however adv. 1.无论如何,不管怎样。 2.可是,仍然。 3.〔英俚〕究竟。 We have not yet won; however , we shall try again. 我们没有获胜,不过我们还要再试一下。 H- tired you may be, you must do it. 不管怎样累,你也得做。 We must do something, on however humble a scale. 我们得做点事,不论如何微不足道。 H- did you manage it 你究竟怎样处理的? 1.不管用什么方法。 2.〔古语〕虽然。 Arrange your hours however you like. 你爱怎么安排时间就怎么安排。
quite adv. 1.完全,十分,彻底,真正,的确。 2.事实上;差不多;可以说(是…),简直和…一样。 3.颇,相当,有点儿,或多或少。 4.〔口语〕很,极。 quite the opposite 正相反。 Q- right. 好,行,完全对。 Oh, quite. =Q- so! 对啦!是啊!不错!正是这样! I was quite by myself [quite alone].只有我一个人。 He is quite a man. 他真是个男子汉。 You are getting quite a big boy now. 你已经不小了。 It's quite too delightful. 真是太叫人高兴了。 He [She] isn't quite . 〔英口〕= He [She] isn't quite a gentleman [lady]. 他[她]不像是一个绅士[贵妇人];他[她]不像是一个正人君子[正派女人]。 not quite 有点不… (not quite proper 有点不妥)。 not quite the thing to do 不太合适,有点不好(但是没有办法)。 not quite well 还有点不好。 quite a few 〔美国〕相当〔多〕的,很不少。 quite other [another] 完全不同的。 quite some 〔美国〕非常多。 quite the thing 时髦,时新。
today n. 今日,今天;现代,现今,当代。 science of today 现代科学。 the writers of today 现代作家。 todays and yesterdays 现在和过去。 adv. 在今天;现代,现今,当代。 a week ago today 上一个星期的今天。 today week [a week today ] 下星期的今天。