quite
adverb /kwaɪt/
/kwaɪt/
Idioms ) to some degree不与否定词连用 synonym fairly, pretty颇;相当;某种程度上 - quite good/interesting/common/difficult
相当好/有趣/普通/困难 - I quite like opera.
我很喜欢歌剧。 - I quite enjoyed the film to be honest.
老实说,我很喜欢这部电影。 - He plays quite well.
他表现得相当好。 - quite a… He's quite a good player.
他是很不错的选手。 - We had to wait quite a long time.
我们不得不等了很长时间。
- Her children are still quite young.
她的孩子都还很小。 - I see him quite often.
我经常看到他。 - I think it's quite likely we'll win.
我认为我们很可能会赢。 - I went to bed quite late last night.
我昨天晚上很晚才睡觉。 - The room is quite small.
这房间很小。 - It's quite a small room.
这是个很小的房间。 - The shoes were quite expensive.
这双鞋很贵。
- quite good/interesting/common/difficult
synonym completely, absolutely synonym entirely完全;十分;非常;彻底 - quite amazing/delicious/empty/perfect
相当惊人/美味/空/完美 - The two species are in fact quite different from one another.
这两个物种实际上是完全不同的。 - He made it quite clear that he never wanted to see her again.
他说得很清楚,他再也不想见到她了。 - Quite frankly, I don't blame you.
坦白说,我并不怪你。 - I've had quite enough of your tantrums.
我已经受够了你那臭脾气! - Are you quite sure?
你有十足把握吗? - I quite agree.
我完全同意。 - Quite apart from all the work, he had financial problems.
抛开那些工作的事情,他还有财务困难。 - not quite Unfortunately it is not quite as simple as that.
不幸的是,事情没有那么简单。 - I don't quite know what to do next.
我不太清楚下一步该怎么办。 - I'm sorry, I don't quite understand.
对不起,我不太明白。 - (British English) The theatre was not quite (= was almost) full.
剧场并未完全满座。 - It's like being in the Alps, but not quite.
那好像是在阿尔卑斯山,但又不尽然。 - I've never quite understood why she's so successful.
我一直不太明白她为什么如此成功。 - ‘I almost think she prefers animals to people.’ ‘Quite right too,’ said Bill.
“我简直认为她喜爱动物胜过喜爱人。” “没错儿。” 比尔说道。 - I'm sorry to be so difficult.’ ‘That's quite all right.’
“对不起,我太为难你了。” “没关系。”
- The bottle is not quite empty.
瓶子还没全空。 - The two things are not quite the same.
这两件事不太一样。 - We are never quite sure what to expect.
我们从来不知道会发生什么。
- quite amazing/delicious/empty/perfect
在很大程度上;很;的确 - I'm quite happy to wait for you here.
我非常高兴在此等候您。 - You'll be quite comfortable here.
你在这里会很舒服的。 - I can see it quite clearly.
我能清清楚楚地看见它。 - (North American English) ‘You've no intention of coming back?’ ‘I'm quite sorry, but no, I have not.’
“你不打算回来了吗?” “是的。非常抱歉,我不想回来了。”
Which Word? quite / fairly / rather / prettyquite / fairly / rather / prettyLook at these examples:看下列例句: - The exam was fairly difficult.
这场考试颇难。
- The exam was fairly difficult.
- The exam was quite difficult.
这场考试相当难。
- The exam was quite difficult.
- The exam was rather difficult.
这场考试十分难。
- The exam was rather difficult.
- Quite is a little stronger than fairly, and rather is a little stronger than quite. Rather is not very common in North American English; pretty has the same meaning and this is used in informal British English too:
- The exam was pretty difficult.
这场考试十分难。
- The exam was pretty difficult.
- In British English quite has two meanings:
- I feel quite tired today
今天我感到相当累。
与表示极端状态的形容词(即非级差形容词)连用,意为完全地、绝对地: - I feel quite exhausted.
我感到筋疲力尽。
与某些形容词连用,两种含义均有可能,究竟属于哪一种由说话者的重音和语调决定: - Your essay is quite good
你的文章还不错(挺好,不过可以更好);
- Your essay is quite good
你的文章还不错(挺好,不过可以更好);
- I feel quite tired today
- In North American English quite usually means something like ‘very’, not ‘fairly’ or ‘rather’. Pretty is used instead for this sense.
- I'm quite happy to wait for you here.
- (also formal quite so)(British English) used to agree with somebody or show that you understand them
(表示赞同或理解)对,正是 - ‘He's bound to feel shaken after his accident.’ ‘Quite.’
“那次事故之后,他一定是像惊弓之鸟。” “可不是。” - ‘It’s not something we want to have talked about.’ ‘Quite so.’
“这不是我们想谈论的事情,”。“的确如此,”。
- ‘He's bound to feel shaken after his accident.’ ‘Quite.’
词源Middle English: from the obsolete adjective quite, variant of quit.
Idioms
quite a/the something
(also informal quite some something)
- used to show that a person or thing is particularly impressive or unusual in some way
(强调在某方面很突出) - This is quite a different problem.
这是个截然不同的问题。 - She's quite a beauty.
她可是个大美人啊。 - We found it quite a change when we moved to London.
我们搬到伦敦后,感觉生活变化很大。 - He's quite the little gentleman, isn't he?
他真是个小绅士,不是吗? - It must be quite some car.
那辆汽车肯定很了不得。
- This is quite a different problem.
quite the contrary
- used to emphasize that the opposite of what has been said is true
恰恰相反;正相反 - I don't find him funny at all. Quite the contrary.
正相反,我觉得他一点儿也不可笑。
- I don't find him funny at all. Quite the contrary.
quite a few
(British English also a good few, a fair few)
- a fairly large number
相当多;不少 - I've been there quite a few times.
我去过那里好多次了。
- I've been there quite a few times.
quite a lot (of something)
(also British English, informal quite a bit)
- a large number or amount of something
大量;许多;众多 - They drank quite a lot of wine.
他们喝了好多酒。
- They drank quite a lot of wine.
quite some something
- a large amount of something
大量;众多 - She hasn't been seen for quite some time.
好久没人看见她了。
- She hasn't been seen for quite some time.
- (informal) (also quite a/the something)used to show that a person or thing is particularly impressive or unusual in some way
(强调在某方面很突出)