pretty much (或 nearly 或 well)

(informal)very nearly

(非正式)幾乎；差不多

the case is pretty well over.

這案子差不多結束了。

a pretty penny

(informal)a large sum of money

(非正式)一大筆錢

pretty please

used as an emphatic or wheedling form of request

求求你（強調(diào)或討好的表達方式）

be sitting pretty

(informal)be in an advantageous position or situation

(非正式)占優(yōu)勢的，處于有利地位的

if she could get sponsors, she would be sitting pretty.

如果能得到贊助，她會極占優(yōu)勢。

pretty much

For the most part; mostly

大多數(shù)；幾乎全部

“The . . . matter was pretty much dying down”(&b{John Strahinich})

“材料差不多要沒了”(&b{約翰·斯特拉希尼奇})