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

• I had to queue for quite a while.
  我不得不排一会儿队。
• She's done quite a bit of work this past year
  过去的一年里她做了不少工作。
• 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。
• Things have changed quite a bit
  情况发生了相当大的变化。
• Seems to me you've taken quite a shine to Miss Richmond.
  在我看来你对里士满小姐完全是一见钟情。
• I can cite quite a few instances to illustrate.
  我可以举出好几件事来说明。
• I listened for quite a while, but heard nothing.
  我听了好一会儿，可什么也没听见。
• She was quite a looker before this happened.
  这事发生前她曾是个大美人。
• 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。
• 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。