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pretty

[英] [ˈpriti] [美] [ˈprɪti] 生词本

adj.

adv.

n.

  • 易混淆的单词:Pretty  
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1. ADJ-GRADED (尤指女孩)漂亮的,好看的,标致的 If you describe someone, especially a girl, as pretty, you mean that they look nice and are attractive in a delicate way. 
  • She's a very charming and very pretty girl.

    她是一个非常迷人的漂亮女孩。

prettily
  • She smiled again, prettily.

    她又微微一笑,非常迷人。

prettiness
  • Her prettiness had been much admired.

    她的美貌让众人羡慕不已。

2. ADJ-GRADED (地方或事物)漂亮的,美丽的(但无特殊之处) A place or a thing that is pretty is attractive and pleasant, in a charming but not particularly unusual way. 
  • Whitstable is still a very pretty little town.

    惠特斯特布尔仍然是一个非常漂亮的小镇。

  • ...comfortable sofas covered in a pretty floral print.

    罩着漂亮的印花布的舒适沙发

prettily
  • The living-room was prettily decorated.

    客厅装修得很漂亮。

prettiness
  • ...shells of quite unbelievable prettiness.

    漂亮得让人难以置信的贝壳

3. ADV 很;颇;相当 You can use pretty before an adjective or adverb to mean 'quite' or 'rather'.  →see usage note at: fairly
  • I had a pretty good idea what she was going to do...

    我很清楚她会怎么做。

  • Pretty soon after my arrival I found lodgings.

    我到达之后,很快就找到了住处。

4. PHRASE 几乎;近乎;差不多 Pretty much or pretty well means 'almost'. 
  • His new government looks pretty much like the old one...

    他的新政府看起来和旧政府没什么两样。

  • I travel pretty well every week.

    我几乎每周都出去旅行。

5. PHRASE 处于有利的位置;处境优越 If you say that someone is sitting pretty, you mean that they are in a good, safe, or comfortable position. 
  • When the war started, they thought they were sitting pretty, because they had all that extra grain.

    战争开始的时候,他们认为自己境况不错,因为他们粮食准备充足。

6.   not a pretty sight→see: sight
Usage Note :

When you are describing someone's appearance, you generally use pretty and beautiful to describe women, girls, and babies. Beautiful is a much stronger word than pretty. The equivalent word for a man is handsome. Good-looking and attractive can be used to describe people of either sex. Pretty can also be used to modify adjectives and adverbs but is less strong than very. In this sense, pretty is informal.

当描述人的外貌时,通常用 pretty 和 beautiful 来描述妇女、女孩和婴儿。beautiful 比 pretty 语气强烈很多。描写男性的对应词是 handsome。good-looking 和 attractive 可用来描述两性。pretty也可以用来修饰形容词和副词,但是语气不如 very 强烈。表示这个意义时,pretty为非正式用语。

Adjective

1. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing;

  • "pretty girl"
  • "pretty song"
  • "pretty room"

2. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad;

  • "a pretty mess"
  • "a pretty kettle of fish"
Adverb

1. used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain);

  • "pretty big"
  • "pretty bad"
  • "jolly decent of him"

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  • 1.【修】优美[质];相当,很多
1. After his experience in jail, he has a pretty jaundiced view of the penal system.
经历了牢狱生活之后,他对刑罚制度颇有成见。

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2. After the business failed, he had to draw in his horns pretty sharply.
买卖失败后,他不得不大大地削减生活开支。

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3. After the business failed, he had to pull in his horns pretty sharply.
买卖失败后,他不得不大大地削减生活开支。

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4. An ugly woman serves as a foil to a pretty girl.
一个丑女人可以将美丽的姑娘反衬得更加漂亮。

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5. Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a 'guard of honour' of six pretty girls, he set off down the main street of the city riding a baby elephant called Jumbo.
他扮成圣诞老人,在声个漂亮姑娘组成的“仪仗队”的陪同下骑着一只叫江波的小象,沿着城里的主要街道出发了。

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6. Everything went pretty smoothly.
一切进展相当顺利。

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7. He blushed when the pretty girl gave him the eye.
那位漂亮的女孩向他抛媚眼时,他脸红了。

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8. He can turn pretty compliments.
他会说动听的恭维话。

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9. He falls for every pretty girl at first sight.
对每一位漂亮的姑娘他都一见钟情。

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10. He gets a pretty good screw.
他的工资不少。

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11. He had been pretty well liquored up by hisfriends by the time she found him.
她找到他时,他已被朋友们灌了相当多的酒。

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12. He is engaged to a pretty girl.
他跟一个漂亮的姑娘定亲了。

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13. He is partial to pretty girls.
他偏袒漂亮的女孩。

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14. He's a pretty good student, but sports are where he really shines.
他是个很好的学生,可体育运动才是他真正出色之处。

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15. He's going about with a very pretty girl.
他正在计好一个很漂亮的姑娘。

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16. He's got a pretty strange conception of friendship.
他对友谊有一种非常独特的见解。

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17. He's pretty well finished his latest book already.
他最近的一本书已差不多完成了。

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18. Helen is so pretty and popular that all the boys eat out of her hands.
海伦长得那么漂亮, 又那么吃得开,所有的男孩子都听她的使唤。

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19. Her arched brows are like a quarter moon and very pretty.
她眉弯如月,非常好看。

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20. Here is a pretty go!
这事真槽!

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