pretty

['priti]

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

a.

1. (用于女性、小孩及小物件)漂亮的; 秀丽的; 可爱的

What a pretty house it is!

多漂亮的一栋房子!

She's so pretty.

她真漂亮。

2. 优美的; 悦耳的; 令人愉快的

She's got a pretty voice.

她的声音很悦耳。

3. 【贬】(指男性)女人气的[B]

4. 【贬】不好的, 糟糕的[B]

ad.

相当, 颇, 很, 非常

Her sister is still pretty sick.

她的妹妹仍病得很重。

n.

漂亮的人; 漂亮的东西

vt.

使漂亮; 使可爱; 美化

My room needs prettying up.

我的房间需要装饰一下。

词形变化

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

词义辨析

同义:

a.漂亮的; 优美的

attractive  lovely  beautiful  handsome  good-looking  

同义参见:

somewhat  adorable  very  cute  rather  dainty  

反义:

a.漂亮的; 令人愉快的

ugly  

英英释义

形容词 pretty:

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

(used ironically) unexpectedly bad

副词 pretty:

used as an intensifier (`jolly' is used informally in Britain)

同义词：jolly

补充

prettypretty英:[ˈpriti] 美:[ˈprɪti]adj.1.漂亮的, 可爱的, 精致的They competed for a pretty girl.他们曾为一个漂亮女孩而竞争。What a pretty little house it is!多么小巧玲珑的房子啊！Though she was pretty, she fell from grace at last.虽然她长得很漂亮, 最后却失宠了。adv.1.相当; 颇She seemed pretty satisfied with the result.她对那结果似乎相当满意。

例句

1. a pretty girl with enormous blue eyes长着蓝色大眼睛的漂亮姑娘 2. He thought it was the prettiest face he'd ever seen.他觉得这是他见过的最标致的面孔。 3. She looked very pretty in a blue dress and with flowers in her hair.她身着蓝色连衣裙, 头戴鲜花, 看上去非常漂亮。 4. comfortable sofas covered in a pretty floral print印有漂亮花卉图案的舒适沙发 5. in the pretty village of Clachan在美丽的克拉亨村 6. Those flowers look pretty. What are they?那些花看起来很漂亮, 是什么花？ 7. He replied with a pretty wit.他的回答非常风趣。 8. Here's a pretty mess.这里可乱得真是绝了。 9. It's come to a pretty pass if you can't even take three holidays without the plotters starting.你如果连三天假都无法安生度过, 那真是糟透了。 10. Left unattended for a few days in hot weather, grass quickly turns brown, and is not a pretty sight.在炎热的天气里, 草坪如果几天没有打理很快就会变黄, 非常难看。 11. The Secretary of State was not a pretty sight.国务卿的样子有碍观瞻。 12. We could probably sell them for a pretty penny.我们说不定能把这些东西卖个好价钱呢。 13. Buying a home can cost a pretty penny.买一套房子要花很多钱。 14. I had a pretty good idea of what she was going to do.我非常清楚她要去干什么。 15. We must make up our mind pretty soon.我们必须很快下定决心。 16. He left pretty soon after my arrival.我到之后, 他很快就走了。 17. I'm pretty well at the moment, thanks.我现在非常好, 谢谢。 18. That film was pretty bad.那部电影糟糕透了。 19. The weather was pretty awful.天气糟透了。 20. I travel pretty well every week.我几乎每个星期都出差。 21. It's pretty much the same.几乎完全一样。 22. Boro were sitting pretty with 19 points.博罗得19分, 处于有利位置。 23. He is sitting pretty financially.他在经济上非常宽裕。 24. curtains to pretty up the room用来美化房间的窗帘 25. a pretty little girl with an engaging grin.一个带着迷人笑容的漂亮小女孩。 26. a pretty summer dress.好看的夏季连衣裙。 27. he led me a pretty dance.他真让我转得晕了头。 28. he looked pretty fit for his age.就他这个年纪他看上去相当健康。 29. he buys her lots of pretties—bangles and rings and things.他给她买了许多小玩意儿——镯子、戒指等不一而足。 30. six pretties in sequined leotards.穿着缀满闪光片的紧身服的六个小美人。 31. she'll be all prettied up and ready to go in an hour.她一小时后就会打扮得漂漂亮亮，准备出发。 32. the case is pretty well over.这案子差不多结束了。 33. if she could get sponsors, she would be sitting pretty.如果能得到赞助，她会极占优势。 34. a pretty girl/smile/dress/garden/name漂亮的姑娘；动人的微笑；漂亮的连衣裙；漂亮的花园；漂亮的名字 35. The room is prettily decorated.这房间布置得很漂亮。 36. The film was pretty good but not fantastic.那部电影相当不错，但不算很棒。 37. I'm pretty certain that Alex will agree.我相当肯定亚历克斯会同意。 38. I won't be long. I've pretty well finished.我不会花太长时间，我差不多完成了。 39. a pretty dress漂亮的连衣裙 40. pretty flowers美丽的花 41. She has a pretty face.她有一张漂亮脸蛋。 42. I've never seen her looking so happy or so pretty.我从未见过她如此高兴、如此美丽。 43. a pretty sunset/room/voice/name/poem美丽的日落；漂亮的房间；动听的嗓音；好听的名字；优美的诗篇 44. That song is pretty. = That's a pretty song.那首歌很动听。 45. He made a pretty profit selling his antique car.他卖掉古董车获利颇丰。 46. She received a pretty sum of money.她收到了一大笔钱。 47. What a pretty [=nice] day.多么美好的一天啊！ 48. The game wasn't pretty but at least we won.比赛不太好看，但至少我们赢了。 49. It isn't going to be pretty when the mayor finds out his son has been arrested.知道儿子被捕了市长可不会好受的。 50. The kitchen was not a pretty sight [=the kitchen was very messy] after we finished making breakfast.我们做完早餐后，厨房里不成样子了。 51. What a pretty [=terrible] mess you've gotten us into!你把我们弄得一团糟！ 52. a pretty [=miserable] state of affairs糟糕的事态 53. She is as pretty as a picture!她美丽如画！ 54. "If he wants to get people to vote for him, he's got to prove he's more than just a pretty face."他要是想让人投他的票，就得证明自己不只脸蛋漂亮。 55. She dresses/sings prettily.她打扮得漂亮/唱歌动听。 56. "The house was pretty [=moderately, rather] big."房子相当大。 57. It's pretty cold outside.外面挺冷。 58. “Did you put the keys on the table?” “I'm pretty sure I did.”“你把钥匙放桌子上了吗？”“相当确定，放了。” 59. The teams are pretty equally matched.这些球队水平相当接近。 60. The work is pretty hard.这项工作相当难。 61. I have to leave pretty soon.我得马上走。 62. The movie was pretty good but not great.电影挺不错，但算不上非常好看。 63. (US) I'm pretty near/nearly done. [=I'm almost done]我就快干完了。 64. His injury was pretty bad. [=his injury was bad]他伤得很重。 65. We got pretty [=quite] close.我们关系非常亲密。 66. They've accomplished some pretty amazing things.他们做出了一些惊人之举。 67. She was driving pretty fast.她车开得飞快。 68. His ideas were pretty much ignored at the meeting.会上他的观点大多被忽略了。 69. It is pretty much the same color.这差不多是同一种颜色。 70. The engine is pretty well shot. [=the engine is almost completely useless]发动机差不多完蛋了。 71. “Are you finished yet?” “pretty much.” [=just about]“你完成了吗？”“差不多了。” 72. "She prettied the cake with icing, sprinkles, and nuts."她用糖霜、糖屑和坚果装点蛋糕。 73. The curtains pretty up the room.窗帘使房间增色。 74. Landscapers prettied the park up with flowers and bushes.园林设计师用花和灌木装点了公园。