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

• 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 can cite quite a few instances to illustrate.
  我可以举出好几件事来说明。
• 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。
• He is quite a good player.
  他是一个满不错的选手。
• I was quite a long way away, on the terrace
  我在露台上，离得还挺远。
• 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。
• 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。
• She's done quite a bit of work this past year
  过去的一年里她做了不少工作。
• To give the devil his due, he is quite a conscientious worker.
  平心而论，他工作还是认真的。