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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。

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