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

• We talked on the telephone for quite a while.
  我们在电话里谈了好一阵子。
• I listened for quite a while, but heard nothing.
  我听了好一会儿，可什么也没听见。
• Nicky's job as a public relations director involves spending quite a lot of time with other people.
  尼基作为公共关系主管，需要花很多时间与别人打交道。
• He stayed for quite a time
  他呆了相当长的一段时间。
• We haven't seen each other for quite a few days.
  咱们有日子没见面了。
• 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。
• He was quite a skinny little boy
  他是个瘦得皮包骨头的小男孩。
• To give the devil his due, he is quite a conscientious worker.
  平心而论，他工作还是认真的。
• I can cite quite a few instances to illustrate.
  我可以举出好几件事来说明。
• Another unexpected event, though of quite a different order, occurred one evening in 1973
  1973年的一个夜晚，又发生了一件始料未及的事情，不过这两件事完全不同。