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| /ˈrɪəli/ |
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| 1 | spoken very
very or very much 非常；很 |
| I’ m really hungry. 我很饿。 |
| some really useful information 一些很有用的信息 |
| She really enjoys working with young children. 她很喜欢和小孩子在一起的工作。 |
| We’ ve all been working really hard. 我们工作一直都很卖力。 |
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| 2 | for emphasis
used for emphasizing what you are saying about a situation （用于强调）实在，确实 |
| I really must settle down to some serious work. 我真的需要安静下来做些正经事了。 |
| There’ s really no need to worry. 真没什么好担心的。 |
| I really ought to have phoned Annie to let her know we’ d be late. 我真应该先给安妮打电话，告诉她我们会晚到。 |
| really and truly Do you really and truly believe that he’ ll come back to you? 你真的相信他会回到你身边？ |
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| 3 | usually in negatives or questions completely
completely 完全地 |
| Rigby had never really recovered from his knee injury. 里格比的膝伤从来就没有完全恢复。 |
| Are you really sure that you want to marry this man? 你真的肯定你想嫁给这个人吗？ |
| It isn’ t really a dictionary – it’ s a sort of phrase book. 这并非是一本真正的词典而是一本短语手册。 |
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| 4 | for saying what is true
used for talking about what is in fact true , especially when something else seems to be true 真正地 |
| Hamlet isn’ t really mad, he’ s just pretending to be. 哈姆雷特没有真疯，他只是假装的。 |
| We’ ll never know what really happened. 我们永远不会知道到底发生了什么事。 |
| Everyone seems to have admired Diana, but what was she really like as a person? 每个人好像都很羡慕戴安娜，但她到底是个什么样的人呢？ |
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| 5 | for showing surprise or interest
used for showing that you are surprised by or interested in what someone has just told you （用于表示对某人的话感到惊讶或有兴趣）真的 |
| ‘I’ ve decided to move back to York.’ ‘Really? But why?’ 我决定搬回约克住。” “真的吗？为什么呢？” |
| ‘Emma will be 21 in April.’ ‘Will she really? I hadn’ t realized.’ “埃玛4月份就21岁了。”“她真的21岁了吗？我根本没有意识到。” |
| ‘It was the best holiday we’ ve ever had .’ ‘Oh, really?’ 这是我们曾度过的最美好的假日。”“噢，真的吗？” |
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| 6 | for showing disapproval
used for showing that you do not approve of what someone has done or said （用于表示不赞成）不行，不可以 |
| Really, Amanda! What a dreadful thing to say! 不行，阿曼达！你不该说这样的话！ |
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| - | not really
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| used for saying ‘no’ without being very definite |
| 事实上没有；不全是 |
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| ‘Was he sorry for what he’ d done?’ ‘Not really.’ “他为自己的行为感到懊悔了吗？” “并没有。” |
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