| 单词 | reality |
| 释义 | realityWord family noun realism realist reality unreality realization realiarealnessrealorealtieRealtorrealtyreal alereality checkreality TVreal propertyrealtoneadjective real unreal realistic ≠ unrealistic realtimeverb realize adverb real really realistically ≠ unrealistically re·al·i·ty /riˈæləti/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural realities) 1 [countableC, uncountableU]REAL/NOT IMAGINARY what actually happens or is true, not what is imagined or thought 真实；现实 the distinction between fantasy and reality 幻想和现实之间的区别 TV is used as an escape from reality. 电视成了逃避现实的一种方式。 I think the government has lost touch with reality (=no longer understands what is real or true). 我认为政府已经脱离了现实。 political realities 政治现实 harsh/grim/stark reality Millions of people live with the harsh realities of unemployment. 数百万人生活在失业的残酷现实中。 the reality is that The reality is that young people will not go into teaching until salaries are higher. 实际情况是，只有薪水上涨年轻人才会去当教师。 The paperless office may one day become a reality. 无纸化办公室有一天可能会成为现实。 2 in reality IN FACTused to say that something is different from what people think 实际上 In reality, violent crimes are still extremely rare. 实际上，暴力犯罪还是极罕见的。 Examples from the Corpus in reality• Henry always seems so self-confident, but in reality he's extremely shy. 3 [uncountableU] the fact that something exists or is happening 事实 → virtual reality She had never accepted the reality of her pregnancy. 她一直没有接受自己已经怀孕的事实。 n COLLOCATIONS adjectives the harsh/grim/stark reality (=conditions that are really very bad) We want to protect our children from the harsh reality of our violent world. political/social/economic realities verbsHe's ignoring political realities. face reality (=accept it) It's painful, but you have to face reality. confront a reality (=consider or deal with it) They had to confront some unpleasant realities about themselves. ignore a reality They are ignoring the reality of Arab politics. wake up to reality (=realize what is happening or real) Well, they need to wake up to reality. lose touch with reality (=no longer know about ordinary things or what is possible) If all you have is the show-business world, you kind of lose touch with reality. escape from reality The programmes help viewers escape from reality. bring somebody back to reality (=make them realize what is happening around them or true) She was brought back to reality by the pain in her ankle. become a reality (=really happen, after being hoped for, feared, etc by someone) Last June, her longed-for baby finally became a reality. reflect reality (=match or show what is really happening or true) Do these novels accurately reflect contemporary reality? bear no relation to reality (=not match what is really happening or true) His vision of European politics bears no relation to reality. be divorced from reality (=not connected in any way to what is really happening) phrasesHis ideas are completely divorced from reality. a dose of reality (=an experience of what things are really like) I got my first dose of reality when I reported to work at my new job. somebody's grasp of reality (=their understanding of reality) They portrayed her as a sick woman with only a tenuous grasp of reality. Examples from the Corpus reality• Now, as the barriers come down between East and West, that prospect will become a reality.• Small children often can't tell the difference between fantasy and reality.• There are realities that I can not change.• As it turned out, they had all the problems one would reasonably expect, given their experiential reality.• Delane turned to drugs as an escape from reality.• But I have suggested that these three viewpoints express different ways of knowing and relating to one complex multi-layered reality.• As a result, a heavy dose of reality has descended on the Buchanan campaign.• But it refers to a religious reality that is so basic and so universal its equivalent has been found almost everywhere.• But the reality of biology is much more complicated. escape from reality• There are people out there who really do see him as the pioneer of a computer-generated escape from reality.• But the issue is more complex than the mere escape from reality into fantasy. |
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