quite, fairly, pretty
这组词共同的意思是“相当”。它们的区别是：
fairly是这组词中程度最轻的一个,可以理解为“还算,还说得过去”。例如:
I can see fairly well from here.我从这儿还看得清楚。
He is a fairly good player.他是个还算不错的运动员。
quite所表示的程度比fairly稍重,可理解为“十分,相当”。例如:
The film is quite nice.这部影片相当不错。
pretty是这组词中程度最强的一个,可理解为“很,相当”,常用于口语。例如:
Her sister is still pretty sick.她的姐姐仍然病得很重。
The wind blew pretty hard.风刮得很大。
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.
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He hummed and hawed for quite a while before he uttered a few words of comfort.
他吭哧了好一会才说出几句安慰话.
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I shall be quite honest with you.
我将和你完全坦诚相见.
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It was quite right of you to think that way.
你那样考虑一点不错.
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I wanted to say something, but her face quite put me off.
我本来要说几句, 但看到她的脸色,又没有勇气开口了.
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The first question he asked me was quite straightforward.
他向我提出的第一个问题相当简捷.
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I think I fared quite well in the interview.
我觉得我这次面试情况不错.
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The watch was cheap, but it goes quite well.
这块表虽然便宜, 但走得很好.
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The translation does not quite correspond to the original.
译文不切原意.
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This arrangement is quite satisfactory, so far as I am concerned.
就我来说, 这样的安排很好.
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The news is quite amazing.
这消息十分惊人.
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I am quite badly off recently.
最近我经济上很拮据.
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I was quite taken aback by the news.
这消息使我吓了一跳.
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Quite a lot of actors have built their careers on his plays.
相当多的演员曾经靠演出他写的戏剧为职业.
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It's quite pleasant today, though the wind is rather cool.
尽管风有点凉,今天天气还是很不错的.
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It'seems quite warm today by contrast with yesterday's icy wind.
与昨天凛冽的寒风一比,今天可算相当暖和了.
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She goes to concerts quite often.
她常去听音乐会.
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To be sure, it is no longer winter; neverthless, it is quite cold.
现在固然已不是冬天了, 可是天气还是相当冷.
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This child is quite clever.
这孩子挺聪明.
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Quite unexpectedly he turned on his heel and walked out of the door.
真没想到,他转身就走出了大门.
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The dog is quite friendly.
那条狗不凶.
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This document was pigeonholed for quite some time.
这份公文压了不少时间.
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I'm afraid I have quite a disinclination to retire on a pension.
恐怕我很不愿意领养老金退休.
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The job's quite a sweat; I'm exhausted already.
这个工作相当吃力, 我已经筋疲力尽了.
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I don't think he acted quite right.
我看他做得不太对.
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His policies are now quite belated.
他推行的政策现已过时.
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The land is quite out of heart.
这土地十分贫瘠.
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He's quite knowledgeable about the theatre.
他对戏剧很有心得.
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This kind of machine is quite up to the minute.
这种机器是最新式的.
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