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pretty

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pret·ty1 /ˈprɪti/ ●●● S1 W3 adverbadv [+adj/adverbadv] spoken  
1 QUITE/FAIRLYfairly or more than a little 颇,相当
 I’m pretty sure he’ll say yes.
我相当肯定他会同意的。
 She still looks pretty miserable.
她看上去还是非常痛苦。
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In written English, people usually avoid pretty and use fairly instead: 在书面英语中,人们一般避免使用 pretty ,而是用 fairly
The consequences of this are fairly obvious.
这件事的后果显而易见。
2 VERYvery 很,非常
 Dinner at Luigi’s sounds pretty good to me.
到路易吉餐厅吃饭我看很不错嘛。
3 pretty well/much spoken ALMOSTalmost completely 差不多,几乎
 He hit the ball pretty well exactly where he wanted it.
他击球很棒,差不多指哪儿打哪儿。
 The guard left us pretty much alone.
看守几乎没来打扰我们。
 They’re all pretty much the same.
他们全都差不多。
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4 pretty nearly spoken  (also pretty near American EnglishAmE)ALMOST almost 几乎,差不多
 The shock of Pat’s death pretty near killed Roy.
帕特去世的打击让罗伊几乎痛不欲生。
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be sitting pretty at sit(9)
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pretty2 ●●● S2 W3 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp prettier, superlativesupl prettiest)  
1 BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGa woman or child who is pretty has a nice attractive face 漂亮的,好看的,标致的
 a pretty little girl
漂亮的小姑娘
 Maria looks much prettier with her hair cut short.
玛丽亚把头发剪短好看多了。
see thesaurus at beautiful
2 NICEsomething that is pretty is pleasant to look at or listen to but is not impressive 好看的,好听的,悦目的,悦耳的〔但未达到令人心动的程度〕
 a pretty dress
漂亮的裙子
 The tune is pretty.
曲调很好听。
 What a pretty little garden!
多漂亮的小花园!
3 not a pretty sight UNPLEASANTvery unpleasant to look at – sometimes used humorously 不堪入目〔有时为幽默用法〕
 After a night’s drinking, Al was not a pretty sight.
喝了一晚上的酒,阿尔已经不成人样了。
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4 not just a pretty face spokenINTELLIGENT used humorously to say that someone is intelligent, when people think this is surprising 不仅相貌好,不只脸蛋漂亮〔幽默用法,用于表示某人聪明〕
 I’m not just a pretty face, you know!
你要知道,我可不光是脸蛋漂亮!
5 come to a pretty pass old-fashionedSERIOUS SITUATION used to say that a very bad situation has developed 情况变得很糟糕
 Things have come to a pretty pass, if you can’t say what you think without causing a fight.
如果你有话直说就一定会引起争吵,那就不妙了。
6. cost a pretty penny old-fashionedCOST to cost a lot of money 花费很多钱
7. pretty as a picture BEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKING old-fashioned very pretty 非常漂亮的
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prettily adverbadv
 Charlotte sang very prettily.
夏洛特唱得非常好听。
prettiness noun [uncountableU]
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Origin pretty2
Old English prættig tricky, from prætt trick

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