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quite

adverb
 
🔊/kwaɪt/
🔊/kwaɪt/
Idioms
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  1.  
     (British English) (not used with a negative不与否定词连用) to some degree颇；相当；某种程度上 synonym fairly, pretty
    • quite good/interesting/common/difficult很好/有趣/常见/困难
    • I quite like opera.我很喜欢歌剧。🔊🔊
    • I quite enjoyed the film to be honest.老实说，我很喜欢这部电影。
    • He plays quite well.他表现得相当好。🔊🔊
    • quite a… He's quite a good player.他是很不错的选手。
    • We had to wait quite a long time.我们不得不等待很长时间。
    When quite is used with an adjective before a noun, it comes before a or an. You can say: It’s quite a small house or Their house is quite small but not It’s a quite small house.
    Extra Examples
    • Her children are still quite young.她的孩子都还很小。
    • I see him quite often.我经常看到他。
    • I think it's quite likely we'll win.我认为我们很可能会赢。
    • I went to bed quite late last night.我昨天晚上很晚才睡觉。
    • The room is quite small.这房间很小。
    • It's quite a small room.这是个很小的房间。
    • The shoes were quite expensive.鞋子很贵。
  2.  
     to the greatest possible degree完全；十分；非常；彻底 synonym completely, absolutely synonym entirely
    • quite amazing/delicious/empty/perfect很棒/美味/空虚/完美
    • The two species are in fact quite different from one another.实际上，这两个物种彼此完全不同。
    • He made it quite clear that he never wanted to see her again.他说得很清楚，他再也不想见她了。
    • Quite frankly, I don't blame you.坦白说，我并不怪你。🔊🔊
    • I've had quite enough of your tantrums.我已经受够了你那臭脾气！🔊🔊
    • Are you quite sure?你有十足把握吗？🔊🔊
    • I quite agree.我完全同意。🔊🔊
    • Quite apart from all the work, he had financial problems.抛开那些工作的事情，他还有财务困难。🔊🔊
    • not quite Unfortunately it is not quite as simple as that.不幸的是，事情并没有那么简单。
    • I don't quite know what to do next.我不太清楚下一步该怎么办。🔊🔊
    • I'm sorry, I don't quite understand.对不起，我不太了解。
    • (British English) The theatre was not quite (= was almost) full.剧场并未完全满座。🔊🔊
    • It's like being in the Alps, but not quite.那好像是在阿尔卑斯山，但又不尽然。🔊🔊
    • I've never quite understood why she's so successful.我从不完全了解她为什么如此成功。
    • ‘I almost think she prefers animals to people.’ ‘Quite right too,’ said Bill.“我简直认为她喜爱动物胜过喜爱人。” “没错儿。” 比尔说道。🔊🔊
    • I'm sorry to be so difficult.’ ‘That's quite all right.’“对不起，我太为难你了。” “没关系。”🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The bottle is not quite empty.瓶子还没全空。
    • The two things are not quite the same.这两件事并不完全相同。
    • We are never quite sure what to expect.我们永远不确定会发生什么。
  3.  
     to a great degree; very; really在很大程度上；很；的确
    • I'm quite happy to wait for you here.我非常高兴在此等候您。🔊🔊
    • You'll be quite comfortable here.你在这里会很舒服的。🔊🔊
    • I can see it quite clearly.我能清清楚楚地看见它。🔊🔊
    • (North American English) ‘You've no intention of coming back?’ ‘I'm quite sorry, but no, I have not.’“你不打算回来了吗？” “是的。非常抱歉，我不想回来了。”🔊🔊
    Which Word? quite / fairly / rather / prettyquite / fairly / rather / prettyLook at these examples:看下列例句：
      • The exam was fairly difficult.这场考试颇难。
      • The exam was quite difficult.这场考试相当难。
      • The exam was rather difficult.这场考试十分难。
    • Quite is a little stronger than fairly, and rather is a little stronger than quite. Rather is not very common in North American English; pretty has the same meaning and this is used in informal British English too:
      • The exam was pretty difficult.这场考试十分难。
    • In British English quite has two meanings:
      • I feel quite tired today今天我感到相当累。
      (= fairly tired). With adjectives that describe an extreme state (‘non-gradable’ adjectives) it means ‘completely’ or ‘absolutely’:与表示极端状态的形容词（即非级差形容词）连用，意为完全地、绝对地：
      • I feel quite exhausted.我感到筋疲力尽。
      With some adjectives, both meanings are possible. The speaker’s stress and intonation will show you which is meant:与某些形容词连用，两种含义均有可能，究竟属于哪一种由说话者的重音和语调决定：
      • Your essay is quite good你的文章还不错（挺好，不过可以更好）；
      (= fairly good—it could be better);
      • Your essay is quite good你的文章还不错（挺好，不过可以更好）；
      (= very good, especially when this is unexpected).
    • In North American English quite usually means something like ‘very’, not ‘fairly’ or ‘rather’. Pretty is used instead for this sense.
  4. (also formal quite so)
     (British English) used to agree with somebody or show that you understand them（表示赞同或理解）对，正是
    • ‘He's bound to feel shaken after his accident.’ ‘Quite.’“那次事故之后，他一定是像惊弓之鸟。” “可不是。”🔊🔊
    • ‘It’s not something we want to have talked about.’ ‘Quite so.’“这不是我们想要谈论的东西。” '这么。'
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: from the obsolete adjective quite, variant of quit.
Idioms
quite a/the something
(also informal quite some something)
  1. used to show that a person or thing is particularly impressive or unusual in some way（强调在某方面很突出）
    • This is quite a different problem.这是个截然不同的问题。🔊🔊
    • She's quite a beauty.她可是个大美人啊。🔊🔊
    • We found it quite a change when we moved to London.我们搬到伦敦后，感觉生活变化很大。🔊🔊
    • He's quite the little gentleman, isn't he?他真是个小绅士，不是吗？🔊🔊
    • It must be quite some car.那辆汽车肯定很了不得。🔊🔊
quite the contrary
  1. used to emphasize that the opposite of what has been said is true恰恰相反；正相反
    • I don't find him funny at all. Quite the contrary.正相反，我觉得他一点儿也不可笑。🔊🔊
quite a few
(British English also a good few, a fair few)
  1. a fairly large number相当多；不少
    • I've been there quite a few times.我去过那里好多次了。🔊🔊
quite a lot (of something)
(also British English, informal quite a bit)
  1. a large number or amount of something大量；许多；众多
    • They drank quite a lot of wine.他们喝了好多酒。🔊🔊
quite some something
  1. a large amount of something大量；众多
    • She hasn't been seen for quite some time.好久没人看见她了。🔊🔊
  2. (informal)
    (also quite a/the something)
    used to show that a person or thing is particularly impressive or unusual in some way（强调在某方面很突出）