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1. ADV 相当;很;颇 You use quite to indicate that something is the case to a fairly great extent. Quite is less emphatic than 'very' and 'extremely'. 

  • I felt quite bitter about it at the time...

    当时我对这件事感到相当怨愤。

  • I was doing quite well, but I wasn't earning a lot of money...

    我干得还算不错，可是挣的钱却不算多。

  • 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。

2. ADV (用于强调所说的话)很，非常 You use quite to emphasize what you are saying. 

  • It is quite clear that we were firing in self defence...

    事实很清楚，我们开枪是出于自卫。

  • That's a general British failing. In the USA it's quite different...

    那是英国人的普遍缺点。在美国，情况就大不一样了。

  • I can state quite definitely it will be terrible...

    我可以非常明确地说，情况会十分糟糕。

3. ADV (与否定词连用，表示语气较弱或不确定) You use quite after a negative to make what you are saying weaker or less definite. 

  • Something here is not quite right...

    这里有什么地方不太对劲。

  • After treatment he was able to continue but he was never quite the same...

    治疗之后他又可以继续下去了，可是再也恢复不到从前的状态了。

  • We still can't quite believe he's here with us after all this time...

    我们还是不太敢相信，过了这么久，他居然还和我们一起呆在这里。

4. PREDET （用于名词词组前，表示强调）出众的，了不起的，不同寻常的 You use quite in front of a noun group to emphasize that a person or thing is very impressive or unusual. 

  • 'Oh, he's quite a character,' Sean replied...

    “喔，他真是个了不起的人，”肖恩回答说。

  • It's quite a city, Boston.

    波士顿，真是一座伟大的城市。

5. ADV 正是这样;确实如此 You can say 'quite' to express your agreement with someone. 

  • 'And if you buy the record it's your choice isn't it.' — 'Quite'...

    “如果你买这张唱片，那是你的选择，不是吗？”——“可不是嘛。”

  • 'I won't say over the air who it is.' — 'No, quite.'

    “我不会在电话里说出那个人是谁。”——“对，的确应该这样。”

Usage Note :

You can use quite in front of a or an when it is followed by an adjective plus noun. For example, you can say 'It's quite an old car' as well as 'The car is quite old', and 'It was quite a warm day' as well as 'The day was quite warm'. Note that, in sentences like these, quite comes in front of the indefinite article. You cannot say, for example, 'It's a quite old car'. Quite can be used to modify adjectives and adverbs, and is slightly stronger than fairly but less strong than very. Quite may suggest that something has more of a quality than expected. Nobody here's ever heard of it but it is actually quite common. Take care not to confuse quite and quiet.

quite 可以用于 a 或 an 后接形容词加名词的结构之前。例如，可以说 It's quite an old car (这是一辆很旧的车)，也可以说 The car is quite old (这辆车很旧了)；可以说 It was quite a warm day (那是相当暖和的一天)，也可以说 The day was quite warm (那天很暖和)。需要注意的是，在此类句子中，quite 置于不定冠词的前面，例如不可以说It's a quite old car。quite 可以修饰形容词和副词，其程度稍强于 fairly，但弱于 very。quite 可以表示某事物比预料中更加具备某特点，例如，Nobody here's ever heard of it but it is actually quite common (这里没有人听说过它，但是它实际上颇为常见)。注意不要混淆 quite 与 quiet。

Adverb

1. to a degree (not used with a negative);

  • "quite tasty"
  • "quite soon"
  • "quite ill"
  • "quite rich"

2. to the greatest extent; completely;

  • "you're quite right"
  • "she was quite alone"
  • "was quite mistaken"
  • "quite the opposite"
  • "not quite finished"
  • "did not quite make it"

3. of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative);

  • "her victory was quite something"
  • "she's quite a girl"
  • "quite a film"
  • "quite a walk"
  • "we've had quite an afternoon"

4. actually or truly or to an extreme;

  • "was quite a sudden change"
  • "it's quite the thing to do"
  • "quite the rage"
  • "Quite so!"

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  • 1.完全，简直，非常
1. It seems you are not quite yourself today.; You don't seem to be quite yourself today.
看样子你今天有点不高兴。

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2. The quality of this cloth is fine, but the colour is not quite right.; The cloth is quite good except for the colour.
这块布质量挺好，就是颜色差点儿。

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3. "You've quite made my day by coming to see me, "said the old lady.
“你来看我，使我感到快活。”老太太说。

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4. A flower has quite a complicated structure.
一朵花的结构相当复杂。

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5. A small child's confusion in distinguishing the right from the wrong is quite natural.
小孩子不明是非是很正常的。

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6. Actually, that's not quite right.
实际上，那不完全对。

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7. Although New Testament apocrypha go into these details, some quite extensively.
尽管在新约的伪经进一步详细地写这些细节，一些还写得十分广阔。

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8. Although he was poor, he was quite generous to his needy friends.
他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。

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9. 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。

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10. An objective test can be quite comprehensive.
客观测试相当全面。

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11. Are you quite ready?
你完全准备好了吗？

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12. Are you quite rested?
你歇够了吗？

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13. As nothing else happened and everything quieted down again, the man put away his gun, looking quite embarrassed, but he soon regained his usual sedateness.
随后，再也没有什么动静了。他收起了手枪，显得尴尬异常，但很快便恢复了常态。

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14. As the company's northern sales manager I'm responsible for quite a large territory.
作为公司的北方销售经理，我负责相当大的一片地区。

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15. As they often play football together, they have got to know each other quite well.
他们常在一起踢足球，一来二去地也就熟了。

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16. Asking your father to pay your debts isn't quite the thing, especially after he's already given you what should have been enough for all your needs.
要求你父亲替你还债不合适，尤其是在他满足了你所有的要求以后。

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17. At first, she decided to go to the police, but fearing that she would never see Rastus again——the letter had made that quite clear——she changed her mind.
起初她决定去警察局，但是由于害怕再也见不到拉斯特斯了——那封信已经把这一点说得相当清楚——她改变了主意。

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18. At first,she decided to go to the police,but fearing that she would never see Rastus again—the letter had made that quite clear—she changed her mind.
起初，她决定去警察局，但是她由于担心再也见不到拉斯特斯了—那封信说得相当清楚—她改变了主意。

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19. Beg pardon, I didn't quite catch your meaning.
对不起，我没听懂你的意思。

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20. By the time I got to the top of the hill, I was quite out of breath.
等我爬到山顶的时候，已经是上气不接下气了。

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