Learner's definition of QUITE
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a : to a very noticeable degree or extent : very相当；颇；非常 ◊ Quite is a more forceful word than fairly but it is a less forceful word than extremely. It is used more often in British English than in U.S. English, but it is not an unusual or rare word in U.S. English.单词quite在程度上强于fairly，弱于extremely。与美国英语相比，该单词在英国英语中使用频率更高，但在美国英语中也比较常用。
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She did quite well.她干得相当好。
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He is quite ill/rich/busy.他病得很重/相当富有/忙得很。
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The room is quite large/small.房间相当大/小。
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They were quite surprised.他们颇感惊讶。
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Blue jays are quite common in this area.蓝松鸦在这一带很常见。
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We go out to dinner quite frequently.我们经常出去吃饭。
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The entertainment was quite good.这项娱乐活动相当好。
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We live quite near the school.我们住在离学校很近的地方。
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Quite frankly, we felt it was not our responsibility.坦率地讲，我们觉得这不是我们的责任。
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Quite simply, we do not have the resources.很简单，我们没有这些资源。
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She sings quite wonderfully.她唱歌唱得非常棒。
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used to make a statement more forceful用于加强语气 -
I quite liked/enjoyed the music.我非常喜欢这音乐。
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“We're sorry for the trouble.” “That's quite all right.”“非常抱歉，给您添麻烦了。”“真的没关系。
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The work has value in itself, quite apart from the good effects it produces.抛开其产生的良好效果不说，这项工作本身就颇具价值。
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I haven't seen her for quite some time. [=a long period of time]我好长时间没看见她了。
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I decided I had heard quite enough.我觉得我真的已经听腻了。
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It was quite something [=a major event] for a small-town boy to be interviewed for the national news.一个小镇男孩受到全国新闻节目的采访，这的确是件大事。
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often used with a, an, or the before a noun常与a、an或the连用，用于名词前 -
She is quite a beauty. [=she's very beautiful]她真是个大美女。
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The news was quite a shock. [=the news was very shocking]这个消息相当令人震惊。
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My promotion was quite a surprise.我对自己获得升职颇感意外。
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We had quite a lot of food at the dinner party.晚宴上，我们有充足的食物。
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It was quite an eventful week.那真是个不平凡的一周。
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We were in line for quite a while.我们排了好一会儿队了。
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She has made quite a career for herself. [=she has had a very successful career]她为自己开创了一番非常成功的事业。
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The award is quite an honor. [=is a very impressive honor]这个奖是相当大的荣誉。
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: completely or entirely完全；全部；彻底 -
“Are you quite finished?” “Not quite.”“你全都弄完了吗？”“还没有。”
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We quite agree.我们完全赞同
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I am quite capable of doing it myself, thank you.我完全能自己做，谢谢你。
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They assured me that I was quite mistaken.他们向我保证我完全错了。
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Something wasn't quite right.好像哪儿有点不对。
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We hadn't quite made up our minds.我们当时还没有下定决心。
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She's quite right, you know.你知道，她完全正确。
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I quite forgot your birthday.我把你的生日忘得一干二净。
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: exactly or precisely确切地；确实地 -
No one realized quite what was happening.没人真正意识到发生了什么事。
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Quite why he left is unclear.他离开的真正原因尚不清楚。
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That is not quite what I said.那不是我的原话。
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used to express agreement完全正确（表同意） -
“We need to let children be children.” “Quite.”“我们要让孩子就做孩子。”“说得对。”
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“There is little violence in his films.” “Quite so.”“他的电影中几乎没有暴力场面。”“的确如此。”
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“They have no one but themselves to blame.” “Quite right.”“他们怪不得别人，只能怪自己。”“说得对。”