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(not used with a negative )不与否定词连用 to some degree 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。
Extra ExamplesHer 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。
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to the greatest possible degree 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。”
Extra ExamplesThe 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。
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to a great degree; very; really 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 quite difficult. 这场考试相当难。
The exam was rather difficult. 这场考试十分难。
- 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。
- 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);
- In North American English quite usually means something like ‘very’, not ‘fairly’ or ‘rather’. Pretty is used instead for this sense.
- (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,”。
Word OriginMiddle 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)
quite the contrary
quite a few
(British English also a good few, a fair few)
quite a lot (of something)
(also British English, informal quite a bit)
quite some something