1、come up
走近;走到跟前
Her cat came up and rubbed itself against their legs.
她的猫跑上前来,在他们腿上蹭来蹭去。
He came up to me and said: 'Come on, John.'
他走到我跟前说:“快点,约翰。”
被提及;被讨论
The subject came up during a pre-dinner drink with our guests
在与客人喝餐前酒的时候,有人提到了这个话题。
Jeane Kirkpatrick's name has come up a lot.
珍妮·柯克帕特里克的名字被多次提到。
即将发生;即将到来
Plan your activities so that you are rested and refreshed when something important is coming up.
做好日常规划,这样一旦发生大事,才能够从容不迫。
We do have elections coming up.
我们的确将要进行选举。
(工作)出现空缺;(商品)上市
A research fellowship came up at Girton and I applied for it and got it.
格顿学院设立了一项研究奖学金,我提出申请并且成功获得。
The house came up for sale and the couple realised they could just about afford it.
这幢房子放盘,两口子才意识到他们的钱差不多刚够买下它。
2、pretty
(尤指女孩)漂亮的,好看的,标致的
She's a very charming and very pretty girl.
她是一个非常迷人的漂亮女孩。
(地方或事物)漂亮的,美丽的(但无特殊之处)
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。
comfortable sofas covered in a pretty floral print.
罩着漂亮的印花布的舒适沙发
很;颇;相当
I had a pretty good idea what she was going to do.
我很清楚她会怎么做。
Pretty soon after my arrival I found lodgings.
我到达之后,很快就找到了住处。