| 单词 | pretty well |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspretty well c. pretty well: in a satisfactory way; to a considerable extent, largely. Formerly also as n.: †a fair amount (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > moderateness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adverb] > fairly reasonably1389 reasonablyc1447 seemlyc1460 reasonable1485 gaily1532 indifferently?c1550 pretty well1576 indifferent1583 tolerably1602 tolerable1673 middling1719 geylies1754 middlingly1755 fairly1805 fairish1818 wellish1830 serviceably1896 1576 G. Whetstone Rocke of Regard i. 3 For my selfe, I shifted prettie well. a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) v. 61 The Dutch Veny I swallowed pretty wel. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. vi After we had pretty well staid our Stomachs with some tight Snatches. 1701 C. Cibber Love makes Man iv. 44 I do know London pretty well. 1737 H. Bracken Farriery Improved xxv. 365 Give the Horse pretty well of my Cordial Ball. 1737 H. Bracken Farriery Improved xxv. 368 He has pretty well of Flesh upon his Back. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison II. vii. 40 Their father..by that time, had pretty well got over his grief. 1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! I. ii. 45 He..had his heart pretty well hardened by long baneful licence. 1882 W. Besant All Sorts of Men II. xxviii. 206 They had got by this time pretty well all they clamoured for. 1888 ‘J. S. Winter’ Bootle's Children xi. 84 Lassie kept her composure pretty well. 1902 H. K. Mann Hist. Popes I. i. 417 The pallium..had then..pretty well its modern shape. 2005 C. Frayling Ken Adam iii. 52 The bigger ship, La France, was riding the gale pretty well, but the Marie Annick didn't have proper ballast. < as lemmas |
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