- Quite means "really," "completely," "rather," "exceptionally," or "actually." That's quite a lot of synonyms for one word!
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- adv. 很；相当；完全
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1. He plays quite well.
他表现得相当好。
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2. I quite like opera.
我很喜欢歌剧。
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3. quite big, quite good, quite cold, quite warm, quite interesting
相当大╱好╱冷╱暖和╱有趣
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4. I'm quite happy to wait for you here.
我非常高兴在此等候您。
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5. This is quite a different problem.
这是个截然不同的问题。
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6. Are you quite sure?
你有十足把握吗？
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7. I quite agree.
我完全同意。
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8. You'll be quite comfortable here.
你在这里会很舒服的。
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9. I can see it quite clearly.
我能清清楚楚地看见它。
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10. She's quite a beauty.
她可是个大美人啊。
- quite (adv.) early 14c., adverbial form of Middle English quit, quite (adj.) "free, clear" (see quit (adj.)). Originally "thoroughly;" the weaker sense of "fairly" is attested from mid-19c.
quite ★ / kwaɪt ; NAmE kwaɪt / adverb 1 ★ ( BrE) ( not used with a negative 不与否定词连用 ) to some degree 颇；相当；某种程度上 SYN fairly , pretty ◆ quite big/good/cold/warm/interesting 相当大╱好╱冷╱暖和╱有趣 ◆ He plays quite well. 他表现得相当好。 ◆ I quite likeopera. 我很喜欢歌剧。 HELP When quiteis used with an adjective before a noun, it comes before aor an. *quite 同形容词连用修饰名词时，置于 a 或 an 之前。 You can say 可以说 ◆ It's quite a small house or 或 ◆ Their house is quite small; but not 但不说： ◆ It's a quite small house. 2 ★ ( BrE) to the greatest possible degree 完全；十分；非常；彻底 SYN completely , absolutely SYN entirely ◆ quite delicious/amazing/empty/perfect 非常美味╱惊人╱空╱出众 ◆ This is quite a different problem. 这是个截然不同的问题。 ◆ I'm quite happyto wait for you here. 我非常高兴在此等候您。 ◆ Flying is quite the bestway to travel. 航空绝对是最佳旅行方式。 ◆ It wasn't quite as simple as I thought it would be. 这事不完全像我想的那么简单。 ◆ Quite frankly,I don't blame you. 坦白说，我并不怪你。 ◆ I've had quite enoughof 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。 ◆ I don't quite know what to do next. 我不太清楚下一步该怎么办。 ◆ Quite apart fromall the work, he had financial problems. 即便不理会所有那些工作的事情，他还有财政困难。 ◆ 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 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。” 3 ★ to a great degree; very; really 在很大程度上；很；的确 ◆ 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。 ◆ ( NAmE) ‘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。” 4 ( also formal quite so ) ( BrE) used to agree with sb 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。” IDIOMS ˈquite a/the sth ( also informal ˈquite some sth ) 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） ◆ 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。 ★ quite a ˈlot (of sth) ( also BrE , informal quite a ˈbit ) a large number or amount of sth 大量；许多；众多 ◆ They drank quite a lot of wine. 他们喝了好多酒。 ˈquite some sth 1 a large amount of sth 大量；众多 ◆ She hasn't been seen for quite some time. 好久没人看见她了。 2 ( informal) = quite a/the sth ☞more at contrary 1 n. , few pron. WHICH WORD? 词语辨析 quite / fairly / rather / pretty Look 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。 ■ Quiteis a little stronger than fairly,and ratheris a little stronger than quite. Ratheris not very common in NAmE; prettyhas the same meaning and this is used in informal BrEtoo. *quite 比 fairly 词义稍强，而 rather 又比 quite 词义稍强。在美式英语中，rather 不太常用。pretty 与上述词含义相同，也用于非正式英式英语： ◆ The exam was pretty difficult. 这场考试相当难。 ■ In BrE quitehas two meanings. 在英式英语中，quite 含义有二： ◆ I feel quite tired today (= fairly tired). 今天我感到相当累。 With adjectives that describe an extreme state (‘non-gradable’ adjectives) it means ‘completely’ or ‘absolutely’. 与表示极端状态的形容词（即非等级形容词）连用，意为完全地、绝对地： ◆ I feel quite exhausted. 我感到筋疲力尽。 With some adjectives, both meanings are possible. The speaker’s stress and intonation will show you which is meant. 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 ˈquite good (= fairly good — it could be better). 你的文章还不错（挺好，不过还可以更好）； ◆ Your essay is quite ˈgood (= very good, especially when this is unexpected). 你的文章简直太好了（非常好，尤指出乎意料）。 ■ In NAmE quiteusually means something like ‘very’, not ‘fairly’ or ‘rather’. Prettyis used instead for this sense. 在美式英语中，quite 通常含 very 之意，而非 fairly 或 rather。表示后一种意思用 pretty。 quite / kwaɪt ; NAmE kwaɪt /
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