realize
verb
(UKusuallyrealise)uk/ˈrɪə.laɪz/us/ˈriː.ə.laɪz/realizeverb(BECOME AWARE)
B1[IorT]
tounderstandasituation, sometimessuddenly:
明白；认识到；意识到They didn't realize thedangerthey were in.他们没有意识到自己身处危险之中。
[+ (that)]"Do you realize(that)this is the thirdtimeyou'veforgotten?" she saidangrily.“你知不知道这已经是你第三次忘记这件事了？”她生气地说。
[+ question word]I realizehowdifficultit's going to be, but we musttry.我知道这有多困难，但我们必须试一试。
As hewatchedthe TV show, hesuddenlyrealized(that)he'dseenit before.他在看那部电视剧的时候，忽然意识到以前曾看过。
"You'restandingon myfoot." "Sorry, I didn't realize."“你踩我脚了。”“对不起，我没注意。”
to know facts
- knowI know you've been hiding something from me.
- be familiar withI'm very familiar with various accountancy software packages.
- informedit's important to keep the public informed about the steps they're taking.
- be apprised ofThe suspect will be apprised of their rights.
- realizeI realized that it was too late to stop them from finding out.
- have heard ofMost Americans have never heard of the California Air Resources Board.
- I didn't realize we had to write eachansweron a newsheetofpaper.
- If wecarrythisargumenttoitslogicalconclusion, we realize thatfurtherinvestmentis not a goodidea.
- As shedrewcloserI realized that Iknewher.
- Helookedsomewhatshamefacedwhen he realized hismistake.
- Hervoicetaperedoff as she realized everyone waslistening.
Understanding and comprehending
- apprehend
- apprehensible
- apprehension
- astutely
- atyourfingertipsidiom
- connection
- figure
- hold
- keenness
- keepsomeoneup
- know a hawk from a handsawidiom
- know the scoreidiom
- know/see wheresomeoneis coming fromidiom
- scale
- uncomprehendingly
- understand
- voice recognition
- wake up tosomething
- wisdom
- wise
realizeverb(ACHIEVE)
C1[T]
toachievesomething you werehopingfor:
实现；使变为事实；使发生Lots ofmoney, aluxuryhouse, afastcar- Danny had realized all hisambitionsby theageof 25.巨款、豪宅、跑车——丹尼所有的愿望都在25岁前实现了。
to achieve something
- achieveAfter years of rejection, she finally achieved success on the big screen.
- fulfilI fulfilled my dreams of becoming a marine biologist.
- realizeUKThere was nothing to prevent her from realising her ambitions.
- come trueI worked so hard to be a doctor, and now my dream has come true.
- accomplishThese goals will be extremely hard to accomplish.
- attainAfter years of struggle, the nation attained independence.
someone'sworst fears are realized[T]
used for saying that something that someone wasworryingabout reallyhappened:
（担忧的事）发生，成真Tenyearslaterherworstfearswere realized.10年后，她最害怕的事情发生了。
Causing things to happen
- -induced
- activate
- activation
- actuation
- agent
- attribute
- attributesomethingtosomeone
- implementation
- in
- inaugurate
- inauguration
- pioneer
- reactivate
- realization
- reattribute
- reawaken
- reimpose
- render
- seed
- spark
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Causing anxiety and worry
Occurring and happening
realizeverb(MONEY)
finance & economicsspecialized
to besoldfor aparticularamountofmoney:
变卖资产；变现Thepaintingsareexpectedto realize $500,000 each.预期这些画每幅值价50万美元。
realize assets
tosellpropertyinorderto get somemoney:
变卖资产；变现He had to realize all hisassetstopayoff hisdebts.他不得不变卖所有的资产来还债。
Selling
- auction
- Black Friday
- bundle
- bundling
- chain of production
- concession
- outsell
- oversell
- panic selling
- peddle
- pile
- pile it high and sell it cheapidiom
- salesmanship
- sell out
- sellsomethingoff
- sellout
- shift
- soft sell
- sold
- sting