1.(fairly)很;相当
She's quite pretty.她很漂亮。
I feel quite bitter about it.这件事让我感到很痛苦。
It's quite a long way.这是很长的一段路。
2.(emphatic use)非常;完全
It's quite new.它非常新。
It's quite obvious to me that this won't work.在我看来非常明显, 这样行不通。
I quite agree with you.我完全同意你的想法。
I saw the driver quite clearly.我非常清楚地看见了司机。
3.not quite …
(not exactly)不完全地;不太确切地
It's not quite finished.它还没有完全结束。
I can't quite remember.我不太记得了。
That wasn't quite what I meant.那不是我确切的意思。
I don't know quite how it works.我不太知道它是怎么运行的。
4.quite a … or quite some …
(emphatic use)出众的;了不起的;不同寻常的
It's quite a city, Boston.波士顿真是座不同寻常的城市。
He's quite a character.他是个不寻常的人物。
5.quite the sth<过时>(very much something)正是…
I was quite the entrepreneur.我正是个企业家。