pretty
adverb informal uk/ˈprɪt.i/ us/ˈprɪt̬.i/
B1 相当，颇，很，非常
quite, but not extremely
The house has four bedrooms, so it's pretty big. 这座房子有4个卧室，因此非常大。
I'm pretty sure it was her. 我相当肯定是她。
I've got a pretty good idea of how to get there. 我很清楚该怎么去那里。
pretty much/wellB1 差不多；几乎全部地，几乎完全地
almost
I've pretty much finished here. 我这儿基本上完成了。
She knows pretty well everything there is to know on the subject. 对这个问题她几乎了如指掌。
- More examples
- I guess that things are pretty hard for you now.
- It's pretty noisy at night-time.
- It's pretty unlikely that they'll turn up now - it's nearly ten o'clock.
- The place emptied pretty quickly when the fight started.
- Nothing really changes around here. One day is pretty much like the next.
pretty
adjective uk/ˈprɪt.i/ us/ˈprɪt̬.i/
A2 （尤指女孩、女子或与其相关事物）漂亮的，美丽的，标致的
pleasant to look at, or (especially of girls or women or things relating to them) attractive or pleasant in a delicate way
That's a pretty hat you're wearing. 你戴的帽子很漂亮。
The sofa was covered in very pretty flowery material. 沙发面料是一种很漂亮的花朵图案的布料。
She's got such a pretty daughter. 她有一个如此美貌的女儿。
- More examples
- She looked pretty in a simple cotton dress.
- Our hotel room overlooked a pretty little fishing harbour.
- pretty pink flowers
- I tied the ribbon around the parcel in a pretty bow.
- She was young and pretty, with a spotless reputation.
Idioms
cost someone a pretty pennyidiom 花费（某人）很多钱
to be very expensive
That coat must have cost you a pretty penny! 那件外套一定花了你很多钱！
not be a pretty sightidiom humorous 不顺眼;有碍观瞻
to be ugly or unpleasant to look at
I can tell you, first thing in the morning he's not a pretty sight. 我可以肯定地跟你说，早上一起来他就让人看着不顺眼。
not be just a pretty faceidiom humorous 不只是一张漂亮脸蛋；不只是徒有其表
If someone is not just a pretty face, they are not only attractive but also intelligent.
"How did you know that?" "Well, I'm not just a pretty face, you know." “你是怎么知道的？”“嘿！我不只是徒有其表，你知道的。”
a pretty passidiom old-fashioned 糟糕的局面
a bad situation
Things have come to a pretty pass when a referee can no longer be trusted. 当裁判不再可信时，情况就很糟糕了。
pretty pleaseidiom spoken humorous 求求你了
used for asking someone for something or persuading them to do something by trying to make yourself sound friendly
Can we have one, too? Please! Pretty please! 我们也能要一个吗？拜托！求求你了！