新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

reality

英  [riˈælɪti]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • realities

    1[U 不可数名词] 现实

    You use reality to refer to real things or the real nature of things rather than imagined, invented, or theoretical ideas.

    近义词

    fact , actuality

    双语例句

    例:

    Fiction and reality were increasingly blurred.

    小说与现实越来越混淆难分。

    例:

    Psychiatrists become too caught up in their theories to deal adequately with reality.

    精神病学家们变得太过追求理论,而不能充分应对现实问题。

    2[C 可数名词] (尤指令人不快或难对付的)真实情形

    The reality of a situation is the truth about it, especially when it is unpleasant or difficult to deal with.

    双语例句

    例:

    the harsh reality of top international competition.

    面临最激烈的国际竞争的残酷现实。

    3[SING 单数型名词] 事实存在 , 真实发生的事

    You say that something has become a reality when it actually exists or is actually happening.

    双语例句

    例:

    the whole procedure that made this book become a reality.

    使这本书的出版成为现实的整个过程。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • in reality

    1事实上 , 实际上

    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.

    近义词

    in fact , actually , in truth

    双语例句

    例:

    He came across as streetwise, but in reality he was not.

    他看似适应了都市的生活,但事实上他没有。

    例:

    For convenience, we can classify these differences into three groups, although in reality they are innumerable.

    方便起见,我们可以将这些差异分为三类,尽管这些差异事实上是数不清的。