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entirely adv.
⇨ quite 2quite2 adverb quite difficult 相当难quite sure 有十足把握quite ♦︎ completely ♦︎ totally ♦︎ absolutely ♦︎ fully ♦︎ entirely ♦︎ perfectly ♦︎ utterlyThese words are all used to mean to the greatest possible degree or to emphasize the following word or phrase. 这些词均表示完全、非常、彻底，或用以强调后接的词语。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆quite / completely / totally / absolutely / fully / utterly sure / convinced◆quite / completely / totally / absolutely / entirely / perfectly normal◆quite / completely / not totally / not entirely / utterly irrelevant◆quite / completely / totally / absolutely / perfectly / utterly absurd◆quite / completely / totally / entirely / utterly different◆quite / completely / totally / absolutely exhausted◆quite / totally / absolutely / perfectly / utterly miserable◆quite / completely / totally / perfectly honest◆quite / completely / absolutely / perfectly still◆quite / absolutely / perfectly awful◆quite / completely / not totally / not entirely / perfectly / utterly happy◆to quite / completely / totally / absolutely / fully agree◆to quite / completely / totally / fully / perfectly understand◆to quite / completely / totally / entirely forget◆to completely / totally / entirely / utterly destroy sth◆not quite / completely / totally / fully / entirely■ quite (especially BrE) to the greatest possible degree 完全；十分；非常◆quite delicious / amazing / perfect非常美味／惊人／完美◆This is quite a different problem.这是个截然不同的问题。◆It wasn't quite as simple as I thought it would be.这事不完全像我想的那么简单。◆Quite frankly, I couldn't care less.坦白讲，我根本不在乎。◆By then I had done quite enough.到那时我做得已经足够了。◆The bottle is not quite (= almost) empty.瓶子还没全空。◆It's like being in the Alps, but not quite.好像是在阿尔卑斯山，但又不尽然。◆I don't quite know what to do next.我不太清楚下一步该怎么办。◆'I'm sorry to be so difficult.' 'That's quite all right.'“对不起，我太为难你了。”“没关系。”◆ (BrE) Flying is quite the best way to travel.乘飞机绝对是最佳旅行方式。◆ (BrE) It's too risky, quite apart from the cost.就算完全不考虑成本，也还是太冒险了。◆ (BrE) 'I almost think she prefers animals to people.' 'Quite right too,' said Bill.“我简直认为她喜爱动物胜过喜爱人。”“没错。”比尔说道。 see also quite ⇨ very adv. ■ completely (used to emphasize the following word or phrase 用于强调紧跟其后的词或短语) in every way possible; to the greatest possible degree 彻底；完全；非常◆The technique is completely new.这是一种全新的技术。◆We were completely and utterly broke.我们彻底破产了。OPP partly ⇨ partly see also complete ⇨ complete ■ totally completely 彻底；完全；非常◆His behaviour is totally unacceptable.他的行为是完全不能接受的。◆I'm still not totally convinced that he's right.我仍然不完全相信他是对的。◆ (especially NAmE, informal, spoken) The flight was totally awesome!那次飞行真是棒极了！◆ (especially NAmE, informal, spoken) 'She's so cute!' 'Totally (= I agree)!'“她真是精明过人！”“一点不假！”ⓘ The informal examples of totally are typical of the speech of young people. * totally的这种非正式用法是典型的年轻人用语。 see also total ⇨ complete , total ⇨ whole ■ absolutely (especially spoken) used to emphasize that sth is completely true or that you completely agree; used to emphasize sth negative; used with adjectives or verbs that express strong feelings or extreme qualities to mean 'extremely' （表示完全同意）当然；（用于强调）绝对，完全，极其◆You're absolutely right.你完全正确。◆'They should have told me earlier, shouldn't they?' 'Absolutely.'“他们本该早点儿告诉我，不是吗？”“当然。”◆There's absolutely nothing more the doctors can do for him.医生对他彻底回天乏术了。◆That man does absolutely no work!那个人一丁点活儿也没干！◆'Are you happy with the decision?' 'No, absolutely not.'“你对这个决定满意吗？”“不，当然不满意。”◆I was absolutely furious with him.我被他气炸了。◆She absolutely adores you!她非常迷恋你！ see also absolute ⇨ complete ■ fully (rather formal) completely 彻底；完全；非常◆She had not yet fully recovered from the operation.她尚未从手术中完全恢复过来。◆We are fully aware of the dangers.我们完全知道有危险。ⓘ In formal language fully is also used to emphasize that the whole of an amount is meant. 在正式用语中，fully也用以强调数量，意思是“整整、足足”◆ (formal) The disease affects fully 30 per cent of the population.这种病感染了足足30%的人口。 see also full ⇨ whole ■ entirely (rather formal) completely 彻底；完全；非常◆I'm not entirely happy about the decision.我对这个决定并不十分满意。◆The audience was almost entirely made up of children.观众几乎全是孩子。 see also entire ⇨ whole ■ perfectly (especially spoken) completely 彻底；完全；非常◆To be perfectly honest I don't like the colour.说真心话，我不喜欢这颜色。◆It's perfectly OK as it is (= it doesn't need changing).现在这样已经非常不错了。◆You know perfectly well I can't help you.你十分清楚我帮不了你。◆'Do you understand?' 'Perfectly.'“你明白吗？”“完全明白。” see also perfect ⇨ complete ■ utterly completely◆We're so utterly different from each other.我们之间有着天壤之别。◆She utterly failed to convince them.她根本没能说服他们。 see also utter ⇨ complete NOTE 辨析 Which word?The main differences between these words are in register, not meaning. Quite is by far the most frequent in spoken British English, but it is not used so frequently in this meaning in American English. Totally is the most frequent in spoken American English. In written English the most frequently used terms are completely and, in more formal contexts, fully. Entirely is also rather formal, used especially in negative sentences and in the phrase almost entirely. Perfectly is less formal, used especially in spoken English. Utterly is not usually used in negative sentences, but it is often used when the idea being expressed is one of failure or impossibility. 这些词的主要区别不在于语义，而在于语体风格。quite最常用于英式英语口语，但表达此义时不太常用于美式英语。totally最常用于美式英语口语。在书面语中最常用的是completely和fully，后者用于较正式的语境。entirely亦较正式，尤用于否定句和短语almost entirely中。perfectly不太正式，尤用于口语。utterly通常不用于否定句，但常用于事情不成功或不可能的情况。 |