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pretty

英 [ˈprɪti]

美 [ˈprɪti]

adv.  颇; 相当; 十分; 非常; 极; 很
adj.  漂亮的; 标致的; 妩媚的; 动人的; 赏心悦目的; 动听的; 美观的; 精致的
n.  漂亮的人(或东西)

最高级:prettiest 比较级:prettier 

中考高考CET4CET6考研TEM4

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1782 / COCA.797

同义词辨析

beautifulgood-lookinghandsomelovelypretty【导航词义:美丽的】

beautifuladj. 美丽的,美好的
〔辨析〕
普通用词,可用于描述人和事物。描述人的时候,通常指女性和儿童的美有特别之处且引人注意。
〔例证〕
a beautiful girl/park
一个漂亮的女孩/美丽的公园
She is more beautiful than any other girl in the class.
她是班里最漂亮的女孩。
good-lookingadj. 漂亮的,长得好看的
〔辨析〕
语义较弱,可用来描述男人或女人。
〔例证〕
Mr. Green's children are all good-looking.
格林先生家的孩子都长得很俊。
She is a good-looking girl.
她是一位迷人的姑娘。
handsomeadj. 英俊的,帅的,漂亮的
〔辨析〕
形容人的时候,主要指男人和小男孩长得漂亮、五官端正,也可以用于描述漂亮但带有男性气质的年长女人,但不用于描写少女;形容物的时候,指高大雄伟、令人印象深刻的。
〔例证〕
Mr. Green is handsome.
格林先生很英俊。
He bought a handsome house yesterday.
他昨天买了一幢漂亮的大房子。
Susan is beautiful and handsome, so she has many admirers.
苏珊美丽端庄,因此有很多追求者。
lovelyadj. 〈尤英〉好看的,可爱的
〔辨析〕
可用于修饰人或事物,主要指美丽而颇有吸引力的。
〔例证〕
a lovely child/day
可爱的孩子/晴朗的天
lovely music
悦耳的音乐
She has a lovely face.
她有一张漂亮的脸蛋。
prettyadj. 漂亮的,美妙的
〔辨析〕
可用来形容有魅力的人或者美妙的物品。形容人的时候,多指小女孩或女人长得好看;如果用来形容男性,则表示漂亮但有点女性化。
〔例证〕
Mary looks much prettier in the red dress.
玛莉穿红色的连衣裙看起来漂亮多了。
The poem is pretty.
这首诗很美。
He's a young man with a pretty face.
他是个小白脸。

习惯用语

    adv.

      pretty much/well
    • 几乎;差不多
      almost; almost completely
    • One dog looks pretty much like another to me.
      在我看来,狗长得都差不多。
    • be sitting pretty
    • (尤指在他人处境不好时)处境好
      to be in a good situation, especially when others are not

    adj.

      as pretty as a picture
    • 美丽如画;非常漂亮
      very pretty
    • not just a pretty face
    • 并非徒有其表;不只脸蛋漂亮
      used to emphasize that you have particular skills or qualities
    • ‘I didn't know you could play the piano.’ ‘I'm not just a pretty face, you know!’
      “我不知道你还会弹钢琴呢。”“我可不只是脸蛋儿漂亮,对吧!”
    • not a pretty sight
    • 不顺眼;有碍观瞻
      not pleasant to look at
    • You should have seen him in his swimming trunks─not a pretty sight!
      你应该见识见识他穿游泳裤的样子——真是一景呢!
    • a pretty penny
    • 很多钱;一大笔钱
      a lot of money
    • come to such a passcome to a pretty pass
    • 陷于不妙的(或困难的)境地;落到这步田地
      to reach a sad or difficult state

    牛津词典

      adv.

      • 颇;相当
        to some extent; fairly
        1. I'm pretty sure I'll be going.
          我相当肯定会去的。
        2. The game was pretty good.
          这个游戏相当不错。
        3. It's pretty hard to explain.
          这事很难解释清楚。
        4. I'm going to have to find a new apartment pretty soon.
          我很快就得找个新住处了。
      • 十分;非常;极;很
        very
        1. That performance was pretty impressive.
          那场表演很出色。
        2. Things are looking pretty good!
          形势看来很不错!

      adj.

      • 漂亮的;标致的;妩媚的;动人的
        attractive without being very beautiful
        1. a pretty face
          俏丽的脸
        2. a pretty little girl
          俊俏的小姑娘
        3. You look so pretty in that dress!
          你穿那件连衣裙真漂亮!
      • 赏心悦目的;动听的;美观的;精致的
        attractive and pleasant to look at or to listen to without being large, beautiful or impressive
        1. pretty clothes
          漂亮的衣服
        2. a pretty garden
          赏心悦目的花园
        3. a pretty name
          优美的名字

      柯林斯词典

      • ADJ-GRADED (尤指女孩)漂亮的,好看的,标致的
        If you describe someone, especially a girl, aspretty, you mean that they look nice and are attractive in a delicate way.
        1. She's a very charming and very pretty girl.
          她是一个非常迷人的漂亮女孩。
      • ADJ-GRADED (地方或事物)漂亮的,美丽的(但无特殊之处)
        A place or a thing that isprettyis attractive and pleasant, in a charming but not particularly unusual way.
        1. Whitstable is still a very pretty little town.
          惠特斯特布尔仍然是一个非常漂亮的小镇。
        2. ...comfortable sofas covered in a pretty floral print.
          罩着漂亮的印花布的舒适沙发
      • ADV 很;颇;相当
        You can useprettybefore an adjective or adverb to mean 'quite' or 'rather'.
        1. I had a pretty good idea what she was going to do...
          我很清楚她会怎么做。
        2. Pretty soon after my arrival I found lodgings.
          我到达之后,很快就找到了住处。
      • PHRASE 几乎;近乎;差不多
        Pretty muchorpretty wellmeans 'almost'.
        1. His new government looks pretty much like the old one...
          他的新政府看起来和旧政府没什么两样。
        2. I travel pretty well every week.
          我几乎每周都出去旅行。
      • PHRASE 处于有利的位置;处境优越
        If you say that someoneis sitting pretty, you mean that they are in a good, safe, or comfortable position.
        1. When the war started, they thought they were sitting pretty, because they had all that extra grain.
          战争开始的时候,他们认为自己境况不错,因为他们粮食准备充足。
      • not a pretty sight→ see:sight
      • When you are describing someone's appearance, you generally useprettyandbeautifulto describe women, girls, and babies.Beautifulis a much stronger word thanpretty. The equivalent word for a man ishandsome.Good-lookingandattractivecan be used to describe people of either sex.Prettycan also be used to modify adjectives and adverbs but is less strong thanvery. In this sense,prettyis informal.
        当描述人的外貌时,通常用 pretty 和 beautiful 来描述妇女、女孩和婴儿。beautiful 比 pretty 语气强烈很多。描写男性的对应词是 handsome。good-looking 和 attractive 可用来描述两性。pretty也可以用来修饰形容词和副词,但是语气不如 very 强烈。表示这个意义时,pretty为非正式用语。

      英英释义

      adj

      • pleasing by delicacy or grace
        1. pretty girl
        2. pretty song
        3. pretty room
      • (used ironically) unexpectedly bad
        1. a pretty mess
        2. a pretty kettle of fish

      adv

      双语例句

      • I can get down to nitpicking detail, I am pretty fussy about certain things.
        我会挑剔细节,我对某些事情相当吹毛求疵。
      • An ugly woman serves as a foil to a pretty girl.
        一个丑女人可以将美丽的姑娘反衬得更加漂亮。
      • I feel pretty dead right now.
        我觉得自己现在几乎快要死了。
      • Oh thank you so much! They're so pretty!
        哦,太感谢你了!它们真漂亮!
      • You looked pretty upset just now
        你刚才看上去挺难过的。
      • That's a pretty tall story.
        这话太玄了。
      • This girl is very pretty.
        这姑娘生得十分秀丽。
      • I'm pretty sure they slept together before they were married.
        我敢肯定他们结婚之前就上过床了。
      • I'm an orphan and pretty much grew up on my own.
        我是个孤儿,差不多是靠自己长大的。
      • We were a pretty inexperienced bunch of people really
        我们事实上是一些相当没有经验的人。