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pretty
prɪti ˈprɪti
Word forms: comparative prettier, superlative prettiest
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. (尤指女孩)漂亮的,好看的,标致的
  • 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. (地方或事物)漂亮的,美丽的(但无特殊之处)
  • 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 [ADVERB adjective/adverb] 很;颇;相当 You can use pretty before an adjective or adverb to mean 'quite' or 'rather'. →see usage note at: fairly 很;颇;相当 [informal]
  • 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。

SYN fairly, rather, quite, kind of [informal]
4 PHRASE 几乎;近乎;差不多 Pretty much or pretty well means 'almost'. 几乎;近乎;差不多 [informal]
  • 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 [VERB inflects] 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. 处于有利的位置;处境优越 [informal]
  • 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 beautiful 来描述妇女、女孩和婴儿。beautiful pretty 语气强烈很多。描写男性的对应词是 handsomegood-looking 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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Thesauruspretty Also look up:
ADJ.

beautiful, cute, lovely 1

beautiful, charming, pleasant 2

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