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pretty adv.相当地adj.漂亮的；秀丽的；好看的vt.使漂亮n.漂亮的东西；美人 (1) 他会同意的,我对此相当有把握。(2) 6个月之后,我就能讲相当好的汉语了。(3) 多么漂亮的小花园！(4) 我想要个靠窗的座位,好欣赏沿途的美景。(5) 我的新窗帘有个很好看的红蓝相间的图案。(6) 这位好看的姑娘得到这么多的奉承，这使得她冲昏头脑。(7) 所有漂亮的女士都穿著最漂亮的连衫裙。(8) 他在追求那个漂亮的女孩子。 The adjective pretty describes things that look nice, but it can also be used jokingly to say that something’s bad. If you say, “That’s a pretty mess you got me into!” that means it’s a bad mess. Pretty has an adverb form that means something is present to a moderate degree, another way to say fairly. You might be pretty sure you’ll be done studying by 9:00. That means you’re fairly certain but not positive.

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英 ['prɪti] 美 ['prɪti] (1) I am pretty sure that he'll say yes.(2) After six months, I could speak Chinese pretty well.(3) What a pretty little garden!(4) I want a window seat so that I can enjoy the pretty sights during the journey.(5) My new curtains have a pretty blue and red pattern.(6) The pretty girl got so much flattery that it quite turned her head.(7) All the pretty women wore their smartest dresses.(8) He is going after that pretty girl. Use the word pretty to describe something with a delicate and pleasant appearance. Something that’s pretty is less powerful and intimidating than something that’s beautiful, the way a pretty floral raincoat is less intimidating than a beautiful film star. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（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. She's a very charming and very pretty girl.她是一个非常迷人的漂亮女孩。prettilyShe smiled again, prettily.她又微微一笑，非常迷人。prettinessHer prettiness had been much admired.她的美貌让众人羡慕不已。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（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. 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prettilyThe 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 副词]很；颇；相当 You can use pretty before an adjective or adverb to mean 'quite' or 'rather'. →see usage note at:fairly  [ADV adj/adv]  [INFORMAL 非正式]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。4[PHRASE 短语]几乎；近乎；差不多 Pretty much or pretty well means 'almost'.   [INFORMAL 非正式]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 短语]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.   [V inflects]  [INFORMAL 非正式]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 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。

英语单词	pretty
英美音标	英 ['prɪti] 美 ['prɪti]
中文释义	adv.相当地 adj.漂亮的；秀丽的；好看的 vt.使漂亮 n.漂亮的东西；美人
英语例句	(1) I am pretty sure that he'll say yes. (2) After six months, I could speak Chinese pretty well. (3) What a pretty little garden! (4) I want a window seat so that I can enjoy the pretty sights during the journey. (5) My new curtains have a pretty blue and red pattern. (6) The pretty girl got so much flattery that it quite turned her head. (7) All the pretty women wore their smartest dresses. (8) He is going after that pretty girl.
中文例句	(1) 他会同意的,我对此相当有把握。 (2) 6个月之后,我就能讲相当好的汉语了。 (3) 多么漂亮的小花园！ (4) 我想要个靠窗的座位,好欣赏沿途的美景。 (5) 我的新窗帘有个很好看的红蓝相间的图案。 (6) 这位好看的姑娘得到这么多的奉承，这使得她冲昏头脑。 (7) 所有漂亮的女士都穿著最漂亮的连衫裙。 (8) 他在追求那个漂亮的女孩子。
vocabulary简明	Use the word pretty to describe something with a delicate and pleasant appearance. Something that’s pretty is less powerful and intimidating than something that’s beautiful, the way a pretty floral raincoat is less intimidating than a beautiful film star.
vocabulary扩展	The adjective pretty describes things that look nice, but it can also be used jokingly to say that something’s bad. If you say, “That’s a pretty mess you got me into!” that means it’s a bad mess. Pretty has an adverb form that means something is present to a moderate degree, another way to say fairly. You might be pretty sure you’ll be done studying by 9:00. That means you’re fairly certain but not positive.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（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. 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 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（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. 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 副词]很；颇；相当 You can use pretty before an adjective or adverb to mean 'quite' or 'rather'. →see usage note at:fairly [ADV adj/adv] [INFORMAL 非正式] 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。 4 [PHRASE 短语]几乎；近乎；差不多 Pretty much or pretty well means 'almost'. [INFORMAL 非正式] 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 短语]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. [V inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] 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 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。

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