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

• She was quite a looker before this happened.
  这事发生前她曾是个大美人。
• I listened for quite a while, but heard nothing.
  我听了好一会儿，可什么也没听见。
• That's really quite a forest.
  那片林子可大了去了。
• I had to queue for quite a while.
  我不得不排一会儿队。
• He is quite a good player.
  他是一个满不错的选手。
• I can cite quite a few instances to illustrate.
  我可以举出好几件事来说明。
• 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。
• I was quite a long way away, on the terrace
  我在露台上，离得还挺远。
• He's quite a serious person
  他是一个非常一本正经的人。