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。
• 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。
• She has made quite a lot of suggestions.
  她提了好些建议。
• 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。
• She was quite a looker before this happened.
  这事发生前她曾是个大美人。
• 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 was quite a skinny little boy
  他是个瘦得皮包骨头的小男孩。
• 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。
• I listened for quite a while, but heard nothing.
  我听了好一会儿，可什么也没听见。
• You really are quite a clever little thing
  你真是个聪明的小家伙。