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| 1 | C a piece of true information 事实 |
| They have simply attempted to state the facts. 他们只想陈述事实。 |
| +about Here children can discover basic scientific facts about the world. 孩子们在这里能够发现关于世界的基本的科学事实。 |
| +of He wrote an article explaining the main facts of the case. 他写了一篇文章来解释这个案件的主要事实。 |
| hard/plain facts (=ones that people may find unpleasant) We want the hard facts about what the project is going to cost. 真相；实情 |
| | 1a | U things that are true or that really happened, rather than things that are imaginary or not true 事实；实际 | | The story is based on historical fact. 这个故事以历史事实为基础。 | | Margaret does not yet seem to have learned the difference between fact and fiction. 玛格丽特似乎还没有学会区分事实和虚构。 | |
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| 2 | the fact used for talking about a situation that is real or true , especially when you want to emphasize this 事实，实际情况（尤用于强调） |
| It’ s obvious you’ re angry, so why deny the fact? 显然你生气了，那为什么否认呢？ |
| +that He has never hidden the fact that he’ s gay. 他从不隐瞒自己是同性恋的事实。 |
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| - | after the fact
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| after something has happened, when it is impossible to change |
| 事后 |
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| On some vital decisions, ministers were only informed after the fact. 关于一些重大决策，大臣们只是事后被告知。 |
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| - | the fact (of the matter) is
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| used for emphasizing what you think is the true situation or the most important point |
| 事实上，其实（用于加强语气） |
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| The fact is, he lost because he didn’ t try very hard. 事实上，他因为不够努力而失败了。 |
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| - | a fact of life
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| something that you may not like but have to accept because it is always there or always true |
| 客观事实 |
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| The need to ration healthcare resources is a fact of life. 需要配给保健资源是一个客观事实。 |
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| - | the factremains that
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| used for emphasizing that something is still true despite what people have said or done |
| （用于强调）事实上 |
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| Everyone talks about sexual equality, but the fact remains that women are paid less than men. 每个人都在谈论性别平等，但事实上女性得到的报酬仍然低于男性。 |
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| - | the fact that
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| used after expressions such as ‘due to’ or ‘in view of’ when you are giving some extra information |
| （由于、关于）…的事实（用在due to, in view of 等短语后补充信息） |
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| The increase in divorce may be partly due to the fact that people live longer. 离婚率增长也许部分是由于人们寿命更长了。 |
| I don’ t like early mornings anyway, quite apart from the fact that I hardly slept last night. 撇开我昨晚没怎么睡不谈，我压根儿就不喜欢清晨。 |
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| - | facts and figures
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| pieces of information about something , rather than opinions or ideas |
| 事实；实情 |
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| - | the facts of life
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| the facts about sex and how babies are made |
| 性常识 |
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| - | the facts speak for themselves
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| used for saying that the facts of a particular situation provide all the necessary , true information about it |
| 事实不言而喻 |
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| We do not have to defend our record: the facts speak for themselves. 我们不必为我们的记录辩护，事实本身就能说明问题。 |
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| - | get your facts straight/right
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| to have the correct information about something , especially before criticizing someone or arguing with them |
| （尤指在批评人或与人发生争辩前）弄清事实 |
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| Before you start blaming us, you should get your facts straight. 在开始责备我们之前你应该把事实弄清楚。 |
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| - | in (actual) fact
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| 1 | used for saying what is really true , when this is surprising or different from what people think 其实，实际上（用来表示令人惊奇或与人们的看法相左的事实） | In actual fact, she was quite right. 其实，她是完全正确的。 | | He was paid money for a job that did not in fact exist. 他以一份实际上不存在的工作为名领取报酬。 | |
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| 2 | used when you are adding something to what you have just said , especially something surprising 其实，实际上（用于补充信息，尤其是令人惊奇的信息） | I haven’ t seen him for years. In fact, I can’ t even remember what he looks like. 我好多年没有见过他了。实际上，我甚至记不起他的模样。 | | She’ s a friend of mine, a very close friend in fact. 她是我的朋友，实际上是非常亲密的朋友。 | |
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| - | is that a fact? spoken
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| used for answering someone when they have told you something that you consider surprising or unlikely to happen |
| 是（这样）吗？ |
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| - | it is a fact that
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| used for emphasizing a statement |
| （用来强调某一陈述）实际上是，其实是 |
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| It is an undeniable fact that most people break the speed limit. 无可否认的事实是大多数人都会超速行驶。 |
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| - | know for a fact (that)
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| used for emphasizing that you are sure something is true |
| 确信（用于强调） |
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| I know for a fact that he was lying. 我确信他在撒谎。 |
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| - | that’ s a fact
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| used for emphasizing that you know something is true or agree that it is true |
| 的确如此（用于强调） |
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| We’ re all getting too old for this and that’ s a fact. 我们都太老了，不适宜做这样的事了，这是事实。 |
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| See also | | - face 2 3a | | - matter 1 | |
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