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quartering

/ˈkwɔːtərɪŋ/ /ˈkwɔːɾərɪŋ/

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verb

肢解，四分。

To divide into quarters; to divide by four.

Examples :

"The baker was quartering the large sheet of dough to make individual pizzas. "

面包师正在把大块面团四等分，以便做成一个个单独的披萨。

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verb

驻扎，屯兵

To provide housing for military personnel or other equipment.

Examples :

"Quarter the horses in the third stable."

把马匹驻扎在第三个马厩里。

military government property

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verb

驻扎，住宿.

To lodge; to have a temporary residence.

Examples :

""During the summer internship, the students were quartering in the university dorms." "

在暑期实习期间，学生们都住在大学宿舍里。

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verb

纵切，四分。

To quartersaw.

Examples :

"The carpenter is quartering the log to minimize warping and create more stable planks. "

木匠正在对原木进行纵切，目的是减少翘曲并制作出更稳定的木板。

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verb

避开车辙行驶，使车轮不陷入车辙，使车辙位于车轮之间。

To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.

Examples :

"The driver was carefully quartering the carriage along the muddy track, trying to avoid the deep ruts. "

司机小心翼翼地驾驶着马车，避开车辙在泥泞的路上行驶，尽量不让车轮陷入深深的车辙里。

vehicle traffic

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noun

四分，四等分

A division into four parts.

Examples :

"The baker ensured the pizza's quartering was precise before serving. "

面包师在端上披萨之前，确保它被精准地分成了四等份。

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noun

驻扎，安营扎寨，供给住宿.

The act of providing housing for military personnel, especially when imposed upon the home of a private citizen.

Examples :

"During the war, the government enforced quartering, requiring families to provide food and shelter for soldiers in their homes. "

战争期间，政府强制实行军人住房安置政策，要求居民家庭为士兵提供食宿。

military government property history

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noun

五马分尸，车裂.

The method of capital punishment where a criminal is cut into four pieces.

Examples :

"Historical records describe quartering as a particularly brutal form of execution used for traitors. "

历史记载将五马分尸（车裂）描述为一种尤其残忍的，用于处决叛徒的刑罚。

law history inhuman action government military war

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noun

纹章四分, 四分盾牌。

The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.

Examples :

"The historian explained that the king's quartering displayed his family's diverse heritage, showing the emblems of the four kingdoms united under his rule. "

历史学家解释说，国王盾牌上的纹章四分展示了他家族多元的传承，象征着在他统治下联合起来的四个王国的徽记。

heraldry art history

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noun

纹章四分, 纹章四分法

One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.

Examples :

"The complex crest displayed four distinct quarterings, each representing a different noble family from which he was descended. "

这枚复杂的饰章展示了四个清晰的纹章四分，每一个都代表着他所继承的不同贵族家庭。

heraldry family history

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noun

柱列，立柱群

A series of quarters, or small upright posts.

Examples :

"The gardener reinforced the flower bed's edge with a quartering of thin, wooden posts to prevent the soil from spilling over. "

园丁用一排细木桩加固了花坛的边缘，以防止土壤溢出.

architecture building

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noun

扣刻，迟到扣钱

The practice of docking 15 minutes' pay from a worker who arrived late (even by less than 15 minutes).

Examples :

"The workers protested the company's strict policy of quartering, which docked them 15 minutes of pay even if they were only one minute late. "

工人们抗议公司严苛的“迟到扣钱”政策，这项政策规定即使只迟到一分钟，也要被扣掉15分钟的工资。

business economy job work

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noun

搜寻猎物, 地毯式搜索

Searching for prey by traversing a space. From hunting for game, where dogs will run parallel to the wind in search of a scent, thereby 'quatering' the field.

Examples :

"The hunting dog's efficient quartering of the field ensured no rabbit could hide from its keen nose. "

这只猎犬高效地在田野里来回搜寻，确保没有兔子能躲过它灵敏的鼻子。(Zhe zhi liequan gaoxiao de zai tianye li laihui sousuo, quebao meiyou tuzi neng duo guo ta lingmin de bizi.)

animal sport action nature military space game

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adjective

舷后的，来自舷后的方向。

Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not directly astern; said of waves or any moving object.

Examples :

"The sailboat felt the quartering wind push against its sail, causing it to heel slightly as it headed out of the bay. "

帆船感受到来自船尾方向的斜后风吹打着船帆，导致船体稍微倾斜，驶离了海湾。

nautical sailing direction

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adjective

成直角的，互成直角的。

At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive, which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.

Examples :

"The machine's quartering parts moved at right angles to each other, making the intricate mechanism work smoothly. "

这台机器上互成直角的部件以直角运动，使得精密的机械装置运转流畅。

technical machine