pretty
英 [ˈprɪti]
美 [ˈprɪti]
adv. 颇; 相当; 十分; 非常; 极; 很
adj. 漂亮的; 标致的; 妩媚的; 动人的; 赏心悦目的; 动听的; 美观的; 精致的
n. 漂亮的人(或东西)
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1782 / COCA.797
同义词辨析
beautifulgood-lookinghandsomelovelypretty【导航词义:美丽的】
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。
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。
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。
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。
习惯用语
adv.
- pretty much/well
- 几乎;差不多
almost; almost completely - One dog looks pretty much like another to me.
在我看来,狗长得都差不多。 be sitting pretty - (尤指在他人处境不好时)处境好
to be in a good situation, especially when others are not
adj.
- as pretty as a picture
- 美丽如画;非常漂亮
very pretty not just a pretty face - 并非徒有其表;不只脸蛋漂亮
used to emphasize that you have particular skills or qualities - ‘I didn't know you could play the piano.’ ‘I'm not just a pretty face, you know!’
“我不知道你还会弹钢琴呢。”“我可不只是脸蛋儿漂亮,对吧!” not a pretty sight - 不顺眼;有碍观瞻
not pleasant to look at - You should have seen him in his swimming trunks─not a pretty sight!
你应该见识见识他穿游泳裤的样子——真是一景呢! a pretty penny - 很多钱;一大笔钱
a lot of money come to such a passcome to a pretty pass - 陷于不妙的(或困难的)境地;落到这步田地
to reach a sad or difficult state
牛津词典
adv.
- 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。
- I'm pretty sure I'll be going.
- 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!
- That performance was pretty impressive.
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!
- a pretty face
- 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
- pretty clothes
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (尤指女孩)漂亮的,好看的,标致的
If you describe someone, especially a girl, aspretty, 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。
- She's a very charming and very pretty girl.
- 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 isprettyis 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
- Whitstable is still a very pretty little town.
- ADV 很;颇;相当
You can useprettybefore 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。 - Pretty soon after my arrival I found lodgings.
我到达之后,很快就找到了住处。
- I had a pretty good idea what she was going to do...
- PHRASE 几乎;近乎;差不多
Pretty muchorpretty wellmeans '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。
- His new government looks pretty much like the old one...
- PHRASE 处于有利的位置;处境优越
If you say that someoneis 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。
- When the war started, they thought they were sitting pretty, because they had all that extra grain.
- not a pretty sight→ see:sight
When you are describing someone's appearance, you generally useprettyandbeautifulto describe women, girls, and babies.Beautifulis a much stronger word thanpretty. The equivalent word for a man ishandsome.Good-lookingandattractivecan be used to describe people of either sex.Prettycan also be used to modify adjectives and adverbs but is less strong thanvery. In this sense,prettyis 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。
英英释义
adj
- pleasing by delicacy or grace
- pretty girl
- pretty song
- pretty room
- (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
- a pretty mess
- a pretty kettle of fish
adv
- 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
双语例句
- You looked pretty upset just now
你刚才看上去挺难过的。 - I feel pretty dead right now.
我觉得自己现在几乎快要死了。 - I think you're pretty safe, considering.
总的说来,我认为你的处境很安全。 - I'm pretty busy just now
我现在特别忙。 - That's a pretty tall story.
这话太玄了。 - Pretty soon after my arrival I found lodgings.
我到达之后,很快就找到了住处。 - Stephen is going to be pretty upset when he finds out how you tricked him
如果斯蒂芬发现你怎样欺骗了他,他会非常气愤。 - We were a pretty inexperienced bunch of people really
我们事实上是一些相当没有经验的人。 - I'm not at all secretive, and I'm pretty good at calling a spade a spade.
我不会遮遮掩掩,我喜欢直言不讳。 - You would have to be pretty hard-hearted not to feel something for him.
只有铁石心肠的人才会对他无动于衷。