quite a

英 [kwaɪt ə]

美 [kwaɪt ə]

〈常褒〉不寻常的

英英释义

adv

• of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)
  1. her victory was quite something
  2. she's quite a girl
  3. quite a film
  4. quite a walk
  5. we've had quite an afternoon
  Synonym:quitequite an

双语例句

• Once upon a time, asking a woman if she has a job was quite a straightforward question.
  从前，问一位女性是否有工作是个相当简单直接的问题。
• I was quite a long way away, on the terrace
  我在露台上，离得还挺远。
• We rely quite a bit on ready-made meals — they are so convenient
  我们很是依赖现成食物——它们真的很方便。
• It gave us all quite a shock to learn that he had married again.
  听说他再婚了，我们都很吃惊。
• I listened for quite a while, but heard nothing.
  我听了好一会儿，可什么也没听见。
• That's really quite a forest.
  那片林子可大了去了。
• Working there's great. It's quite a good laugh actually
  在那儿工作挺不错。说实在的，蛮好玩儿的。
• It has many omissions; even so, it is quite a useful reference book.
  那本书有许多遗漏之处，即使如此，尚不失为一本有用的参考书。
• Although this family put up quite a front, they really are not very well off.
  虽然这家人很会撑场面，其实并不富裕。
• We have lived here quite a number of years.
  我们在这儿住了好些年了。