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The flashcard defines "quite" as an adverb used to indicate something is true to a fair extent, emphasizing what is being said, or weakening a negative statement. It can also be used as a predeterminer to emphasize someone or something as impressive or unusual, and as a standalone word to express agreement.

The flashcard defines "quite" as an adverb used to indicate something is true to a fair extent, emphasizing what is being said, or weakening a negative statement. It can also be used as a predeterminer to emphasize someone or something as impressive or unusual, and as a standalone word to express agreement.

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[ADV 副词]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'.
  [ADV adj/adv]
  [vagueness]
  • 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。

  • I was quite a long way away, on the terrace...

    我在露台上,离得还挺远。

  • I quite enjoy living here.

    我挺喜欢住在这里。

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[ADV 副词](用于强调所说的话)很,非常 You use quite to emphasize what you are saying.
  [ADV group]
  [emphasis]
  • 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。

  • This was a serious breach of trust quite apart from the gravity of any offence...

    这不光是情节重大的犯罪行为,还是一种严重的背信行为。

  • I quite agree with you. That's a good way of looking at it.

    我很赞同你的观点,这是看待该问题的一个很好的角度。

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[ADV 副词](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.
  [with brd-neg]
  [vagueness]
  • 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。

  • And at the beginning, I didn't quite understand what all this was about...

    我起初不太明白这一切究竟是怎么回事。

  • That wasn't quite what I meant.

    我其实不是这个意思。

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[PREDET 前置限定词](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.
  [PREDET a n]
  [approval]
  • '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。

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[ADV 副词]正是这样;确实如此 You can say 'quite' to express your agreement with someone.
  [ADV as reply]
  [formulae]
  [SPOKEN 口语]
  • '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。


Oxford quite / kwaɪt ; NAmE kwaɪt / adverb 1 ( BrE) ( not used with a negative 不与否定词连用 ) to some degree 颇;相当;某种程度上 SYN
fairly
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pretty
quite big/good/cold/warm/interesting 相当大╱好╱冷╱暖和╱有趣 He plays quite well. 他表现得相当好。 I quite likeopera. 我很喜欢歌剧。 HELP  When quiteis used with an adjective before a noun, it comes before aor an. *quite 同形容词连用修饰名词时,置于 a 或 an 之前。 You can say 可以说 It's quite a small house or Their house is quite small; but not 但不说: It's a quite small house.
2 ( BrE) to the greatest possible degree 完全;十分;非常;彻底 SYN
completely
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absolutely
SYN
entirely
quite delicious/amazing/empty/perfect 非常美味╱惊人╱空╱出众 This is quite a different problem. 这是个截然不同的问题。 I'm quite happyto wait for you here. 我非常高兴在此等候您。 Flying is quite the bestway to travel. 航空绝对是最佳旅行方式。 It wasn't quite as simple as I thought it would be. 这事不完全像我想的那么简单。 Quite frankly,I don't blame you. 坦白说,我并不怪你。 I've had quite enoughof 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。 I don't quite know what to do next. 我不太清楚下一步该怎么办。 Quite apart fromall the work, he had financial problems. 即便不理会所有那些工作的事情,他还有财政困难。 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 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。”
3 to a great degree; very; really 在很大程度上;很;的确 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。 ( NAmE) ‘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。” 4 ( also formal quite so ) ( BrE) used to agree with sb 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。” IDIOMS ˈquite a/the sth ( also informal ˈquite some sth ) 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) 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 a ˈlot (of sth) ( also BrE , informal quite a ˈbit ) a large number or amount of sth 大量;许多;众多 They drank quite a lot of wine. 他们喝了好多酒。 ˈquite some sth 1 a large amount of sth 大量;众多 She hasn't been seen for quite some time. 好久没人看见她了。 2 ( informal) =
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WHICH WORD? 词语辨析 quite / fairly / rather / pretty Look 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。 Quiteis a little stronger than fairly,and ratheris a little stronger than quite. Ratheris not very common in NAmE; prettyhas the same meaning and this is used in informal BrEtoo. *quite 比 fairly 词义稍强,而 rather 又比 quite 词义稍强。在美式英语中,rather 不太常用。pretty 与上述词含义相同,也用于非正式英式英语: The exam was pretty difficult. 这场考试相当难。 In BrE quitehas two meanings. 在英式英语中,quite 含义有二: I feel quite tired today (= fairly tired). 今天我感到相当累。 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(即非等级形容词)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 ˈquite good (= fairly good — it could be better). 你的文章还不错(挺好,不过还可以更好); Your essay is quite ˈgood (= very good, especially when this is unexpected). 你的文章简直太好了(非常好,尤指出乎意料)。 In NAmE quiteusually means something like ‘very’, not ‘fairly’ or ‘rather’. Prettyis used instead for this sense. 在美式英语中,quite 通常含 very 之意,而非 fairly 或 rather。表示后一种意思用 pretty。
quite / kwaɪt ; NAmE kwaɪt /
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quitequite /kwaɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 predeterminer, adverb
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1 especially American English very, but not extremelypretty:  The food in the cafeteria is usually quite good. His hair is quite thin on top now. Amy’s at college, and she’s doing quite well.quite a something He’s quite a good soccer player.GRAMMAR: Word orderYou say quite a before an adjective and a noun: · It took quite a long time to answer the questions. Don’t say: It took a quite long time.2especially British English fairly, or to a small extent, but not verypretty:  The film was quite good, but the book was much better. I got a letter from Sylvia quite recently.quite like/enjoy I quite like Chinese food.3quite a lot/bit/few a fairly large number or amount:  He’s got quite a lot of friends. Quite a few towns are now banning cars from their shopping centres.4[+adjective/adverb] British English completely:  I’m sorry. That’s quite impossible. What she’s suggesting is quite ridiculous! I think you’ve had quite enough to drink already! That’s quite a different matter.5not quite not completely:  They weren’t quite ready so we waited in the car. I’m not quite sure where she lives. Dinner’s almost ready, but not quite.6not quite why/what/where etc not exactly why, what, where etc:  The play wasn’t quite what we expected.7quite a something/quite some something British English used before a noun to emphasize that something is very good, large, interesting etc:  That was quite a party you had. The engines make quite a noise. It’s quite some distance away.8quite a/some time especially British English a fairly long time:  We’ve been waiting for quite some time now.9quite right British English used to show that you agree strongly with someone:  ‘I refuse to do any more work.’ ‘Quite right. They can’t expect you to work for nothing.’10that’s quite all right British English used to reply to someone that you are not angry about something they have done:  ‘I’m sorry we’re so late.’ ‘That’s quite all right.’11 quite/quite so British English formal used to show that you agree with what someone is saying SYN  exactly:  ‘They really should have thought of this before.’ ‘Yes, quite.’12quite something especially British English used to say that someone or something is very impressive:  It’s quite something to walk out on stage in front of 20,000 people.
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很(35%),相当(27%),十分(22%),完全(16%)
adv.很;相当;完全

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