re·al
adjective OPAL S
/ˈriːəl/, /rɪəl/
/ˈriːəl/
Idioms - actually existing or happening and not imagined or pretended
真实的；实际存在的；非凭空想象的 - a real danger/risk/threat/concern
真正的危险／风险／威胁／担忧 - All the characters are based on real people.
所有角色都以真实人物为原型。 - It wasn't a ghost; it was a real person.
那不是鬼魂，是实实在在的人。 - pictures of animals, both real and mythological
现实和神话中的动物图片 - In the movies guns kill people instantly, but it's not like that in real life.
电影中，枪能使人在瞬间毙命，而实际情况并非如此。 - Politicians seem to be out of touch with the real world.
政治家们似乎不接触现实世界。 - The growth of violent crime is a very real problem.
暴力犯罪的增长是个非常实际的问题。 - There's no real possibility of them changing their minds.
他们实际上不可能改变主意。 - We have a real chance of success.
我们确实有获得成功的机会。 - By the end of it I had a real sense of achievement.
到最后，我有了一种实实在在的成就感。
Extra Examples- That world no longer seemed real to her.
那个世界对她来说似乎不再真实了。 - The possibility of being arrested was frighteningly real.
被逮捕的可能性很大，想起来就令人恐惧。 - real or imagined threats to national security
对国家安全真实或虚幻的威胁 - the very real danger of war
确实存在的战争危机
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- all too
- very
- frighteningly
- …
- real and/or imaginary
- real and/or imagined
- a real danger/risk/threat/concern
- not false or artificial
真的；非假冒的；非人工的 - Are those real flowers?
那些是真花吗？ - real leather
真皮 - Pinocchio wanted to be a real live boy.
匹诺曹想成为一个真正的活生生的男孩。
Extra Examples- Real silk is very expensive.
真丝非常昂贵。 - The pearls looked real enough.
这些珍珠看起来是真的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- all too
- very
- frighteningly
- …
- real and/or imaginary
- real and/or imagined
- Are those real flowers?
- [only before noun] actual or true, rather than what appears to be true
真正的；确实的；真实的 - Tell me the real reason.
告诉我真正的理由。 - The real story is even more amazing.
实际发生的故事更精彩。 - Judy Garland's real name was Frances Ethel Gumm.
朱迪·加兰的真名是弗朗西丝·埃塞尔·甘姆。 - The real problem is a lack of investment in infrastructure.
真正的问题是基础设施投资不足。 - The real issue was whether the accused knew the goods were stolen.
真正的问题是被告是否知道这些是赃物。 - The real question here is how he is going to accomplish this.
这里真正的问题是他将如何实现这一目标。 - See the real Africa on one of our walking safaris.
参加一次我们的观察野兽徒步旅行，看一看真实的非洲吧。 - I couldn't resist the opportunity to meet a real live celebrity.
我不想错过见到名人真人的机会。 - I do my best to hide my real feelings from others.
我尽力在其他人面前隐藏真实感受。 - The only real complaint I have about the film is that it's a little too slow.
我对这部电影唯一真正的抱怨是它有点太慢了。
- Tell me the real reason.
- [only before noun] having all the important qualities that it should have to deserve to be called what it is called
真正的；名副其实的 - She never had any real friends at school.
在学校，她从来没有真正的朋友。 - his first real kiss
他真正的初吻 - I had no real interest in politics.
我对政治兴趣不大。 - He was making a real effort to be nice to her.
他费尽心思地对她好。 - These measures have made a real difference to people's lives.
这些措施给人们的生活带来了切实的改变。 - She has not shown any real regret for what she did.
她对自己做过的事还没有表现出真正后悔的样子。
- She never had any real friends at school.
- [only before noun] used to emphasize a state or quality
（强调状态或品质） - He looks a real idiot.
他看上去像个十足的白痴。 - This accident could have produced a real tragedy.
这次事故差一点造成一场惨剧。 - Her next play was a real contrast.
她的下一部戏是个鲜明的对比。 - This is a real privilege.
这是一个真正的特权。 - It's been a real challenge, but we're determined to succeed.
这是一个真正的挑战，但我们决心取得成功。 - He made a real cock-up of it.
他把事情全弄砸了。
- He looks a real idiot.
- [only before noun] when the effect of such things as price rises on the power of money to buy things is included in the sums
实际的（已按物价指数等调整）；按购买力衡量的 - Real wage costs have risen by 10 per cent in the past year.
在过去的一年里，实际工资成本增加了 10%。 - The real value of the country's exports has grown little since the 1970s.
自 20 世纪 70 年代以来，该国出口的实际价值几乎没有增长。 - This represents a reduction of 5 per cent in real terms.
这相当于实际减少了 5%。
- Real wage costs have risen by 10 per cent in the past year.
existing/not imagined
true/not false
for emphasis
money/income
Word Originlate Middle English (as a legal term meaning ‘relating to things, especially real property’): from Anglo-Norman French, from late Latin realis, from Latin res ‘thing’.
Idioms
for real
- what somebody claims it is or serious
真实的；认真的 - This is not a fire drill—it's for real.
这不是救火演习，是真失火了。 - (North American English) He managed to convince voters that he was for real.
他使得投票者相信了他是严肃认真的。 - I don’t think her tears were for real.
我认为她的眼泪不是真的。
- This is not a fire drill—it's for real.
get real!
- (informal) used to tell somebody that they are behaving in a stupid or unreasonable way
现实点吧；别傻了
keep it real
- (informal) to act in an honest and natural way
做事质朴、诚实
the (real) power behind the throne
- the person who really controls an organization, a country, etc. in contrast to the person who is legally in charge
太上皇；幕后操纵者 - His assistant was thought to be the real power behind the throne.
他的助手被认为是王位背后的真正权力者。
- His assistant was thought to be the real power behind the throne.
the real McCoy
- (informal) something that is what somebody claims it is and that has value, not a copy
真货；真品 - It's an American flying jacket, the real McCoy.
这是件真正的美国飞行员夹克。
- It's an American flying jacket, the real McCoy.
the real thing
- (informal) actually what somebody claims that something is
真实的事情；真相 - Are you sure it's the real thing (= love), not just infatuation?
你能确定这是真爱，而非一时痴迷？
- Are you sure it's the real thing (= love), not just infatuation?