quite the contrary
英 [kwait ðə ˈkɔntrəri] 美 [kwaɪt ði ˈkɑnˌtrɛri]

adv.

正相反；

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. The result is just the contrary.
   适得其反。
2. But some think the gamble has backfired.
   但一部分人认为那次赌注带来了适得其反的结果。

权威例句

Quite the Contrary
Quite The Contrary
Mary, quite the contrary [2] (multiple letters)
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Quite the contrary: investors who bought indexed annuities a year ago are sleeping much better than owners of variable annuities or ...
Quite the contrary.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Do I Speak like Mary? Oh, Quite on the Contrary, Says Michelle; the RED Carpet
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The Attraction of the Contrary: Essays on the Literature of the French Enlightenment (review)
The Welfare Cost of Permanent Inflation and Optimal Short-Run Economic Policy