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adj.漂亮的,可爱的,优美的,机灵的,恰当的

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名词:prettiness 副词:prettily 名词复数:pretties 形容词比较级:prettier 最高级:prettiest 动词过去式:prettied 过去分词:prettied 现在分词:prettying 第三人称单数:pretties

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/'prɪtɪ; `prɪtɪ/
adj (-ier, -iest)
1 pleasing and attractive, without being beautiful or magnificent 漂亮的, 可爱的, 精致的(并非华丽的或堂皇的)
*a pretty child, pattern, tune 可爱的孩子、好看的花样、好听的曲调
* a pretty (ie effeminate-looking) boy 俊俏的男孩儿
* What a pretty dress! 多漂亮的连衣裙哪!
* She looks very pretty in that hat. 她戴着那顶帽子真是漂亮极了.
* The bodies of the victims were not a pretty sight. 这些受害者的尸体惨不忍睹. =>Usage at beautiful 用法见beautiful.
2 (a) (esp dated 尤作旧) fine; good 美好的; 良好的
*a pretty wit, compliment, turn of phrase 敏捷的头脑、动听的恭维话、巧妙的措辞.
(b) (ironic 反语) not pleasing 糟糕的
*You've got yourself into a pretty mess now! 你现在可惹了麻烦了!
* This a pretty state of affairs! 事情糟透了!
3 (idm 习语) (as) ,pretty as a `picture very pretty 非常漂亮. come to such a pass/a pretty pass => pass1. not just a pretty `face not just sb who is superficially attractive without having other qualities or abilities 不仅相貌好(尚有其他优点)
*His good looks won him the election but he has still to prove that he's not just a pretty face. 他由于仪表堂堂而当选, 但他尚须证明决非徒有其表. a pretty `penny a lot of money 大量金钱
*Renovating that house will cost you a pretty penny. 为了整修那所房子, 你得花很多钱.

adv
1 fairly or moderately 相当; 颇
*The situation seems pretty hopeless. 这情况似乎没有多大希望了.
* She seemed pretty satisfied with the result. 她对那结果似乎相当满意. =>Usage at fairly 用法见fairly.
2 (idm 习语) pretty much/nearly/well almost 几乎; 差不多
*The two are pretty much the same. 这两个简直一模一样.
* The car is pretty nearly new. 那辆车跟新的差不多.
* My patience is pretty well exhausted. 我几乎忍无可忍. sitting pretty => sit.
1. But the Miller told him that true friends must not be selfish, so little Hans ran and picked all his pretty primroses and filled the Miller´s basket.
    但是磨坊主对他说,真正的朋友不应该自私。小汉斯只好跑到花园里把所有美丽的樱草花都摘了下来,才装满了磨坊主的篮子。

2. But try to get a pretty dress."
    但要尽量买件漂亮一点儿的礼服。”

3. But he felt pretty good he had been one of the lucky ones, who had received his shots to make him young again before he turned 40, so he was still a young-looking fellow.
    他曾经是那些幸运者中的一个,这些幸运者在40岁之前接受了重返青春的注射,因此他看上去仍像个年轻人。

4. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material.
    我们喜爱它们就像我们喜欢漂亮的窗帘布一样。

5. That was a pretty decent lecture professor Willams gave today.
    威廉教授今天做得演讲相当不错。

6. They are just pretty patterns. We like them in the same way that we like pretty curtain material.
    它们只不过是漂亮的图案罢了. 我们象爱漂亮的窗帘布一样喜爱他们,

7. They have a pretty little triangular garden.
    他们有个漂亮的三角形小花园。

8. They are just pretty patterns.
    它们就是些好看的图案,

9. Tom got home pretty late that night.
    那天晚上汤姆回家很晚。

10. Then again, the Tramp's quick eye for a pretty girl had a coarse way about it that was considered, well, not quite nice by English audiences — that's how foreigners behaved, wasn't it?
    另外,流浪汉瞟着漂亮女孩的眼神也有些粗俗,被英国观众认为不太正派——只有外国人才那样,不是吗?

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