three-quarters

英 [ˌθriː ˈkwɔːtəz]

美 [ˌθriː ˈkwɔːrtərz]

qua.  四分之三

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柯林斯词典

• QUANT 四分之三
  Three-quartersis an amount that is three out of four equal parts of something.
  1. Three-quarters of the country's workers took part in the strike...
     该国有 3/4 的工人参加了这次罢工。
  2. It took him about three-quarters of an hour.
     那花了他大概 45 分钟。
  3. Three-quartersis also a pronoun.
     
  4. Road deaths have increased by three-quarters...
     交通事故死亡人数增加了 3/4。
  5. I'm 29 and three-quarters.
     我 29 岁零 9 个月。
  6. Three-quartersis also an adverb.
     
  7. We were left with an open bottle of champagne three-quarters full...
     给我们留下一瓶打开的香槟酒，里面的酒还有3/4。
  8. Remove the vegetables from the steamer when they are three-quarters cooked.
     将蔬菜蒸至大半熟后从蒸锅里捞出。

英英释义

noun

• three of four equal parts
  1. three-fourths of a pound
  Synonym:three-fourths

双语例句

• It did not pass unremarked that three-quarters of the petitions were instituted by women.
  3/4的请愿都是由女性发起的，这一点引起了大家的关注。
• In addition, three-quarters of the 130,000 foreign students in Japan work, many in convenience stores and restaurants.
  此外，在日本留学的13万名外国学生中，有四分之三都打工，其中许多在便利店和餐厅工作。
• Three-quarters of last year's cases were in conflict-ridden areas.
  在去年的病例中，有四分之三都出现在冲突多发地区。
• Nearly three-quarters of the shares offered will be existing shares held by Alibaba group.
  在香港上市发行的股票中，近四分之三为阿里巴巴集团持有的现有股票。
• They successfully rejoined a hand three-quarters cut off from the forearm.
  他们成功地接活了一只和手臂已断离了四分之三的手。
• Three-quarters of Russians live in cities.
  四分之三的俄罗斯人住在城市里。
• You can sit on a bench till you're three-quarters starved.
  你可以坐在长椅上，等着饿个半死。
• Since peaking in October 2007, mainland Chinese shares have lost nearly three-quarters of their value.
  自2007年10月达到最高点以来，中国内地的股票市值已经蒸发了近四分之三。
• More than three-quarters of Americans live in cities.
  四分之三以上的美国人居住在城市。
• Oceans cover about three-quarters of the earth's surface.
  大洋覆盖了地球表面的四分之三左右。