1.相当;很;颇You usequite to indicate that something is the case to a fairly great extent.Quite is less emphatic than 'very' and 'extremely'.

e.g. I feltquite bitter about it at the time...当时我对这件事感到相当怨愤。e.g. I was doingquite well, but I wasn't earning a lot of money...我干得还算不错，可是挣的钱却不算多。

2.(用于强调所说的话)很，非常You usequite to emphasize what you are saying.

e.g. It isquite clear that we were firing in self defence...事实很清楚，我们开枪是出于自卫。e.g. That's a general British failing. In the USA it'squite different...那是英国人的普遍缺点。在美国，情况就大不一样了。

3.(与否定词连用，表示语气较弱或不确定)You usequite after a negative to make what you are saying weaker or less definite.

e.g. Something here is notquite right...这里有什么地方不太对劲。e.g. After treatment he was able to continue but he was neverquite the same...治疗之后他又可以继续下去了，可是再也恢复不到从前的状态了。

4.（用于名词词组前，表示强调）出众的，了不起的，不同寻常的You usequite in front of a noun group to emphasize that a person or thing is very impressive or unusual.

quite的意思

e.g. 'Oh, he'squite a character,' Sean replied...“喔，他真是个了不起的人，”肖恩回答说。e.g. It'squite a city, Boston.波士顿，真是一座伟大的城市。

5.正是这样;确实如此You can say 'quite' to express your agreement with someone.

e.g. 'And if you buy the record it's your choice isn't it.' — 'Quite'...“如果你买这张唱片，那是你的选择，不是吗？”——“可不是嘛。”e.g. 'I won't say over the air who it is.' — 'No,quite.'“我不会在电话里说出那个人是谁。”——“对，的确应该这样。”