quarter-hour
n. 一刻钟,钟面上标明第一刻钟(或第三刻钟的)点
1. a quarter of an hour
There goes another quarter hour.
又过了一刻钟时光了.
Wagner has beautiful moments but awful quarter hour.
瓦格纳有几阵美妙的一瞬间,可有一刻钟令人不堪入耳.
We think he can finish quarter hour, but he succeeded in doing it.
我们认为他不能再一刻钟内走完那段距离, 但他却成功地做到了这一点.
A six - pip time signal is sent to Radio Television Hong Kong for broadcast at quarter - hour intervals.
每隔15分钟,6响报时信号便会经由香港电台转播.