three-quarters meaning in English
adj. 四分之三的；【摄影】大半身的；脸的四分之三的〔正面与侧面之间〕。
2.四分之三；【橄榄球】(half-back 和 full-back 之间的)中后卫〔threequarter back 之略〕。
Examples
- By 1810 the districts along the ohio river provided nearly three-quarters of the country's salt .
截至1810年，沿俄亥俄河的地区差不多供应全国所需盐量的四分之三。 - By the end of 1940, the boot was on the other leg: we were no longer alone; the three-quarters of the world were with us .
到了1940年年底，情况就不同了。我们不再是单独作战；世界上有四分之三的国家是站在我们一边的。 - For i have sworn before you and almighty god the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three-quarters ago .
因为我刚才向你们，向万能的上帝宣读的庄严誓词，是我们先辈早在将近175年前就拟定了的同样誓词。