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quite adv.相当；完全；十分；很 (1) 他相当年轻。(2) 这男孩已彻底恢复健康。(3) 先生, 对您的意思我没有完全领会。(4) 对学生们来说,做眼保健操是十分必要的。(5) 从表面看,这似乎很合理。 If you're quite sure, you're completely sure. If you're quite the athlete, you are exceptionally (or unusually) athletic. If it's quite cold outside, it's really cold. And if something is quite true, it actually is. Is that quite clear?

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英 [kwaɪt] 美 [kwaɪt] (1) He was quite young.(2) The boy has quite recovered.(3) I don't quite follow you, sir.(4) It's quite necessary for students to do the eye exercises.(5) On the face of it, it seems quite reasonable. Quite means "really," "completely," "rather," "exceptionally," or "actually." That's quite a lot of synonyms for one word! 1[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。2[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。3[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。4[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。5[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。

英语单词	quite
英美音标	英 [kwaɪt] 美 [kwaɪt]
中文释义	adv.相当；完全；十分；很
英语例句	(1) He was quite young. (2) The boy has quite recovered. (3) I don't quite follow you, sir. (4) It's quite necessary for students to do the eye exercises. (5) On the face of it, it seems quite reasonable.
中文例句	(1) 他相当年轻。 (2) 这男孩已彻底恢复健康。 (3) 先生, 对您的意思我没有完全领会。 (4) 对学生们来说,做眼保健操是十分必要的。 (5) 从表面看,这似乎很合理。
vocabulary简明	Quite means "really," "completely," "rather," "exceptionally," or "actually." That's quite a lot of synonyms for one word!
vocabulary扩展	If you're quite sure, you're completely sure. If you're quite the athlete, you are exceptionally (or unusually) athletic. If it's quite cold outside, it's really cold. And if something is quite true, it actually is. Is that quite clear?
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。 3 [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。 4 [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。 5 [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。

I Adv 副词 Car Warm Day [Adv Front