pretty
adv
adj
ˈprɪti adv
1 fairly 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.
她看上去还是颇为难受。
2 very 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
almost completely 差不多，几乎
He hit the ball pretty well exactly where he wanted it.
他击球差不多指哪儿打到哪儿。
The guard left us pretty much alone.
卫兵基本上没来打扰我们。
They’re all pretty much the same.
他们全都差不多。
4
pretty nearly pretty near
also 又作 almost 几乎，差不多 AmE
The shock of Pat’s death pretty near killed Roy.
帕特的死几乎毁了罗伊。
adj
5 a 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。
6 something that is pretty is pleasant to look at or listen to but is not impressive 好看的〔但未达到优美动人的程度〕; 好听的; 悦目的; 悦耳的
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！
7
not a pretty sight
very 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。
8
not just a pretty face
used humorously to say that someone is intelligent, when people think this is surprising [口] 不仅相貌好，不只脸蛋儿漂亮〔幽默用法，用于表示某人聪明〕 spoken
I’m not just a pretty face, you know!
你要知道，我可不光是长得漂亮！
9
come to a pretty pass
used to say that a very bad situation has developed [过时] 情况变得很糟糕 old-fashioned
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。
10
cost a pretty penny
to cost a lot of money [过时] 花费很多钱 old-fashioned
11
pretty as a picture
very pretty 非常漂亮的 old-fashioned
Charlotte sang very prettily.
夏洛特唱得非常好听。