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 listened for quite a while, but heard nothing.
  我听了好一会儿，可什么也没听见。
• I was quite a long way away, on the terrace
  我在露台上，离得还挺远。
• That's really quite a forest.
  那片林子可大了去了。
• 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。
• I had to queue for quite a while.
  我不得不排一会儿队。
• Once upon a time, asking a woman if she has a job was quite a straightforward question.
  从前，问一位女性是否有工作是个相当简单直接的问题。
• He was quite a skinny little boy
  他是个瘦得皮包骨头的小男孩。
• This box of glasses has been bumped about all the way here and quite a few pieces are broken.
  这箱玻璃杯一路上磕磕碰碰的，碎了不少。
• We talked on the telephone for quite a while.
  我们在电话里谈了好一阵子。
• We have lived here quite a number of years.
  我们在这儿住了好些年了。