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

• 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。
• He was quite a skinny little boy
  他是个瘦得皮包骨头的小男孩。
• 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。
• That's really quite a forest.
  那片林子可大了去了。
• I listened for quite a while, but heard nothing.
  我听了好一会儿，可什么也没听见。
• 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。
• He is quite a good player.
  他是一个满不错的选手。
• 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。
• 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。