| 词汇 | quite |
| 释义 | quite adverb uk /kwaɪt/ us /kwaɪt/ B1 completely: 完全的，全然的 The two situations are quite different.两种情况截然不同。 The colours almost match but not quite.颜色差不多相配，但不完全协调。 I enjoyed her new book though it's not quite as good as her last one.我喜欢她的新书，尽管没有她上一本那么好。 UKformalAre you quite sure you want to go?你肯定想去吗？ Quite honestly/frankly, the thought of it terrified me.坦白/坦率地讲，想到它我就害怕。 not quite B2 used to express that you are not certain about something: 不确定，不肯定 I don't quite know what to say.我不太知道该说什么。 UK used to show agreement with someone's opinion: （表示赞同）是这样 "You'd think he could spare some money - he's not exactly poor." "Quite."“你觉得他能省出些钱来——他并不是真穷。” “是这样的。” quite a/some something used to emphasize the degree or amount of something, or to say that someone or something is impressive, interesting, or unusual: （用来强调…的程度或数量）很，挺 They have been working on this for quite some time.他们已经在这上面做了很长时间的工作了。 quite the best, worst, etc.mainly UKformalold-fashioned used for emphasis: （用于强调） It was quite the worst dinner I have ever had.那绝对是我吃过的最难吃的饭了。 You've made your position quite clear . There's quite a collection of toothbrushes in the bathroom.浴室里有一大堆牙刷。 If you compare house prices in the two areas, it's quite amazing how different they are.如果比较一下两个地段的房价，你会惊讶地发现它们的差别竟如此之大。 I'm not quite sure how to get there - I'd better consult a map.我不是很清楚怎么去那儿——我最好查查地图。 She always coveted power but never quite achieved it.她一直贪求权力，但从未得逞。 Complete and whole (all) in one pieceidiom aggregate all or nothingidiom all toldidiom all-in-one all-inclusive fibre full strength full-fledged full-length fully fully fledged implicit systemic thorough thoroughgoingly thoroughly through and throughidiom to the lastidiom totality You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Words & phrases expressing agreement & acceptance GrammarQuiet or quite? Quiet /kwaɪət/ and quite /kwaɪt/ are spelt and pronounced differently, and have different meanings. … Quite Quite is a degree adverb. It has two meanings depending on the word that follows it: ‘a little, moderately but not very’ and ‘very, totally or completely’: … Quite + gradable adjectives and adverbs When we use quite with a gradable adjective or adverb, it usually means ‘a little, moderately but not very’. It has a similar meaning to ‘rather’ or ‘fairly’: … Quite + non-gradable adjectives and adverbs When we use quite with a non-gradable adjective or adverb (an extreme adjective or adverb has a maximum and/or minimum, for example right – wrong), it usually means ‘very’, ‘totally’ or ‘completely’: … Quite + nouns We can use quite + a/an before a noun to give it more emphasis or importance: … Quite a bit, quite a few, quite a lot We often use quite with a bit, a few and a lot to refer to large amounts and quantities: … Quite + verbs In informal speaking, we often use quite with like, enjoy, understand and agree to talk about our opinions or preferences. Depending on the context, it can mean ‘a bit’, ‘a lot’ or ‘totally’. We usually put it in the normal mid position for adverbs (between the subject and the main verb, or after the modal verb or first auxiliary verb, or after be as a main verb): … Not quite meaning ‘not completely’ We often use not quite to mean ‘not completely’. We can use it with adjectives, adverbs, nouns, non-finite clauses, prepositional phrases and wh-clauses: … quite adverb, predeterminer UKuk /kwaɪt/ us /kwaɪt/(US usuallyfairly, pretty) A2 a little or a lot but not completely: 相当，很，颇 I'm quite tired but I can certainly walk a little further.我有些累，但肯定还能再走一会儿。 There was quite a lot of traffic today but yesterday was even busier.今天的交通够拥挤的，不过昨天更繁忙。 It was quite a difficult job.那工作着实难做。 He's quite attractive but not what I'd call gorgeous.他相当有魅力，但称不上我心目中的美男子。 It would be quite a nuisance to write to everyone.给所有人都写信准是件麻烦事。 She seemed quite chirpy this morning.她今天早上好像很开心。 Three hours is quite a chunk out of my working day.3个小时占了我一个工作日中相当长的一段时间。 The journey was quite quick because the road was clear . Shall we call in on Miranda? You know she lives quite close-by.我们去拜访一下米兰达，好吗？你知道的，她就住在附近。 She was quite affable at the meeting.会见中，她非常和蔼可亲。 Some and quite (a) sort ofidiom a piece/slice/share of the pieidiom bit certain degree faintly fairly ha'porth halfway little mildly pie pretty rather remotely several to a/some degreeidiom touch trifle vaguely GrammarQuiet or quite? Quiet /kwaɪət/ and quite /kwaɪt/ are spelt and pronounced differently, and have different meanings. … Quite Quite is a degree adverb. It has two meanings depending on the word that follows it: ‘a little, moderately but not very’ and ‘very, totally or completely’: … Quite + gradable adjectives and adverbs When we use quite with a gradable adjective or adverb, it usually means ‘a little, moderately but not very’. It has a similar meaning to ‘rather’ or ‘fairly’: … Quite + non-gradable adjectives and adverbs When we use quite with a non-gradable adjective or adverb (an extreme adjective or adverb has a maximum and/or minimum, for example right – wrong), it usually means ‘very’, ‘totally’ or ‘completely’: … Quite + nouns We can use quite + a/an before a noun to give it more emphasis or importance: … Quite a bit, quite a few, quite a lot We often use quite with a bit, a few and a lot to refer to large amounts and quantities: … Quite + verbs In informal speaking, we often use quite with like, enjoy, understand and agree to talk about our opinions or preferences. Depending on the context, it can mean ‘a bit’, ‘a lot’ or ‘totally’. We usually put it in the normal mid position for adverbs (between the subject and the main verb, or after the modal verb or first auxiliary verb, or after be as a main verb): … Not quite meaning ‘not completely’ We often use not quite to mean ‘not completely’. We can use it with adjectives, adverbs, nouns, non-finite clauses, prepositional phrases and wh-clauses: … quite | American Dictionaryquite adverb[ not gradable ] us/kwɑɪt/ quiteadverb[not gradable] (VERY)to a large degree: School is quite different from what it once was. quite a Quite a is used before some nouns to emphasize the large number, amount, or size of the subject referred to: We’ve had quite a lot of rain this year. There were quite a few (= a lot) of people waiting in line. She had quite a bit (= a lot) to say to him when he finally showed up. I hadn’t seen Rebecca in quite a while (= for a long time). quiteadverb[not gradable] (COMPLETELY)completely: Quite frankly, the thought of performing terrifies me. I’m not quite done yet. I’m not quite sure I understand. quiteadverb[not gradable] (REALLY)really or truly: Winning this contest was quite an accomplishment. It was quite a remarkable speech. Examples of quitequite Eight building phases on a single farmyard are exceptional, but three or four overlapping ground plans are quite common. It is quite clear then that an artificial frame of some kind does not exclude the possibility of an organic development. After all, these regulations were promulgated quite late. It is clear that some quite abstract robot representations have usefully tested some quite specific biological hypotheses. Some fences have been replaced and moved compared to older maps, but it is still quite easy to recognize the localities from former studies. Results for this grouping were quite similar to those reported above. The situation is, however, quite different in the random setting. Second, she shows that the notion that merchant families survived for three successive generations was quite rare. The average expresses both the moderate quality of the studies and a quite critical attitude to the music teaching received. Imports of raw cotton only gradually took up the slack-and then only in quite erratic fashion. However, there are quite a few pairs of systems for which the families of minimal cut sets cannot be ordered. The concept of the tachyon does not violate the principles of special relativity, and they are quite a simple theoretical construct. The book is quite valuable for touching on so many relevant themes. The method is quite straightforward and is being further developed. They found these thresholds to be quite poor in newborns, and substantially immature at the oldest age they tested. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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