a unit of liquid capacity equal to a quarter of a gallon or two pints, equivalent in Britain to approximately 1.13 litres and in US to approximately 0.94 litre 夸脱(液量单位,等于1/4加仑或2品脱,英制约等于1.13升,美制约等于0.94升) ■(N. Amer.)a unit of dry capacity equivalent to approximately 1.10 litres (北美)夸脱(干量单位,约等于 1.10升) French
(亦作 quarte 或 carte)(Fencing)the fourth of eight parrying positions (剑)第四姿势
(in piquet) a sequence of four cards of the same suit (皮克牌用语)同花顺(指四张连续的同花牌)
常用词组 you can't get a quart into a pint pot
(Brit. proverb)you cannot achieve the impossible (英, 谚)不要异想天开
语源
Middle English: from Old French quarte, from Latin quarta (pars) 'fourth (part'), from quartus 'fourth', from quattuor 'four'