Pretty

(adj.) pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; 'pretty girl'; 'pretty song'; 'pretty room' .

(adj.) (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; 'a pretty mess'; 'a pretty kettle of fish' .

布雷特整理

• Not but what myself and Micawber have our hands pretty full, in general, on account of Mr. Wickfield's being hardly fit for any occupation, sir. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• I am aware that this is a pretty voluminous notice of Mr. Grimes' book. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• And that opens a pretty picture of things, I hope? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• It was a pretty letter. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• End of Penelope's evidence--and very pretty and convincing, too. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• To see how pretty the Maypole looks in the moonlight? 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• I don't think it's fair for some girls to have plenty of pretty things, and other girls nothing at all, added little Amy, with an injured sniff. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• What was there in this simple and somewhat pretty sleeping-closet to startle the most timid? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• It must be pretty, light, ladylike, I should think? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• It was very pretty to look at, but seemed to have the effect of rendering surrounding objects rather darker than before. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• It was the prettiest and most luxurious little sitting-room I had ever seen; and I admired it with the warmest enthusiasm. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Becky laughed, gay and saucy looking, and swept the prettiest little curtsey ever seen. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• She used to say yo' were the prettiest thing she'd ever clapped eyes on. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Well, I mean to ask Tom here, some day next week, said George; and you do your prettiest, Aunt Chloe, and we'll make him stare. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• I'm going to the flower-show, Clack; and I've got the prettiest bonnet in London. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• She is the prettiest and most engaging little fairy in the world. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• She was very tiny, and had the prettiest little innocent face, the silkiest long ears, the finest dark eyes in the world. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Hang it, one has a grudge against a man who carries off the prettiest girl in the town. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Which lady here do you think prettiest? 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• It does not signify what he is doing; that very thing is prettiest, gracefulest, best. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Is its colour any prettier, or its scent any sweeter, when you DO know? 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• But, when we went into the room, and it turned pale, she was ten thousand times prettier yet. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Miss Crawford thought she had never seen a prettier consciousness. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• Miss Havisham would often ask me in a whisper, or when we were alone, Does she grow prettier and prettier, Pip? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• There isn't a prettier drink under the sun. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Abroad, said Miss Havisham; educating for a lady; far out of reach; prettier than ever; admired by all who see her. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• There may be prettier women in Europe, but I doubt it. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• As they went on with their supper, Lizzie tried to bring her round to that prettier and better state. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Ralph was ingenuous, genteel in his manners, and extremely eloquent; I think I never knew a prettier talker. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• And don't you know that you are prettier than you ever were? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.

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