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

• We have lived here quite a number of years.
  我们在这儿住了好些年了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We talked on the telephone for quite a while.
  我们在电话里谈了好一阵子。
• 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 had to queue for quite a while.
  我不得不排一会儿队。
• He's quite a serious person
  他是一个非常一本正经的人。
• She's done quite a bit of work this past year
  过去的一年里她做了不少工作。