1、come up
走近;走到跟前
Her cat came up and rubbed itself against their legs.
她的貓跑上前來,在他們腿上蹭來蹭去。
He came up to me and said: 'Come on, John.'
他走到我跟前說:“快點,約翰。”
被提及;被討論
The subject came up during a pre-dinner drink with our guests
在與客人喝餐前酒的時候,有人提到了這個話題。
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。
即將發(fā)生;即將到來
Plan your activities so that you are rested and refreshed when something important is coming up.
做好日常規(guī)劃,這樣一旦發(fā)生大事,才能夠從容不迫。
We do have elections coming up.
我們的確將要進行選舉。
(工作)出現(xiàn)空缺;(商品)上市
A research fellowship came up at Girton and I applied for it and got it.
格頓學(xué)院設(shè)立了一項研究獎學(xué)金,我提出申請并且成功獲得。
The house came up for sale and the couple realised they could just about afford it.
這幢房子放盤,兩口子才意識到他們的錢差不多剛夠買下它。
2、pretty
(尤指女孩)漂亮的,好看的,標致的
She's a very charming and very pretty girl.
她是一個非常迷人的漂亮女孩。
(地方或事物)漂亮的,美麗的(但無特殊之處)
Whitstable is still a very pretty little town.
惠特斯特布爾仍然是一個非常漂亮的小鎮(zhèn)。
comfortable sofas covered in a pretty floral print.
罩著漂亮的印花布的舒適沙發(fā)
很;頗;相當
I had a pretty good idea what she was going to do.
我很清楚她會怎么做。
Pretty soon after my arrival I found lodgings.
我到達之后,很快就找到了住處。