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单词 pretty
释义
pretty
adverb
informal
uk
/ˈprɪt.i/us
/ˈprɪt̬.i/
B1
quite, but notextremely:
相当，颇，很，非常
Thehousehas fourbedrooms, so it's prettybig.这座房子有4个卧室，因此非常大。
I'm prettysureit was her.我相当肯定是她。
I've got a pretty goodideaof how to get there.我很清楚该怎么去那里。
pretty much/well
B1
almost:
差不多；几乎全部地，几乎完全地
I've pretty muchfinishedhere.我这儿基本上完成了。
Sheknowspretty well everything there is toknowon thesubject.对这个问题她几乎了如指掌。
More examples
  • Iguessthat things are pretty hard for you now.
  • It's prettynoisyat night-time.
  • It's prettyunlikelythat they'llturnup now - it'snearlyten o'clock.
  • Theplaceemptiedprettyquicklywhen thefightstarted.
  • Nothing reallychangesaround here. Onedayis pretty much like the next.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Some and quite
  • (a) sort ofidiom
  • a piece/slice/share of the pieidiom
  • bit
  • certain
  • degree
  • faintly
  • fairly
  • ha'porth
  • halfway
  • mildly
  • pie
  • quite
  • rather
  • remotely
  • several
  • some
  • to a/some degreeidiom
  • touch
  • trifle
  • vaguely
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Grammar

Pretty
We can use pretty as an adverb, before an adjective or another adverb, meaning ‘quite, but not extremely’. It is informal:…
pretty
adjective
uk
/ˈprɪt.i/us
/ˈprɪt̬.i/
A2
pleasanttolookat, or (especiallyofgirlsor women or thingsrelatingto them)attractiveorpleasantin adelicateway:
（尤指女孩、女子或与其相关事物）漂亮的，美丽的，标致的
That's a prettyhatyou'rewearing.你戴的帽子很漂亮。
Thesofawascoveredin very prettyflowerymaterial.沙发面料是一种很漂亮的花朵图案的布料。
She's got such a prettydaughter.她有一个如此美貌的女儿。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
a beautiful person, painting, sight, etc.
  • beautifulI've never seen a more beautiful view in my life.
  • attractiveHer husband is really attractive.
  • good-lookingI think they're very good-looking.
  • handsomeHe's so handsome.
  • prettyYour daughter is very pretty.
  • gorgeousYou look gorgeous in that dress!
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More examples
  • Shelookedpretty in asimplecottondress.
  • Ourhotelroomoverlookeda pretty littlefishingharbour.
  • prettypinkflowers
  • Itiedtheribbonaround theparcelin a prettybow.
  • She wasyoungand pretty, with aspotlessreputation.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Attractive
  • adorable
  • adorbs
  • aesthetic
  • aesthetically
  • alluring
  • distinguished
  • dreamy
  • easy
  • elegant
  • elegantly
  • magnificent
  • majestic
  • melting
  • mesmerizing
  • nice-looking
  • telegenic
  • tempting
  • to die foridiom
  • turn out
  • twee
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Related word

prettiness

Idioms

costsomeonea pretty penny
not be a pretty sight
not be just a pretty face
a pretty pass
pretty please
(Definition ofprettyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pretty| American Dictionary

pretty
adjective[-er/-est only]
us
/ˈprɪt̬·i/

prettyadjective[-er/-est only](PLEASANT)

pleasanttolookat, or (esp. ofgirlsor women or thingsconnectedwith them)attractiveorcharmingin adelicateway:
a prettyview
Myoldersisteris prettier than I am.

Idiom

pretty much
pretty
adverb[not gradable]
us
/ˈprɪt̬·i/

prettyadverb[not gradable](TO A LARGE DEGREE)

(used to giveemphasis) to alargedegree; to somedegree:
I’ve got a prettyclearideaof what’s going on.
She was prettytired.
"How are youfeeling?" "Pretty good,thanks."
(Definition ofprettyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpretty

pretty
However, this asymmetrical distribution means that the only context that permits comparison among really, very, so andprettyas intensifiers is the predicative adjective context.
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That suggested to us that they really were doingprettymuch what the record said they were doing.
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The males gravitate (albeit unconsciously) towards another form in the available inventory that has no obvious social connotations -prettyfits the bill.
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A fancy procedure andprettypictures are not needed, critics will add, to know that brain activity differs between the two groups.
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If circularities of that sort are conceded,prettymuch anything can be legitimated with anything.
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Although both chapters on financial regulation are interesting, the conclusions areprettystandard : there is a call for a prudential regulation of banks.
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Nevertheless, it is to be hoped that his book will formprettymuch the last word on this particular controversy.
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However, the "prettyhorsebreakers" appearing in increasing numbers in parks and public spaces caused a surge of anxiety.
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Each chapter canprettymuch stand on its own and would be easily extracted for topical reading in a graduate seminar.
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The materials overall areprettydemanding and aim at a high level of understanding.
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The state, it may be thought, isprettymuch just us, and its decisions represent us and our decisions.
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It is largely the result of retrospective legislation in the 20th century, but that isprettymuch like all other sets of classics.
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Their bibliographies areprettygood entries into the unfathomably rich literature about the subject.
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To empathize with what is happening on the stage one has to beprettysimple-hearted.
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Now ignorance of the true nature of happiness isprettyclearly a defect in the agent.
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