An ugly woman serves as a foil to a pretty girl.

Upon my word, the road's pretty bumpy just here.

哎呀, 这儿的路真不平.

She's pretty hot stuff.

她很性感。

She looks very pretty in that new skirt.

她穿那条新裙子很好看.

It was all pretty much done on the fly.

那几乎都是匆忙之中完成的。

The problems don't worry you; you're sitting pretty.

这些问题难不了你, 你处于极为有利的地位.

The weasel is a very pretty little creature.

黄鼬是一种很可爱的小动物.

Women put rouge on their cheeks to make their faces pretty.

女人往面颊上涂胭脂,使脸更漂亮.

Her friends are all pretty unsavoury characters.

她的朋友尽是些不三不四的人。

She seemed pretty satisfied with the result.

她对那结果似乎相当满意.

He trades [ deals ] in grains.

他做谷物生意.

Other trades have been quick to latch on.

其他行业很快便紧跟而上。

A number of trades, previously thought of as lowly ones, began to receive more attention.

从前被人们视为卑贱的一些职业现在开始受到更多的重视.

The overseas trades have been developing these years.

这些年对外贸易得到了发展.

The official trades union council voted to disband itself and re-form as a confederation.

这个官方的工会委员会投票决定解体然后重新组成联盟。

Trades union leadership in those days was less a career than a vocation.

那时候的工会领导与其说是一份职业，倒不如说是一种使命。

Then the off-therecord political trades and deals could be made with impunity.

这样一笔笔不必记录在案的政治交易和密约就可以泰然自若地达到了.

He trades in wool and cotton.

他经营羊毛和棉花.

He is a jack-of-all-trades and master of none.

他是个三脚猫--杂而不精.

They are placed out to trades or to services.

叫他们出去从事各种行业,干各样职务.

The difficulties of outsourcing have been compounded by the increasing resistance of trade unions.

工会愈发强烈的抵制使得外包更难进行。