英语单词

quite是什么意思

quite

英[kwaɪt] |美[kwaɪt]
    adv.相当,很;非常;确实如此
日语:とても 法语:assez 德语:ganz 韩语:상당히 俄语:bastante

牛津词典

adv.

  1. 颇;相当;某种程度上
    to some degree
    1. quite big/good/cold/warm/interesting
      相当大 / 好 / 冷 / 暖和 / 有趣
    2. He plays quite well.
      他表现得相当好。
    3. I quite like opera.
      我很喜欢歌剧。
  2. 完全;十分;非常;彻底
    to the greatest possible degree
    1. quite delicious/amazing/empty/perfect
      非常鲜美 / 惊人 / 空 / 出众
    2. This is quite a different problem.
      这是个截然不同的问题。
    3. I'm quite happy to wait for you here.
      我非常高兴在此等候您。
    4. Flying is quite the best way to travel.
      航空绝对是最佳旅行方式。
    5. 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。
    6. Quite frankly , I don't blame you.
      坦白说,我并不怪你。
    7. I've had quite enough of your tantrums.
      我已经受够了你那臭脾气!
    8. Are you quite sure ?
      你有十足把握吗?
    9. I quite agree .
      我完全同意。
    10. I don't quite know what to do next.
      我不太清楚下一步该怎么办。
    11. Quite apart from all the work, he had financial problems.
      除了那么多工作,他还有财务困难。
    12. The theatre was not quite (= was almost) full.
      剧场并未完全满座。
    13. 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。
    14. ‘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。
    15. ‘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. 在很大程度上;很;的确
    to a great degree; very; really
    1. You'll be quite comfortable here.
      你在这里会很舒服的。
    2. I can see it quite clearly.
      我能清清楚楚地看见它。
    3. ‘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. (表示赞同或理解)对,正是
    used to agree with sb or show that you understand them
    1. ‘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。”


同、反义词

同义词:
adv.
fairly,rather,pretty,moderately,relatively
反义词:
adv.
extremely,slightly


双语例句

  1. Things have changed quite a bit
    情况发生了相当大的变化。
  2. It's not that difficult. As a matter of fact, it's quite easy
    这并不那么困难,实际上,容易得很。
  3. He was quite humorous, and I liked that about him.
    他很幽默,我喜欢他这一点。
  4. I really must be quite mad!
    真的,我一定是气坏了!
  5. I felt quite bitter about it at the time
    当时我对这件事感到相当怨愤。
  6. I was doing quite well, but I wasn't earning a lot of money
    我干得还算不错,可是挣的钱却不算多。
  7. Well, actually it requires quite a bit of work and research
    嗯,实际上这需要花不少的工夫,做点研究。
  8. I was quite a long way away, on the terrace
    我在露台上,离得还挺远。
  9. I quite enjoy living here.
    我挺喜欢住在这里。
  10. That's a general British failing. In the USA it's quite different
    那是英国人的普遍缺点。在美国,情况就大不一样了。
  11. I can state quite definitely it will be terrible
    我可以非常明确地说,情况会十分糟糕。
  12. This was a serious breach of trust quite apart from the gravity of any offence
    这不光是情节重大的犯罪行为,还是一种严重的背信行为。
  13. I quite agree with you. That's a good way of looking at it.
    我很赞同你的观点,这是看待该问题的一个很好的角度。
  14. Something here is not quite right
    这里有什么地方不太对劲。
  15. After treatment he was able to continue but he was never quite the same
    治疗之后他又可以继续下去了,可是再也恢复不到从前的状态了。
  16. We still can't quite believe he's here with us after all this time
    我们还是不太敢相信,过了这么久,他居然还和我们一起呆在这里。
  17. And at the beginning, I didn't quite understand what all this was about
    我起初不太明白这一切究竟是怎么回事。
  18. 'And if you buy the record it's your choice isn't it.' — 'Quite'
    “如果你买这张唱片,那是你的选择,不是吗?”——“可不是嘛。”
  19. 'I won't say over the air who it is.' — 'No, quite.'
    “我不会在电话里说出那个人是谁。”——“对,的确应该这样。”
  20. He's quite a serious person
    他是一个非常一本正经的人。
  21. You really are quite a clever little thing
    你真是个聪明的小家伙。
  22. He stayed for quite a time
    他呆了相当长的一段时间。
  23. We have lived here quite a number of years.
    我们在这儿住了好些年了。
  24. I listened for quite a while, but heard nothing.
    我听了好一会儿,可什么也没听见。
  25. This dish is quite palatable.
    这个菜很对胃口。
  26. I feel quite ashamed that I have not fulfilled the task.
    我没有完成任务,感到很惭愧。
  27. If I've hurt your feelings, it was quite without intention.
    如果我伤害了你的感情,那完全不是故意的。
  28. Are you quite rested?
    你歇够了吗?
  29. I offended him quite unintentionally.
    我触犯了他完全是出于无心。
  30. The city is quite strange to me.
    这个城市对我来说很陌生。


语源

Middle English: from the obsolete adjective quite, variant of quit


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