quite a

1. Things have changed quite a bit
   情况发生了相当大的变化。
2. Nicky's job as a public relations director involves spending quite a lot of time with other people.
   尼基作为公共关系主管，需要花很多时间与别人打交道。
3. Working there's great. It's quite a good laugh actually
   在那儿工作挺不错。说实在的，蛮好玩儿的。
4. She was quite a looker before this happened.
   这事发生前她曾是个大美人。
5. Once upon a time, asking a woman if she has a job was quite a straightforward question.
   从前，问一位女性是否有工作是个相当简单直接的问题。
6. Another unexpected event, though of quite a different order, occurred one evening in 1973
   1973年的一个夜晚，又发生了一件始料未及的事情，不过这两件事完全不同。
7. I had to queue for quite a while.
   我不得不排一会儿队。
8. 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。
9. I was quite a long way away, on the terrace
   我在露台上，离得还挺远。
10. We rely quite a bit on ready-made meals — they are so convenient
    我们很是依赖现成食物——它们真的很方便。
11. Even though I'm quite a reserved person, I like meeting people.
    我虽然性格极为内敛，但喜欢和人接触。
12. He's quite a serious person
    他是一个非常一本正经的人。
13. Seems to me you've taken quite a shine to Miss Richmond.
    在我看来你对里士满小姐完全是一见钟情。
14. He was quite a skinny little boy
    他是个瘦得皮包骨头的小男孩。
15. We talked on the telephone for quite a while.
    我们在电话里谈了好一阵子。
16. You really are quite a clever little thing
    你真是个聪明的小家伙。
17. He stayed for quite a time
    他呆了相当长的一段时间。
18. She's done quite a bit of work this past year
    过去的一年里她做了不少工作。
19. I can cite quite a few instances to illustrate.
    我可以举出好几件事来说明。
20. We have lived here quite a number of years.
    我们在这儿住了好些年了。
21. It has many omissions; even so, it is quite a useful reference book.
    那本书有许多遗漏之处，即使如此，尚不失为一本有用的参考书。
22. That's really quite a forest.
    那片林子可大了去了。
23. It gave us all quite a shock to learn that he had married again.
    听说他再婚了，我们都很吃惊。
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. Although this family put up quite a front, they really are not very well off.
    虽然这家人很会撑场面，其实并不富裕。
26. She has made quite a lot of suggestions.
    她提了好些建议。
27. To give the devil his due, he is quite a conscientious worker.
    平心而论，他工作还是认真的。
28. We haven't seen each other for quite a few days.
    咱们有日子没见面了。
29. He is quite a good player.
    他是一个满不错的选手。
30. This box of glasses has been bumped about all the way here and quite a few pieces are broken.
    这箱玻璃杯一路上磕磕碰碰的，碎了不少。

adv

1. 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:    quitequite an