pretty much (或 nearly 或 well)

(informal)very nearly

(非正式)几乎；差不多

the case is pretty well over.

这案子差不多结束了。

a pretty penny

(informal)a large sum of money

(非正式)一大笔钱

pretty please

used as an emphatic or wheedling form of request

求求你（强调或讨好的表达方式）

be sitting pretty

(informal)be in an advantageous position or situation

(非正式)占优势的，处于有利地位的

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

如果能得到赞助，她会极占优势。

pretty much

For the most part; mostly

大多数；几乎全部

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

“材料差不多要没了”(&b{约翰·斯特拉希尼奇})