quite

adv.

1. 颇；相当；某种程度上
   to some degree
   1. quite big/good/cold/warm/interesting
      相当大 / 好 / 冷 / 暖和 / 有趣
   2. He plays quite well.
      他表现得相当好。
   3. I quite like opera.
      我很喜欢歌剧。
2. 完全；十分；非常；彻底
   to the greatest possible degree
   1. quite delicious/amazing/empty/perfect
      非常鲜美 / 惊人 / 空 / 出众
   2. This is quite a different problem.
      这是个截然不同的问题。
   3. I'm quite happy to wait for you here.
      我非常高兴在此等候您。
   4. Flying is quite the best way to travel.
      航空绝对是最佳旅行方式。
   5. 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。
   6. Quite frankly , I don't blame you.
      坦白说，我并不怪你。
   7. I've had quite enough of your tantrums.
      我已经受够了你那臭脾气！
   8. Are you quite sure ?
      你有十足把握吗？
   9. I quite agree .
      我完全同意。
   10. I don't quite know what to do next.
       我不太清楚下一步该怎么办。
   11. Quite apart from all the work, he had financial problems.
       除了那么多工作，他还有财务困难。
   12. The theatre was not quite (= was almost) full.
       剧场并未完全满座。
   13. 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。
   14. ‘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。
   15. ‘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. 在很大程度上；很；的确
   to a great degree; very; really
   1. You'll be quite comfortable here.
      你在这里会很舒服的。
   2. I can see it quite clearly.
      我能清清楚楚地看见它。
   3. ‘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. （表示赞同或理解）对，正是
   used to agree with sb or show that you understand them
   1. ‘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。”

1. ADV 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'.
   1. I felt quite bitter about it at the time...
      当时我对这件事感到相当怨愤。
   2. 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。
   3. 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。
   4. I was quite a long way away, on the terrace...
      我在露台上，离得还挺远。
   5. I quite enjoy living here.
      我挺喜欢住在这里。
2. ADV (用于强调所说的话)很，非常
   You use quite to emphasize what you are saying.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. 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。
   4. 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。
   5. 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 (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.
   1. Something here is not quite right...
      这里有什么地方不太对劲。
   2. 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。
   3. 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。
   4. 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。
   5. That wasn't quite what I meant.
      我其实不是这个意思。
4. PREDET （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.
   1. 'Oh, he's quite a character,' Sean replied...
      “喔，他真是个了不起的人，”肖恩回答说。
   2. It's quite a city, Boston.
      波士顿，真是一座伟大的城市。
5. ADV 正是这样;确实如此
   You can say 'quite' to express your agreement with someone.
   1. '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。”
   2. '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。”

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。

1. Things have changed quite a bit
   情况发生了相当大的变化。
2. It's not that difficult. As a matter of fact, it's quite easy
   这并不那么困难，实际上，容易得很。
3. He was quite humorous, and I liked that about him.
   他很幽默，我喜欢他这一点。
4. I really must be quite mad!
   真的，我一定是气坏了！
5. I felt quite bitter about it at the time
   当时我对这件事感到相当怨愤。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. I was quite a long way away, on the terrace
   我在露台上，离得还挺远。
9. I quite enjoy living here.
   我挺喜欢住在这里。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. Something here is not quite right
    这里有什么地方不太对劲。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. '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。”
19. '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。”
20. He's quite a serious person
    他是一个非常一本正经的人。
21. You really are quite a clever little thing
    你真是个聪明的小家伙。
22. He stayed for quite a time
    他呆了相当长的一段时间。
23. We have lived here quite a number of years.
    我们在这儿住了好些年了。
24. I listened for quite a while, but heard nothing.
    我听了好一会儿，可什么也没听见。
25. This dish is quite palatable.
    这个菜很对胃口。
26. I feel quite ashamed that I have not fulfilled the task.
    我没有完成任务，感到很惭愧。
27. If I've hurt your feelings, it was quite without intention.
    如果我伤害了你的感情，那完全不是故意的。
28. Are you quite rested?
    你歇够了吗？
29. I offended him quite unintentionally.
    我触犯了他完全是出于无心。
30. The city is quite strange to me.
    这个城市对我来说很陌生。

  quite very【导航词义：非常】

  quite adv. 相当，非常

〔辨析〕

  very adv. 很，非常

〔辨析〕

adv.

quite a/the sth

• （强调在某方面很突出）
  used to show that a person or thing is particularly impressive or unusual in some way
  1. She's quite a beauty.
     她可是个大美人啊。
  2. 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。
  3. He's quite the little gentleman, isn't he?
     他真是个小绅士，不是吗？
  4. It must be quite some car.
     那辆汽车肯定很了不得。

quite a lot (of sth)

• 大量；许多；众多
  a large number or amount of sth
  1. They drank quite a lot of wine.
     他们喝了好多酒。

quite some sth

• 大量；众多
  a large amount of sth
• 大量；众多
  a large amount of sth

quite the contrary

• 恰恰相反；正相反
  used to emphasize that the opposite of what has been said is true
  1. 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

• 相当多；不少
  a fairly large number
  1. I've been there quite a few times.
     我去过那里好多次了。

adv

1. to the greatest extent
   1. you're quite right
   2. she was quite alone
   3. was quite mistaken
   4. quite the opposite
   5. not quite finished
   6. did not quite make it

2. to a degree (not used with a negative)
   1. quite tasty
   2. quite soon
   3. quite ill
   4. quite rich

   Synonym:    rather

3. 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:    quite aquite an

4. actually or truly or to an extreme
   1. was quite a sudden change
   2. it's quite the thing to do
   3. quite the rage
   4. Quite so!