| 单词 | fairly/quite |
| 释义 | fairly/quitemore than a little, but not veryrelated wordssee alsovery,1. more than a little, but not very 稍多，但不很多 fairly /ˈfeəʳli/ [adverb] if something is fairly heavy, fairly easy etc, it is more than a little heavy or easy, but it is not very heavy or very easy 相当［地］，一定程度上 the house has a fairly big living room. 这房子的起居室相当大。 she was fairly certain that she had been there before. 她相当确信自己曾到过那里。 the disease is still fairly common in many countries. 这种疾病在许多国家仍相当常见。 quite /kwaɪt/ [predeterminer/adverb] especially british if something is quite heavy, quite easy etc, it is more than a little heavy or easy, but it is not very heavy or very easy 【尤英】相当［地］，有几分 the hotel was quite expensive. 这家旅馆相当贵。 geoffrey was young, handsome and probably quite wealthy. 杰弗里年轻英俊，也许还相当有钱。 i quite like it here but i'd rather live in manchester. 我觉得这里不错，但宁可住在曼彻斯特。quite a long way/a nice day/a good book etc it's quite a long way to the church from here. 这儿到教堂还有相当长的一段路。 i thought it was quite an interesting movie. 我以为这是部颇有趣的电影。quite a lot mick and carla have been together quite a lot recently. 米克和卡洛最近来往得相当频繁。 pretty /ˈprɪti/ [adverb] spoken more than a little, but not very 【口】有点，相当 it's pretty cold today. 今天有点冷。 ‘it's pretty tough work,’ he wearily confessed. “这工作相当难做。”他疲惫地承认道。 ‘hi beth, how are you?’ ‘pretty good. and you?’ “喂，贝丝，你好吗？”“还可以，你怎么样？” i felt pretty nervous going into the exam, but after i got started i loosened up some. 我进去考试时感到有点紧张，但开始后就放松了些。 moderately /ˈmɒdərɪtli, ˈmɒdərətliǁˈmɑː-/ [adverb] formal more than a little, but not very 【正式】相当 the food was only moderately good - nothing special. 食物只能算是过得去，没什么特别之处。 the guidebook describes the climb as ‘moderately difficult’. 旅游指南把爬这座山称为“难度中等”。 while his career as a pro football player was moderately successful, he certainly wasn't famous. 他作为职业足球运动员的生涯还算成功，但他绝对算不上出名。 she did moderately well in her final examinations. 她期终考试还算好。 rather /ˈrɑːðəʳǁˈræ-/ [predeterminer/adverb] especially british much more than a little, but not very - use this especially to describe something bad, unsuitable etc 【尤英】相当［尤用于形容不好的、不合适的等事情］ gail seems rather unhappy today. 盖尔今天好像有点不开心。 the attendance figures for this year's festival were rather disappointing. 今年节日出席的人数让人相当失望。rather a long way/a short dress etc unfortunately, we're rather a long way from the airport. 可惜的是我们离机场还有相当长的一段路。rather a lot she was wearing rather a lot of make-up. 她的妆化得过浓。 somewhat /ˈsʌmwɒtǁ-wɑːt/ [adverb] formal use this especially to talk about something that is in fact more than a little annoying, big, high etc but you do not want to say this directly 【正式】有点，有些，有几分［委婉的说法］ the ambassador looked somewhat irritated by the interruption. 大使讲话被打断后显得有些恼怒。 my husband has a somewhat higher opinion of mr jones than i do. 我丈夫对琼斯先生的评价比我的略为高一些。 this year's celebrations should be somewhat larger than last year's. 今年庆祝活动的规模应该比去年的要稍大些了。 reasonably /ˈriːzənəbli/ [adverb] to a satisfactory level or degree 相当［地］ she speaks spanish reasonably well. 她西班牙语讲得相当好。 kevin is a hard worker and reasonably intelligent but he has never been promoted. 凯文工作努力，也相当聪明，可从未得到提升。 chao is still in reasonably good health. 赵的身体还是相当不错。 |
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