reality
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT You use reality to refer to real things or the real nature of things rather than imagined, invented, or theoretical ideas. 現實
Fiction and reality were increasingly blurred. 小說與現實越來越混淆難分。
2. →see also virtual reality
3. N-COUNT Therealityof a situation is the truth about it, especially when it is unpleasant or difficult to deal with. (尤指令人不快或難對付的) 真實情形
...the harsh reality of top international competition. …頂級的國際競爭的殘酷現實。
4. N-SING You say that something has become a reality when it actually exists or is actually happening. 事實存在; 真實發生的事
...the whole procedure that made this book become a reality. …使這本書的出版成爲現實的整個過程。
5. PHRASE You can use in reality to introduce a statement about the real nature of something, when it contrasts with something incorrect that has just been described. 事實上; 實際上
He came across as streetwise, but in reality he was not. 他看似適應都市的生活，但事實上他不是。
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reality /rɪˈælɪtɪ/ (realities)
剑桥词典
- B2 [ 單數名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]
- Romantic novels provide an escape from reality.
- I like the idea of living in the countryside but I'm not sure I'd like the reality.
- I sometimes think that he's losing his grasp on reality.
- The stark reality is that we are operating at a huge loss .
- This film blurs the line between reality and fantasy . 返回 reality
the state of things as they are, rather than as they are imagined to be
現實；實際情況
The reality of the situation is that unless we find some new funding soon , the youth centre will have to close . 現實情況是，如果我們不能馬上再籌到一些資金，青少年中心就得關門。
He escaped from reality by going to the cinema every afternoon . 他每天下午都去電影院看電影，借此來逃避現實。
He seemed very young , but he was in reality (= in fact ) older than all of us. 他看上去很年輕，可實際上他比我們所有人年齡都大。
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]
a fact
事實；真實
The book confronts the harsh social and political realities of the world today. 這本書直麪儅今世界殘酷的社會和政治現實。
Her childhood ambition became a reality (= happened in fact ) when she was made a judge . 她被任命爲法官，兒時的抱負終於成爲了現實。
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