pretty
美 [ˈprɪti]
英 ['prɪtɪ] 
- adj.漂亮的;动听的;指不够真诚的褒奖;宜人的
- adv.相当;很
- n.心肝;衣饰
- 网络可爱的;美丽的;俊俏的
词形变化
比较级:prettier 最高级:prettiest 复数:pretties 反义词
同义词
英汉双解
1. | 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。 |
| That performance was pretty impressive. 那场表演很出色。 |
| Things are looking pretty good! 形势看来很不错! |
1. | 漂亮的;标致的;妩媚的;动人的attractive without being very beautiful |
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| 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! |
2. | 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 |
习惯用语
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。 |
as pretty as a picture
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
英汉解释
英英解释
例句
The president of out bank ran away with a pretty young cashier and two million dollars of the bank's money.
他说:他的特大新闻是本地银行经理和年轻貌美的出纳偷了银行的两百万美元私奔了。
Although, you'll have to admit, all that constitutes a pretty compelling case for including him at or near the bottom of our list.
尽管如此,你不得不承认,上述种种行径已足以让他在我们的名单中垫底了。
"I got criticised" , he said, "but I think it was an accurate description of our task and I think we did it pretty well. "
“我遭到了批评,”他表示,“但我认为,这个词组精准地描述了我们的任务,而且我认为我们相当出色地完成了这个任务。”
I think your writers are pretty fantastic, but obviously reattaching someone's head is a bit of a tall order.
我觉得你们的编剧们都太棒了,但要把一个人的头给弄回来显然有点高要求了吧。
I'm pretty sure that Sir Isaac would have loved to see this, as it would have proved his first law of motion to be correct.
我相信伊萨克·牛顿爵士也很想见到这一切,因为这能证明他的第一运动定律的正确性。
In 1999, he stepped out of his own with "When You Say Nothing At All, " a single that confirmed Ronan was more than just a pretty face.
1999年,他推出的个人单曲《当你什么也没说》证明他并不是仅有一张英俊的脸蛋。
And we came up with some parameters that -- you know, building a Rube Goldberg machine has limitations, but it also is pretty wide open.
我们提出了几套方案--要知道,制造一套鲁宾·戈德堡装置是有很多局限的,但发挥的空间也很广。
The resulting wrapper function is too long to present inline as a code example, but it seems to work pretty well.
最终得到的包装器函数由于太长而不作为内联代码例子显示,但它能够出色地执行。
This is pretty hardcore stuff, but if you think you're ready to become a tea master, then listen closely to my words of wisdom.
选用的材料应该是相当关键,但如果你认为自己已经准备好成为一名茶艺大师,那么就不要错过我的智慧之言。
These screens look pretty flimsy and like they would fall down in an instant, yet none of them were messed up at all.
这些幕布看起来脆弱无比,就像立马就会倒塌似的。可是,它们却丝毫无损。
Since this was done in a financial conference call, SEC rules applying, you can be pretty sure ATI is serious about this.
因为这是在一个金融会议的呼吁,美国证券交易委员会适用规则,你可以相当肯定ATI正在认真地对待此事。
As a general rule, our noses, eyes and ears wind up in pretty much the right place on our heads.
按一般的标准,我们的鼻子、眼睛、耳朵在脑袋上长得非常恰当。
Nino is pretty sick. A nurse its taking care of him in his room.
尼诺病得很厉害,有个护士守在他房间里专门照顾他。
B: I'm beginning to see that human nature is pretty much the same everywhere.
我开始认识到无论任何地方人性都是大同小异的。
I think it's kinda sad that we are gonna have to , like, you know, pay for our test by sponsoring up, but I think it's a pretty good idea.
我认为我们必须通过赞助商的资助才能完成测试有点悲哀,但是无论如何是个好主意。
So Elizabeth and I had to come up with a Plan B. A would have been, we were actually pretty happy about our solution.
于是,我和伊丽莎白制定了计划B,虽然计划B一点也不如计划A那么有趣,我们还是为我们的方案感到高兴。
St. Peter couldn't deny that this was a pretty bad day, and since it was a crime of passion, he let the man in.
虽然这个人杀了人是有罪的,天使不得不承认他够衰的了,就让他进了天堂。
When Katherine appeared on the scene, it was pretty much a given that she orchestrated the fight and got the outcome she was hoping for.
当Katherine出现的那一刻,我们应该想到,这是她精心策划的一场争执,并且得到了她所希望的结果。
To me, that's a pretty big oversight, since if most patients knew that, they might be wary using it to talk to their therapist.
在我看来,这个一个莫大的疏忽,因为如果大多数的患者知道真实情况的话,那么再通过Skype进行交流治疗,他们就可能会感到担心害怕了。
You know, my English is not so good for me to be a diplomat, but it is pretty good.
你知道的,我的英语水平虽然做不了外交官但还不错。
"The pretty women themselves may be sent flying, " Lord Warburton exclaimed.
“可惜这些漂亮女人自身也难保啊!”沃伯顿勋爵感慨系之地说。
He walked home pretty easily, though not yet free from an impression of the presence and influence of his new friend.
他不很费力地走回家去,不过他的新朋友的风采和影响仍留在他脑海之中。
It's not pretty, that's what we're going to tell you.
我们要告诉您的是一件很不光彩的事。
Dressed up as Father Christmas and accompanied by a "guard of honour" of six pretty girls, he set off.
他扮成圣诞老人,在六名漂亮姑娘组成的“仪仗队”护送下出发了。
She looked around after a moment and told me the girl was "common but pretty" .
过了一会她四面张望了一下,对我说那个女孩“俗气可是漂亮”。
The pretty girl smiled at Feathertop and love entered her heart.
这个漂亮的女孩对着羽毛头微笑,而且爱情跑进了她的心里。
You look pretty cool with that new haircut.
你新剪的发型真酷。
With your pretty face you will never want admirers.
凭您那一副漂亮的脸蛋,您永远不会缺乏追求者的
She was pretty cut up about them leaving.
他们这一走使她伤心极了。
We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material.
我们喜欢它们就象我们喜欢漂亮的窗帘料子一样。
Under the circumstances, she did not need to carry herself as pretty women do.
眼前她用不着像美人儿般做得娇模娇样。
I looked up, and she was looking at me pretty curious, and smiling a little.
我抬起头来瞧了瞧,她正带着好奇的眼光望着我笑呢。
Who could have thought that such a pretty rose could grow in a porter's lodge, or bloom in that dismal old flower-pot of a Shepherd's Inn?
谁能想到,这么一朵鲜花却生长在看门人的小屋子里,在牧羊人草屋这只阴沉破旧的花盆里也能开出这么漂亮的花朵!
It was a pretty sight to see her veiled form gliding towards the sturdy young Englishman.
她那从头到脚蒙蔽起来的身影飘飘然向一个健壮的英国青年走去的样子,看上去真是美丽之极。
His age and a veneer of dignity made of this too recent incidents a pretty squalid minor mistake.
那么以他的年纪和风度而言,他足可以使眼前的小事化为微不足道的细枝末节。
"I come here pretty often, " he went on, as they ascended a sort of alley rambling darkly between a wall and row of houses.
“我常到这儿来”,他一面说下去,他们一面顺着那条在一堵墙和一排房子中间的,弯弯曲曲的,黑沉沉的狭胡同走上去。
A hopeless attachment is as pretty an accompaniment to the tune of life as a gentleman might wish to have.
对于一个只能希望的绅士来说,毫无希望的眷恋仍是生活主旋律的一个可爱的伴奏。
His wife is a very pretty girl, young and gay and interesting, and clever too.
她妻子长得很漂亮,年轻快乐,讨人喜欢,而且也很聪明。
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。
David was also handsome-almost pretty, except for the shadow of a very dark beard.
大卫也很漂亮,若不是那浓黑的胡茬,可以说很英俊。
This used to be a pretty good country to live in before they loused it up with their goddamned piety.
从前生活在这块土地上确实十分愉快,后来他们带来了活见鬼的虔诚恭敬,才把这地方弄得乌烟瘴气。
It was the story of a very typical and pretty quarrel.
这件事情是一场非常典型而且好玩的争论。
She was pretty, and, as it is called an "advanced" girl.
那是一个美丽的,而且是一般人所谓有修养的女子。
By the look he gave when I asked him, I expected it was something pretty rotten.
从我问他时他的神情来看,我估计,这件事够不光彩的。
The publishers had praised his novel pretty highly and rather went to his head.
出版商把他的小说捧得很高,这着实冲昏了他的头脑。
The pretty girl got so much flattery that it quite turned her head.
这位好看的姑娘得到这么多的奉承,这使得她冲昏头脑。
You ought to have wished for a pretty little cottage.
你该要一所漂亮的小村舍。
You were always one for a pretty face.
你总是向着长得漂亮的女人。
After those adventures in Ireland, she was pretty well known in that country.
当她在爱尔兰弄出这许多把戏时,在那里已经声名狼藉了。
He seems to have a pretty good eye for the people who can cut ice in our part of London.
他对于谁能够在我们伦敦这一带起作用,看来很有些眼光。
We were pretty sure it was one of our neighbors.
我们确信它来自于我们的一位邻居。
"Come to think of it, " he said, "I'm pretty sure the Morrisroes were from around here. "
“想想看,”他说,“我很确定莫里斯家族就来自于附近。”
Most places will ask you to come for an interview, which is usually pretty casual.
许多地方都会要求你进行面试,这些面试都是相当随意的。
It used to be pretty easy to tell when the world was booming. And when things turned bad, at least the contractions were easy to spot too.
过去,繁荣时期往往很容易分辨,而当形势转差时,起码也不难看出经济在萎缩。
He ran pretty fast but the bear was just a little faster and gained on him with every step.
他跑得非常快,但那只熊正好比他快一点,一步步逼近他。
then, let me speak to her father for you, since you aren't brave enough to do it yourself. She's a pretty girl, and intelligent. '
好吧,既然你没有勇气自己讲,那我替你对她父亲说。那是个漂亮姑娘,也很聪明。
Re strong, smart, but a lone wolf. Your antisocial ways may be pretty cool on some levels, but you need to open up a bit.
你是一个坚强,聪明,但是孤独的狼。你的不擅社交也许很酷,但是你需要多开放自己的心扉一些。
But thinking about it I'm pretty sure that in her shoes I would have behaved just as she did.
但仔细想想,我确信,如果我处在她的环境中,也会像她那样做。
' 'For better or for worse, we are in a pretty solid position in terms of fulfilling regulatory requirements, ' he said.
他说,无论是好是坏,在满足监管要求方面我们做得不错。
Pretty soon the car came. I got on it, they turning to look at my eye, and found a seat on the left side.
车子很快就来了。我上了车。人们都扭过头来看我的眼睛,我在车厢左边找到了一个空座。
It must be pretty potent stuff because when he pulled the cork out, his eyes crossed and he grinned from ear to ear.
那一定是很烈的酒,因为当他拔出木塞时,两眼迷离,咧着嘴就笑起来了。
If he know enough to keep out of It , he is a pretty good lawyer .
假使他了解至足以置身于其外,那么他已经是相当可观的法学家了。
The HBS students' classroom preparation will have to be pretty thorough, then, to make up for the brevity of their field trips.
这样,哈佛商学院学生的课堂准备将必须非常充分,以弥补他们实地体验期的短促。
But compared with the cost and hassle of a British trial, we have done pretty well out of the whole affair.
但与在英国进行审判的成本和争吵相比,我们整件事做的非常好。
Dogs in particular, give you tons of love back and personally, I think us humans get a pretty darn good deal out of this arrangement.
尤其是狗,它们返还给我们的是不可计数的爱,我个人认为,我们人类从中得到了大量的好处。
This is a really cool concept and I found that it was actually pretty easy to use.
这是很不错的概念而且我觉得那个实际上也是非常好用。
They said 'wait, I've just got to get this call' but they were pretty surprised when they realised what was happening.
他们叫道:“等一下,我有个电话要接”,但等他们意识到正在发生什么时,都表现得相当惊讶。
I'd like to take a few moments to tell you about your schedule here. Today through Friday you'll be pretty tied up at the factory.
我想花几分钟告诉两位此次在台北的行程,从今天到星期五,你们都得待在工厂。
If I could believe it -- my spirit, you know, is pretty independent.
可惜我不信你那一套!——你知道,我的心是不受约束的。
pretty good, how much u earn.
很好呀,你赚了多少
It's a pretty dreadful book that Tommy took to read the boys in school.
汤米带到学校里来给同学们念过的这本书够糟糕的。
I had some pretty accurate ideas about the design of a bomb.
我对炸弹的图案还有相当清晰的印象。
He wrapped the present in pretty paper for his girlfriend.
他用精美的纸给女朋友包好礼物。
"Has she a pretty face? " repeated his friend impatiently.
“她有一个标致的面孔吧?”他的朋友不耐烦地重复一句。
As to the girl, although I don't know her, my companion, who knows her, says that she is stately and pretty.
至于那姑娘,尽管我不认识她,可我的伙伴认识她,说她是庄重漂亮的。
She put out her hand-a pretty little soft hand.
她伸出手--一只漂亮的软绵绵的小手。
In Hollywood, pretty girls are a dime a dozen.
在好莱坞漂亮姑娘多的是。
As long as what we call our honour is clear, I suppose your mind is pretty easy.
只要我们所谓的名誉没有受到玷污,我想你可以心安理得。
They knocked that building up pretty quickly.
他们很快地把房屋造起来了。
She seemed so young and innocent looking and pretty.
她显得这么年轻、天真、漂亮。