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. 现实
Fiction and reality were increasingly blurred. 小说与现实越来越混淆难分。
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. (尤指令人不快或难对付的) 真实情形
...the harsh reality of top international competition. …顶级的国际竞争的残酷现实。
4. N-SING You say that something has become a reality when it actually exists or is actually happening. 事实存在; 真实发生的事
...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。
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. 事实上; 实际上
He came across as streetwise, but in reality he was not. 他看似适应都市的生活，但事实上他不是。
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reality /rɪˈælɪtɪ/ (realities)
剑桥词典
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- 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
现实；实际情况
The reality of the situation is that unless we find some new funding soon , the youth centre will have to close . 现实情况是，如果我们不能马上再筹到一些资金，青少年中心就得关门。
He escaped from reality by going to the cinema every afternoon . 他每天下午都去电影院看电影，借此来逃避现实。
He seemed very young , but he was in reality (= in fact ) older than all of us. 他看上去很年轻，可实际上他比我们所有人年龄都大。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
a fact
事实；真实
The book confronts the harsh social and political realities of the world today. 这本书直面当今世界残酷的社会和政治现实。
Her childhood ambition became a reality (= happened in fact ) when she was made a judge . 她被任命为法官，儿时的抱负终于成为了现实。
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