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

• I was quite a long way away, on the terrace
  我在露台上，离得还挺远。
• I listened for quite a while, but heard nothing.
  我听了好一会儿，可什么也没听见。
• 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。
• She was quite a looker before this happened.
  这事发生前她曾是个大美人。
• I had to queue for quite a while.
  我不得不排一会儿队。
• 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。
• 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。
• He is quite a good player.
  他是一个满不错的选手。
• 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。
• He stayed for quite a time
  他呆了相当长的一段时间。