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pret·ty /ˈprɪtɪ/ a. | n. | ad. | vt. | phr. I a. 1. 漂亮的,俊俏的,标致的;美丽的,秀丽的 She looks much prettier with long hair than with short hair. 她留长发比留短发好看得多。 a pretty cottage 小巧的茅屋 The poem is pretty, but lacking in depth. 这首诗虽美,但缺乏深度。 The garden is small but extremely pretty. 花园虽小却非常精致。 2. 〈口〉〈常讽〉妙的,好的 This is a pretty mess! 这可真是太“妙”了! You're a pretty sort of fellow! 你真是个大“好”人! be in a pretty state of affairs 情况(或处境)好得真够可以 get a pretty ear from boxing 拳击中耳朵被打得开了花 3. 〈口〉相当大的,好多的 a very pretty profit 相当可观的利润 He made a pretty fortune by selling all his land. 他卖了所有的土地发了大财。 4. (天气)晴朗的;温暖的 a pretty day for a picnic 风和日丽的野餐好时光 5. (姑娘般)娇美的;纤细的;女人气的;浮华的 a young man with a pretty face 脸庞像姑娘的青年男子 pretty words that make no sense 无意义的华丽辞藻 6. 优美的;悦耳的;悦目的;(游戏等)有趣的,令人愉快的 a pretty piece of music 优美的乐曲 The view is pretty to look at. 这景色极为悦目。 7. 机灵的;(手段)巧妙的;狡猾的 a pretty wit 机灵鬼 He writes with a pretty turn of phrase. 他行文潇洒自如。 a pretty hypocrite 狡猾的伪君子 8. 贴切的,十分恰当的 a pretty example 适例 9. 〈苏格兰〉〈古〉勇敢的;健壮的 a pretty fellow 勇武的人
II n. 1. 〈口〉漂亮的人;漂亮的(或亲爱的)孩子 my pretty (用作对孩子的昵称)心肝宝贝 2. 〈古〉勇敢的男人(或男孩) 3. 漂亮东西;[pretties]漂亮衣服(或饰物等) 4. 〈英〉(玻璃杯的)槽纹部 fill it up to the pretty 把酒斟到齐杯子的槽纹部 5. 【高尔夫】良好地区,平坦球路
III ad. 〈口〉相当,颇;很,非常 a pretty good student 相当不错的好学生 I'm pretty sure that he'll say yes. 他会同意,对此我相当有把握。 The wind blew pretty hard. 风刮得相当大。
IV vt. 使漂亮;使可爱;美化 pretty oneself for a party 打扮得漂漂亮亮去参加聚会 [< OE prættig tricky, crafty < prætt trick, craft; 与 ON prettr trick 有关] phr. a pretty kettle of fish 见 kettle pretty much (或 nearly, well) 〈口〉差不多;几乎(全部) A: How is the sick man today? B: Pretty much as he was yesterday. 甲:那病人今天怎么样? 乙:和昨天差不多。 The car is new, or pretty nearly so. 那辆汽车是新的,或者说几乎是新的。 It's pretty well impossible to travel over these mountains in winter. 在冬天越过这些大山几乎是不可能的。 pretty up 使美观;美化;装饰 pretty up a room 装饰房间 pretty up one's speech with quotations from sb. 用某人的语录润饰自己的演说 sitting pretty 1. 处于极为有利的地位 2. 成功的;富有的 |