strike the quarters

• 敲一刻钟

strike the quarters的用法和样例：

例句

1. The meeting will be over in a quarter of an hour.
   会议一刻钟后结束。
2. Far away a chiming clock struck out the quarters of the hours, but otherwise a deathly silence lay upon the old house.
   古老的房屋被死一般的沉寂笼罩了，远处传来了报时的钟声，一刻钟一刻钟地打着。