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pretty/ˈpriti/ adj., adv., n. & v.●adj. (prettier, prettiest) 1 attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful or handsome 漂亮的；标致的 a pretty child 可爱的孩子; a pretty dress 漂亮的衣服; a pretty tune 优美的曲调 2 pleasing; fine or good of its kind 讨人喜欢的；美好的；良好的 a pretty wit 敏捷的头脑 3 colloq. iron. considerable, fine [口] [讽]相当多的；好的 a pretty penny 一大笔钱; a pretty mess you have made 你弄得太糟了 ●adv. colloq. fairly, moderately; considerably [口]相当；颇；很大程度上 pretty well 很好; find it pretty difficult 觉得相当困难 ●n. (pl. -ies) a pretty person (esp. as a form of address to a child) 心肝，宝贝(尤指作为对孩子的称谓) ●v. tr. (-ies, -ied) (often foll. by 常后跟 up) make pretty or attractive 使漂亮；使可爱 □ pretty much (or nearly or well) colloq. almost; very nearly [口]几乎；差不多 □ sitting pretty colloq. in a favourable or advantageous position [口]处在极为有利的地位 □ prettily adv.□ prettiness n.□ prettyish adj.□ prettyism n.[Old English prœttig, from West Germanic] |