pretty
- adj.漂亮的;精致的;美观的;标致的;动人的;动听的;赏心悦目的;妩媚的
- adv.非常;相当;十分;极;颇;很
- n.漂亮的人（或东西）
复数： pretties 最高级： prettiest 比较级： prettier 派生词： prettily adv.;prettiness n.
prettyadv.
颇；相当
to some extent; fairly
I'm pretty sure I'll be going.
我相当肯定会去的。
The game was pretty good.
这个游戏相当不错。
It's pretty hard to explain.
这事很难解释清楚。
I'm going to have to find a new apartment pretty soon.
我很快就得找个新住处了。
十分；非常；极；很
very
That performance was pretty impressive.
那场表演很出色。
Things are looking pretty good!
形势看来很不错！
almost; almost completely
在我看来，狗长得都差不多。
One dog looks pretty much like another to me.
to be in a good situation, especially when others are not
adj.
漂亮的；标致的；妩媚的；动人的
attractive without being very beautiful
a pretty face
俏丽的脸
a pretty little girl
俊俏的小姑娘
You look so pretty in that dress!
你穿那件连衣裙真漂亮！
赏心悦目的；动听的；美观的；精致的
attractive and pleasant to look at or to listen to without being large, beautiful or impressive
pretty clothes
漂亮的衣服
a pretty garden
赏心悦目的花园
a pretty name
优美的名字
She laughed prettily.
她的笑声很迷人。
The rooms are simply but prettily furnished.
房间都布置得简朴而美观。
the prettiness of youth
青春的美好
very pretty
used to emphasize that you have particular skills or qualities
“我不知道你还会弹钢琴呢。”“我可不只是脸蛋儿漂亮，对吧！”
‘I didn't know you could play the piano.’ ‘I'm not just a pretty face, you know!’
not pleasant to look at
你应该见识见识他穿游泳裤的样子——真是一景呢！
You should have seen him in his swimming trunks─not a pretty sight!
a lot of money
to reach a sad or difficult state
Look at these examples.看下列例句：
The exam was fairly difficult.
这场考试相当难。
The exam was quite difficult.
这场考试相当难。
The exam was rather difficult.
这场考试十分难。
Quite is a little stronger than fairly and rather is a little stronger than quite . Rather is not very common in NAmE ; pretty has the same meaning and this is used in informal BrE too.quite比fairly词义稍强，而rather又比quite词义稍强。在北美英语中，rather不很通用。pretty与上述词含义相同，也用于非正式英国英语：
The exam was pretty difficult.
这场考试相当难。
In BrE quite has two meanings.你的文章简直太好了（非常好，尤指没预料到）。
I feel quite tired today
I feel quite exhausted.
我感到筋疲力尽。
Your essay is quite good
Your essay is quite good
In NAmE quite usually means something like ‘very’, not ‘fairly’ or ‘rather’. Pretty is used instead for this sense.在北美英语中，quite通常含very之意，而非fairly或rather。表示后一种意思用pretty。
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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。
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She smiled again, prettily.
她又微微一笑，非常迷人。
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Her prettiness had been much admired.
她的美貌让众人羡慕不已。
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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。
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The living-room was prettily decorated.
客厅装修得很漂亮。
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...shells of quite unbelievable prettiness.
漂亮得让人难以置信的贝壳
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ADV 很；颇；相当
You can use pretty before an adjective or adverb to mean 'quite' or 'rather'.I had a pretty good idea what she was going to do...
我很清楚她会怎么做。
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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。
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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。
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not a pretty sight→ see:sight -
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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。
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- pleasing by delicacy or grace;not imposing
- pretty girl
- pretty song
- pretty room
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- (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
- a pretty mess
- a pretty kettle of fish
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- to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
- pretty big
- pretty bad
- jolly decent of him
- the shoes are priced reasonably
- he is fairly clever with computers
- Synonym: reasonably moderately jolly somewhat fairly middling passably
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He had three pretty , vivacious daughters .
他有三个活泼漂亮的女儿。
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A pretty young girl came hurtling down the stairs .
一个漂亮的小女孩从楼梯上冲下来。
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We had a great time ─ it was pretty neat .
我们玩得很痛快——棒极了。
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You 'll find life here pretty tame after New York .
这里的生活相当枯燥，与纽约形成对比。
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The results were pretty good .
结果相当不错。
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The first question was difficult , but the rest were pretty easy .
第一个问题很难，但其余的都相当简单。
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I 'm going to have to find a new apartment pretty soon .
我很快就得找个新住处了。
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My line of work pays pretty well .
我的职业报酬颇丰厚。
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I 'm pretty sure I 'll be going .
我相当肯定会去的。
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My knowledge of French is pretty basic .
我的法语学得很粗浅。
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The two players were pretty even .
这两个运动员不分上下。
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She 's got a very pretty face .
她有一张非常俏丽的脸。
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Two days after the accident she still looked pretty banged up .
事故过去两天后她看上去伤势仍然很重。
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Walking four miles in an hour is pretty good going for me .
一小时走四英里对我来说是相当不错了。
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Things are looking pretty good !
形势看来很不错！
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The game was pretty good .
这个游戏相当不错。
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I have a pretty good idea where I left it ─ I hope I 'm right .
我记得很清楚把它落在哪儿了——但愿我是对的。
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You look pretty cool with that new haircut .
你新剪的发型真酷。
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I 'm afraid I 'm feeling pretty bad .
很抱歉，我觉得很不舒服。
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You look so pretty in that dress !
你穿那件连衣裙真漂亮！
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It 's pretty hard to explain .
这事很难解释清楚。
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I 'm pretty sure he 'll agree .
他会同意的，对此我有相当的把握。
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The future looks pretty black .
前景看来很暗淡。
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He mixes with some pretty low types .
他和一些不三不四的人厮混在一起。
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Some of his friends are pretty wild and wacky characters .
他的一些朋友是那种放荡不羁又怪里怪气的人。
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This carpet 's getting pretty old now .
这块地毯现在已经很旧了。
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It was a pretty stupid thing to do .
做那样的事实在愚蠢。
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You 're taking a pretty selfish attitude over this , aren 't you ?
你对这个问题的看法相当自私，对不对？
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He 's had a lot of problems , but he always seems to bounce back pretty quickly .
他遭遇过很多挫折，但他似乎总能很快地振作起来。
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The village itself is pretty , but the surrounding countryside is rather dull .
村子本身很美，但周围的田野相当单调。
普通用词，可用于描述人和事物。描述人的时候，通常指女性和儿童的美有特别之处且引人注意。
a beautiful girl/park
一个漂亮的女孩/美丽的公园
She is more beautiful than any other girl in the class.
她是班里最漂亮的女孩。
语义较弱，可用来描述男人或女人。
Mr. Green's children are all good-looking.
格林先生家的孩子都长得很俊。
She is a good-looking girl.
她是一位迷人的姑娘。
形容人的时候，主要指男人和小男孩长得漂亮、五官端正，也可以用于描述漂亮但带有男性气质的年长女人，但不用于描写少女；形容物的时候，指高大雄伟、令人印象深刻的。
Mr. Green is handsome.
格林先生很英俊。
He bought a handsome house yesterday.
他昨天买了一幢漂亮的大房子。
Susan is beautiful and handsome, so she has many admirers.
苏珊美丽端庄，因此有很多追求者。
可用于修饰人或事物，主要指美丽而颇有吸引力的。
a lovely child/day
可爱的孩子/晴朗的天
lovely music
悦耳的音乐
She has a lovely face.
她有一张漂亮的脸蛋。
可用来形容有魅力的人或者美妙的物品。形容人的时候，多指小女孩或女人长得好看；如果用来形容男性，则表示漂亮但有点女性化。
Mary looks much prettier in the red dress.
玛莉穿红色的连衣裙看起来漂亮多了。
The poem is pretty.
这首诗很美。
He's a young man with a pretty face.
他是个小白脸。
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