| 释义 |
quite /kwaɪt/► SEE ALLnot quite the thingquite a/some sb/sthquite the best, the worst, etc. sthquite a fewquite soquite some timeon the contraryquite the contrarybe not all/quite there
●not ˌquite the ˈthing1. not considered socially acceptable 不合常规；不太适当；不得体◆It wouldn’t be quite the thing to turn up in jeans and trainers.
穿着牛仔裤和跑鞋出席不合适。2. (old-fashioned) not healthy or normal 身体不舒服；感到不适●ˈquite a/some sb/sth (informal) used to show that you think sb/sth is impressive, unusual, remarkable, etc. 了不起的；突出的；不寻常的◆That’s quite some swimming pool you’ve got there. It’s huge!
你的游泳池可真不错啊，这也太大了！◆We found it quite a change when we moved abroad.
我们迁居国外时觉得变化很大。●quite the ˈbest, the ˈworst, etc. sth (informal) absolutely the best, worst, etc. 绝对最好（或最坏等）的◆It was quite the worst film I’ve ever seen.
这绝对是我看过的最糟的电影。●quite a ˈfew (BrE also a good ˈfew) a fairly large number 相当多◆I’ve been there quite a few times.
我去过那儿好多次了。◆They’ve been here a good few years now.
他们在这儿已经有些年头了。●quite ˈso (BrE, formal) used to agree with sb or to show that you understand them （表示赞同或理解）正是这样，一点不错◆‘It’s a very interesting book.’ ‘Quite so. That’s why I wanted you to read it.’
“这本书很有意思。”“就是啊，所以我才要你看的嘛。”●quite some ˈtimequite a long time 相当长的时间◆Quite some time has passed since I last saw my brother.
我上次见我弟弟已经是好久以前了。●on the ˈcontrary●ˌquite the ˈcontraryused to emphasize that the opposite of what has been said is true （用于强调）恰恰相反，正好相反◆It’s not that I don’t like him — on the contrary, he seems very pleasant.我并不是不喜欢他，恰恰相反，他很招人喜欢。◆I don’t find him funny at all. Quite the contrary.正相反，我一点也不觉得他有趣。●be not all/quite ˈthere (informal) think slowly because of low intelligence, illness, drugs, etc. 头脑不太正常；神志不清；思维迟缓◆Are you sure he’s all there?你确信他脑子清醒吗？ OPP all there |