她眉弯如月,非常好看.

A quarter of the residents are over 55 years old.

1/4的居民年龄在55岁以上.

The company lost$ 7 million this quarter in contrast to a profit of$ 6.2 million a year earlier.

这家公司本季度亏损了700万元，与去年同期620万元的赢利形成了对照。

A quarter of 4-year-olds frequently wet the bed.

4岁大的孩子中有1/4经常尿床。

The bell rings 10 minutes before mealtime.

用餐前10分钟响铃。

His rivals knew that they could expect no quarter from such a ruthless adversary.

他的竞争者明白，不能期望如此残忍的对手发善心。

August registrations have gone ballistic, accounting now for a quarter of the annual total.

8月份的注册人数突然暴涨，现在已经达到了年注册量的四分之一。

Within quarter of an hour the coldness of the night had gone.

不到一刻钟，夜晚的寒气就一扫而光。

They walked a quarter of a mile down the mountainside.

他们沿山坡下行了四分之一英里的路程.

Catering may now account for close on a quarter of pub turnover.

承办酒席现在可能占酒吧营业额的近1/4。

I've got to go in a quarter of an hour.

一刻钟以后我就得走了.