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

• You really are quite a clever little thing
  你真是个聪明的小家伙。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He stayed for quite a time
  他呆了相当长的一段时间。
• We have lived here quite a number of years.
  我们在这儿住了好些年了。
• He was quite a skinny little boy
  他是个瘦得皮包骨头的小男孩。
• This box of glasses has been bumped about all the way here and quite a few pieces are broken.
  这箱玻璃杯一路上磕磕碰碰的，碎了不少。
• 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。