单词 | quite |
释义 | quite/kwaɪt/ adv[无comp];det adv (1)很;相当(fairly,rather,to some extent)(与adj或adv连用):~big/cold/rich/ill很大/很冷/相当富/病得很重;She's~pretty.她很漂亮。have~a long chat作一次长谈;feel~well感觉很好;call~often常来拜访;run~fast 跑得很快;I saw its driver~clearly. 开车的司机我看得相当清楚。~like the idea/enjoy looking round museums 很喜欢这个想法/很爱游览博物馆;〖同〗rather,fairly; (2)十分,完全(completely,entirely)(与表示极度意义的词语连用):~simple/perfect/unique/empty/impossible 十分简单/非常完美/相当独特/十分的空荡/太不可能;The man was not~dead. 这个人并没完全死。 His box was not~big. 他的箱子不很大。Are you~ready/sure/all right?你完全准备好/十分确信/完全没事了吗?~finished/done/recovered/satisfied全部完成/都干完了/完全恢复了/十分满足;Q~frankly/honestly,I don't like him.很坦率/老实地讲,我并不喜欢他。~beyond one's knowledge/out of fashion/by accident/behind the age完全不懂/确实过时/十分偶然/非常落后于时代;(not)~understand/forget/agree/catch what it was all about(没)完全理解/(没)全部忘记/(不)十分同意/(没)完全领会全部内容;You're~right.你完全正确。It is~three o'clock now.现在至少3点了。〖同〗completely,entirely,perfectly; (3)真(正)地,确实;太,极(remarkably;exceedingly)(与表示极度意义的adj或adv 连用,以加强语气);~amazing/dazzling/breathtaking/unreal/unbelievable真惊人/太耀眼/极惊险/很不真实/难以置信;a~awful accident/delicious meal一次很可怕的事故/一顿真正的美味佳肴;Her talents are~extraordinary. 她的才能实在非凡。be~the oldest man/the nicest little girl/the dullest boy 确实是最高龄的人/的确是个很可爱的小姑娘/真是个相当蠢笨的孩子;He seems to do everything~brilliantly.他好像干什么事都非常出色。He has been~unbelievably successful.令人难以置信的是他一直都很成功。〖同〗exceedingly,extremely,remarkably; (4)的确,不错,对(exactly,indeed):“I think he's being unfair to her!”“Q~!”“我认为他对她不公平!”“的确如此。” “We'd better stop now.”“Q~ so!”“我们最好现在停下来别干了。”“完全正确。” “It's a very delicate problem.”“Oh,~.”“问题很微妙。”“哦,的确是这样。”〖同〗surely,truly; quite a few/a little/a lot of 相当多:Q~a little is left to do.剩下要做的事还不少。have~a few more miles to go还有相当远的路要走;have~a lot of friends有许许多多的朋友; quite something 了不起,相当不简单(infml):It's~something to be invited to dinner by a film star.受到一位影星的邀请赴宴,真不简单。 det不寻常的,出众的(very unusual,impressive,or significant):It's~a sight/a party/a story/a problem.这真是特别的景色/特殊的聚会/不寻常的故事/异常的问题。She's~a girl/a hero. 她真是个出色的姑娘/杰出的英雄。~a large crowd/a football player 庞大的人群/优秀的球员;We had~an enjoyable holiday.我们的假日过得非常愉快。〖同〗excessively,considerably; It's not quite the …不得体:It's not~the thing for little girls to smoke.小女孩吸烟可不成体统。 【用法】quite在下列情况下表示不同的意思:1)当quite修饰full、empty、finished、wrong、right、all right、sure、certain、determined、ready以及perfect,amazing,horrible,extraordinary等词时表示语气增强,如:Her talents are~extraordinary.(她的才华出众。)(quite=completely,absolutely);quite 修饰动词也可表示此义,如:I~forget about her.(我完全把她忘掉了。) 2)由于讲话的语气、句子重音不同,quite的意思也各异。如果句子的重音落在被 quite 所修饰的词上,quite有次重音或无重音,quite 有肯定和褒义的意思(尤BrE),如:That book is~′good.(那本书还挺不错。)(quite = fairly,rather);当句子的重音落在 quite上,同时被quite所修饰的词(表示程度)有次重音时,quite表示不确定、怀疑、甚至有贬义的意思(尤BrE),如:That book is ′~͵good.(那本书不太好。)(quite=to a small extent)。 |
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