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。
• He was quite a skinny little boy
  他是个瘦得皮包骨头的小男孩。
• 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。
• She's done quite a bit of work this past year
  过去的一年里她做了不少工作。
• He is quite a good player.
  他是一个满不错的选手。
• Even though I'm quite a reserved person, I like meeting people.
  我虽然性格极为内敛，但喜欢和人接触。
• 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。
• I can cite quite a few instances to illustrate.
  我可以举出好几件事来说明。
• 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。
• 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。