true
adjective
uk/truː/us/truː/trueadjective(NOT FALSE)
A2
(especiallyoffactsorstatements)rightand notwrong;correct:
（尤指事实或陈述）正确的，真实的，确实的；如实的[+ that]IsittruethatMariana andMarkare gettingmarried?玛丽安娜和马克真的要结婚吗？
Theallegations,iftrue, couldleadto herresignation.这些指控如果属实的话，可能会导致她辞职。
Herstoryis onlypartlytrue.她的描述只有部分是真实的。
Woulditbe trueto saythat you've neverlikedJim?可以说你从来就没有喜欢过吉姆，对吗？
Isuspectshe gave a truepicture(=accuratedescription)of what hadhappened.我认为她对所发生事情的描述是真实的。
I don'tbelievetheseexamresultsare a truereflectionofyourabilities.我认为这些考试结果并没有真实反映你的能力。
Themovieisbasedon the truestoryof a Londongangster.这部电影是根据伦敦一名犯罪团伙成员的真实故事拍摄的。
She has sinceadmittedthat herearlierstatementwas notstrictly(=completely)true.她后来承认先前所讲的并不完全真实。
It used to be verycheapbut that's nolongertrue(= thatsituationdoes not nowexist).这东西以前很便宜，可现在不一样了。
Alcohol should beconsumedinmoderation, and this isparticularlytrueforpregnantwomen.饮酒应适量，对孕妇尤其如此。
Parents ofyoungchildrenoftenbecomedepressed, andthis isespeciallytrueofsingleparents.年幼孩子的父母常常罹患抑郁症，单身母亲尤其如此。
See also
truth
true enough
correctoraccuratebut notcompletelyexplainingsomething:
（虽然是正确或准确的，但是不足以解释某事）没错It's true enough that he haddoubtsabout theproject, but we have tolookfurthertounderstandwhy heresigned.他确实对这个项目心存疑虑，但是我们必须看得更深入才能理解他为什么辞职。
- But I didn'tinventthestory- everything I told you is true.
- Do youthinkit's true thatteenagegirlsare lessself-confidentthantheirmalepeers?
- I didn'tknowwhether hisstorywas true or not, but Idecidedto give him thebenefitof thedoubt.
- Is it true (that) she's gone back toteaching?
- Iherebycertify(that) the aboveinformationis true andaccurate.
True, real, false, and unreal
- actual
- actuality
- actually
- all that glitters is not goldidiom
- apocryphal
- faithful
- fake news
- false
- false flag
- falsely
- not so muchidiom
- nothing could be further from the truthidiom
- nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom
- parallel universe
- post-factual
- veridical
- verifiability
- verifiable
- verifiably
- verily
trueadjective(REAL)
B1[before noun]
being whatexists,ratherthan what wasthought,intended, orstated:
真正的，实质的truelove真爱
a truefriend真正的朋友
There cannot be truedemocracywithoutreformof theelectoralsystem.不进行选举制度的改革就不可能有真正的民主。
The truehorrorof theaccidentdid notbecomeclearuntil themorning.事故到底有多恐怖，直到早上才大白于天下。
existing in fact
- realHe doesn't think climate change is real.
- trueHe had finally found true love.
- actualWe had 500 people register for the conference, but we won't have the actual number of attendees until afterwards.
- factualThere's no factual information at all in that email.
come true
B1
If ahope,wish, ordreamcomes true, ithappensalthoughit wasunlikelythat it would:
（希望或愿望）实现，成为现实I'd alwaysdreamedofowningmy ownhouse, but I neverthoughtit would come true.我以前一直梦想拥有属于自己的房子，但从没想到这会成为现实。
After all theproblemsI'd had gettingpregnant, Oliver'sbirthwas adreamcome true.经历了怀孕的所有问题后，奥利弗的出世圆了我的梦。
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.
- Thisscandalraisesnewquestionsabout the president's truecharacter.
- It's when something reallybadlike thishappensthat youfindout whoyourtruefriendsare.
- We each give you adefinitionof the wordprintedon thecard, and you have to say which youthinkis the truedefinition.
- IfeelI'vefoundmy truevocation.
- Theheroof thefilmfinallyfindshis trueself.
True, real, false, and unreal
- actual
- actuality
- actually
- all that glitters is not goldidiom
- apocryphal
- faithful
- fake news
- false
- false flag
- falsely
- not so muchidiom
- nothing could be further from the truthidiom
- nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom
- parallel universe
- post-factual
- veridical
- verifiability
- verifiable
- verifiably
- verily
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling
trueadjective(SINCERE)
C2
sincereorloyal, andlikelytocontinueto be so indifficultsituations:
忠实的，忠诚的；虔诚的There are few truebelieversincommunismleftin theparty.党内虔诚信仰共产主义的党员所剩无几。
She hasvowedtoremaintruetothepresidentwhateverhappens.她已经宣誓在任何情况下都将效忠于总统。
He said he'drepaythemoneythe nextday, and truetohisword(= as he hadpromised), he gave it all back to me thefollowingmorning.他说第二天还钱，果然说到做到，第二天上午就把钱全部还给了我。
Synonyms
committed
dedicated
devoted
faithful(LOYAL)
firm(CERTAIN)
loyal
stalwart(LOYAL)
staunch
steadfastapproving
steady
unfaltering
unshakeablemainlyUK
unswerving
unwavering
be true toyourself
tobehaveaccordingtoyourbeliefsand do what youthinkisright
坚持自己的信念；对得起自己true to form/type
Someone who does something true toformortypebehavesas otherpeoplewould haveexpectedfrompreviousexperience:
一如往常，不出所料True toform, when it came to histurntobuythedrinks, he said he'dlefthiswalletathome.像往常一样，轮到他买饮料时，他就称钱包忘在家里了。
- She was a truepatriotto the last.
- He'll berememberedboth as abrilliantfootballerand as a truesportsman.
- He has been a truefriendto me.
- She said she wouldstandby me, and she has been true to her word.
- Hisministersremainedtrue to himthroughoutthecrisis.
Honesty, openness & sincerity
- above board
- anti-corruption
- artless
- artlessly
- artlessness
- bone
- honestly
- honourable
- honourably
- in
- in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulnessidiom
- in good faithidiom
- joke
- nail
- skinny
- spotless
- squeaky-clean
- stainless
- straight arrowidiom
- the straight and narrowidiom
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying
trueadjective(HAVING NECESSARY QUALITIES)
[before noun]
having all thecharacteristicsnecessaryto beaccuratelydescribedas something:
真正的，纯正的；名副其实的；典型的Only truedeerhaveantlers.只有纯种鹿才有鹿角。
formalIt was said that theportraitwas a very truelikenessof her(=lookedvery much like her).据说，这幅肖像画得非常像她本人。
In trueHollywoodstyle(= in a way that istypicalofHollywood), she's had fourmarriagesand threefacelifts.她结过4次婚，整过3次容——这是典型的好莱坞式的作派。
True, real, false, and unreal
- actual
- actuality
- actually
- all that glitters is not goldidiom
- apocryphal
- faithful
- fake news
- false
- false flag
- falsely
- not so muchidiom
- nothing could be further from the truthidiom
- nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom
- parallel universe
- post-factual
- veridical
- verifiability
- verifiable
- verifiably
- verily
trueadjective(ACCURATE)
[after verb]
fittedorpositionedaccurately:
位于正确位置的；端正的None of thedrawerswere true.没有一个抽屉装正了位置。
Straight, even and level
- be (as) flat as a pancakeidiom
- clean
- clean-cut
- cleanly
- consistency
- even
- flatness
- flush
- glassy
- level
- peg
- rhythm
- seamless
- sleek
- sleekly
- sleekness
- square
- straight
- super-smooth
- ultra-smooth
Idioms
ring true
so ... it's not true
true
noun[U]
uk/truː/us/truː/be out of true
to not be in thecorrectpositionor to beslightlybentout of thecorrectshape:
不平；不直；不正Thisdoorwon'tshut. Ithinktheframemust be out of true.这扇门关不严。我看一定是门框歪了。
Bending, twisting and curving
- ball up
- bendy
- bent
- bowed
- buckle
- crook
- entwine
- flex
- flexion
- flexure
- fluted
- matted
- meander
- sinuous
- torsion
- tortuously
- tortuousness
- twiddly
- twine
- wring
true
adverb
uk/truː/us/truː/straightand withoutmovingto eitherside:
准确的；精确的Makesureyouhitthenailsin true.要确保钉子钉准了。
Straight, even and level
- be (as) flat as a pancakeidiom
- clean
- clean-cut
- cleanly
- consistency
- even
- flatness
- flush
- glassy
- level
- peg
- rhythm
- seamless
- sleek
- sleekly
- sleekness
- square
- straight
- super-smooth
- ultra-smooth