quite
基本释义
- adv.相当,很;非常,十分;完全地,彻底地;(用于否定词后面表示某事不完全正确或清楚)不大确切地,差不多;<英>(表示赞同或理解)对,正是;(用于名词词组前,表示强调)出众的,了不起的;<西印度>自始至终,一路上
词语例句
相当,很adv.
He plays quite well.
他表现得相当好。
This style of farming lasted for quite a long time.
这种耕作方式持续了很长一段时间。
Well, it's quite interesting actually.
嗯,实际上这很有趣。
非常,十分adv.
I'm quite happy to wait for you here.
我非常高兴在此等候您。
Worldwide, new species of frogs are being discovered and described quite regularly.
在世界范围内,人们经常发现和描述新的青蛙种类。
That's quite a lot of unhappy people at work every day.
每天工作中有很多不开心的人。
完全地,彻底地adv.
My position is quite different.
我的立场完全不同。
Quite apart from anything else, obesity will cripple the NHS.
完全撇开其它事不说,肥胖还会削弱英国国民健康保险制度。
It has a very informal atmosphere, quite unlike some grand houses you visit.
它有一种非常随意的气氛,与你参观的一些豪宅不同。
(用于否定词后面表示某事不完全正确或清楚)不大确切地,差不多adv.
I don't quite know what to do next.
我不太清楚下一步该怎么办。
Yes, but I'm not quite sure about the status of those industries now.
是的,但我不太清楚这些行业现在的状况。
I'll admit I've never quite understood the obsession surrounding genetically modified (GM) crops.
我承认,我一直都不太理解人们对转基因作物的痴迷。
- I worked quite irregular hours.我的工作时间很不固定。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- My position is quite different.我的立场完全不同。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- He's quite a serious person.他是一个相当严肃的人。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
相关短语
- quite something非同寻常
- quite a相当,完全;了不起的
- quite good相当好
- quite well相当好;十分好
- quite a lotadj. 很多,非常多
- quite some[美国口语]非常多,很多
- quite a few相当多;还不少;有相当数目
- Quite satisfactory中规中矩;比较满意
- quite ad完全;的确;相当;至关
- Quite different大不一样;完全不同;差异较大;相当不同
- quite a while有一阵子;半天;相当长一段时间;半响
词语扩展
词义分布
英英释义
- adv.to a degree (not used with a negative)
- adv.to the greatest extent; completely
- adv.of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)
- adv.actually or truly or to an extreme
- adv.a little or a lot, but not extremely
颇;相当- I felt quite bad about it at the time.当时我因那件事而觉得很难过。
- I knew her mother quite well.我很了解她母亲。
- Our house is quite a long way from the city.我们的房子离城市很远。
- adv.completely
完全;十分;彻底- I haven't quite finished my project.我还没有完成我的项目。
- My position is quite different.我的立场完全不同。
短语
- (用于名词前,强调在某方面突出)used before a noun to say that a person or thing is very impressive or unusualHe's quite a character.他很有个性。
词源
- quite十分,相当来自中古英语quit,quite,结清债务的,自由的。引申副词词义整个地,十分,相当。词义演 变比较even,just,very.