| 词汇 | quite |
| 释义 | quiteUK:*/ˈkwaɪt/US:/kwaɪt/ ,(kwīt)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: 主要翻译 quite adv US (considerably, very)相当地；很This restaurant is quite good. I'm going to recommend it to my brother.这家餐馆相当好。我要把它推荐给我哥。usage: ‘quite’Don't confuse quiet /^kwaɪət/ with quite /kwaɪt/. You use quite to show that something is the case to a fairly great extent.➜ See quite quite adv UK (to some extent)比较地；相当地；颇为地The pasta was quite good, but not as good as I expected.意大利面还不错，不过没有我想象中的好。usage: meaning ‘to some extent’You use quite in front of an adjective or adverb to show that something is the case to a fairly great extent but not to a very great extent. Quite is less emphatic than very and extremely.He was quite young.The end of the story can be told quite quickly. In American English, this use of quite is not as common as it is in British English. Speakers of American English tend to use fairly instead.This example is fairly typical.You can also use quite in front of a, an adjective, and a noun. For example, instead of saying ‘It was quite cold’, you can say ‘It was quite a cold day’. It's quite a good job.She was quite a talented girl.Be carefulIn sentences like these you put quite in front of a, not after it. Don't say, for example, ‘It was a quite cold day’.Be carefulDon't use ‘quite’ in front of comparative adjectives or adverbs. Don't say, for example, ‘The train is quite quicker than the bus’. Instead you use a bit, a little, or slightly.I ought to do something a bit more ambitious.He arrived a little earlier than he expected.The risk of epidemics may be slightly higher in crowded urban areas. quite adv (completely)完全地；十足地Sarah is quite capable of doing the task. I'll wash the dishes, but scrubbing the toilet is quite a different story.萨拉完全能胜任那个工作。我会洗碟子，但是刷厕所就完全不是一回事了。 quite interj UK (I agree)确实如此；没错"He shouldn't have gone to the party." "Quite!"“他本不该去参加聚会的。”“没错。” 复合形式： a catch, quite a catch, a real catch n informal, figurative ([sb] worth marrying)值得嫁娶的人；可以婚配的人I hear her new man is quite a catch!我听说她新钓到了一个金龟婿。 just the ticket, quite the ticket expr figurative (exactly what is wanted)恰好是所需之物；正好适用的东西A cup of tea is just the ticket right now. not quite adv (almost)不完全地；差不多算是The meat is not quite cooked enough. not quite right adj (slightly wrong)不太正确It is a good translation, but that word choice is not quite right. quite a, quite an adj (intensifier before noun) (加强语气)相当，很The 4th of July fireworks this year were quite a sight. quite a bit n (a considerable amount) (金钱等)相当多"How much rice do you think I should cook?" "You'll need quite a bit for six people." quite a bit adv (a considerable length of time) (指时间)相当长I've been jogging quite a bit recently. quite a few adj (a considerable number of)相当多的；为数不少的I didn't expect many participants, but quite a few people actually came. quite a few adv (a considerable number)相当多；不少 quite a little adj US, informal (striking, outstanding)相当多的；大量的Jackie was quite a little dancer when she was young. quite a lot (of [sth]) pron (much, many)相当多There is quite a lot of rice left in the pot, and you are welcome to have more.锅里还剩有相当多的饭，你还想要的话尽管说。 quite a sight n ([sth] impressive to see)让人印象深刻的场景；特别的景象The bride was quite a sight, all in white fur and sequins. quite a while adv (a considerable time)相当久；很长时间It has been quite a while since I last saw him. for quite a while adv (for a considerable time)有相当久了；有很长时间了I haven't seen him for quite a while. Quite right too! interj (expressing emphatic agreement)就该这样！；这样就对了！"I'm not going to lend Pete any more money because he never pays me back." "Quite right too!" quite simply adv (modestly, in a basic way)相当简朴；相当简单I live quite simply by American standards: no cell phone, no cable TV, and only one car. quite simply adv (expressed in a straightforward way)坦率地说；说实在话She is quite simply the best figure skater in the world. quite so adv (indeed, precisely)正是这样Ah yes, quite so - I see exactly what you mean now. quite so adj (just as, this much)这么多的；像这样…的Do you have to be quite so nasty? quite some adj informal ([sth] impressive)令人印象深刻的That's quite some bruise you have there. quite some adj (a lot of: time, doing)相当多；不少He's 85, so he must have retired quite some time ago. quite the contrary adv (not at all, the very opposite)完全相反地；适得其反地；正相反地It is believed that I am pro-union. Quite the contrary, I am actually pro-business. quite well adv (to a fairly high standard)很不错地；很好地James did quite well in his exam. quite well adv (fairly successfully)很成功地The business performed quite well in its first year of trading. |
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