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。
• He's quite a serious person
  他是一个非常一本正经的人。
• We haven't seen each other for quite a few days.
  咱们有日子没见面了。
• 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。
• We talked on the telephone for quite a while.
  我们在电话里谈了好一阵子。
• 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。
• 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。
• That's really quite a forest.
  那片林子可大了去了。
• Things have changed quite a bit
  情况发生了相当大的变化。
• Working there's great. It's quite a good laugh actually
  在那儿工作挺不错。说实在的，蛮好玩儿的。