true
US
UK true adj: (factually correct)
SC 真实的 zhēn shí de
TC 真實的
TC 真實的
SC 确实的 zhēn shí de ，què shí de
SC 如实的 zhēn shí de ，rú shí de
TC 如實的
TC 如實的
Yes, it is true that I went to the shop yesterday.
是的，我昨天确实去商店了。
true adj: (genuine, authentic) (非伪造的)
SC 真正的，真的 zhēn zhèng de ，zhēn de
TC 真的
TC 真的
Yes, this is a true Picasso.
是的，这幅画是毕加索真品。
true (to [sb/sth]) adj: (loyal) (对人或事)
SC 真诚的 zhēn chéng de
TC 真誠的
TC 真誠的
SC 忠诚的 zhēn chéng de ，zhōng chéng de
TC 忠誠的
TC 忠誠的
Yes, I trust him. He is a true friend.
是的，我信任他，他是一位忠诚的朋友。
true (to [sth]) adj: (not deviating)
SC 不偏移的
SC 坚定不移的 jiān dìng bù yí de
You must remain true to your ideals.
你必须保持对自己的理念坚定不移。
true adj: (conforms to expectations)
SC 与预期相符的 yǔ yù qī xiāng fú de
SC 符合期望的 yǔ yù qī xiāng fú de，fú hé qī wàng de
She has proved to be a true nurse, and has a real vocation.
事实证明，她是一位符合期望的护士，有真正的使命感。
true adj: (level, straight)
SC 水平的 shuǐ píng de
SC 成一条直线的 shuǐ píng de ，chéng yì tiáo zhí xiàn de
We need to make sure that this wall is true.
我们需要确保这面墙水平。
true adj: (in tune) (音乐)
SC 音准的，合调的 yīn zhǔn de，hé diào de
TC 合調的
TC 合調的
Play that note again - it didn't sound true the first time.
再弹一下那个音，第一次听起来它的音准不对。
true adj: (of a compass bearing) (指南针)
SC 真北的 zhēn běi de
From here, we need to go true north for ten kilometres.
从这儿，我们需要朝真北前行十公里。
true adj: (accurate, on target)
SC 精确的 jīng què de
TC 精確的
TC 精確的
SC 精准的 jīng què de ，jīng zhǔn de
TC 精準的
TC 精準的
It was a true shot and hit its target.
那是精准的一枪，击中了目标。
true adj: (logically necessary)
SC 逻辑上正确的 luó ji shàng zhèng què de
SC 符合实情的，确实 fú hé shí qíng de，què shí
TC 確實
TC 確實
If it costs a hundred dollars, it's true that we'll have to borrow the money.
如果要花费100美元的话，那么确实我们必须去借钱才行。
true adv: (admittedly)
SC 真的 zhēn de
TC 真的
TC 真的
SC 的确 zhēn de，dí què
TC 的確
TC 的確
True, I'm not an expert in finance.
true adv: (accurately)
SC 精准地 jīng zhǔn de
TC 精準地
TC 精準地
SC 准确地 jīng zhǔn de，zhǔn què de
TC 準確地
TC 準確地
The arrow hit true to its mark.
那支箭准确地命中目的。
true adv: US, UK literary (honestly)
SC 诚实地 chéng shí de
TC 誠實地
TC 誠實地
SC 如实地 chéng shí de ，rú shí de
You can trust him. He always talks true.
true [sth] vtr: US (straighten, align)
SC 校准 jiào zhǔn
SC 修正 jiào zhǔn，xiū zhèng
TC 修正
TC 修正
We have to true the beams, or the barn will lean to one side.
true [sth] up vtr phrasal sep: (make level, align)
SC 摆正
SC 调整 tiáo zhěng
TC 調整
TC 調整
SC 校准 jiào zhǔn
The wall is five degrees out of line; we have to true it up.
be true to yourself v expr: (live by own values)
SC 对自己坦诚
SC 忠于自己
To be true to oneself you must act in accordance with who you are and what you believe.
bug, true bug n: (insect: hemiptera)
SC 半翅目昆虫
Lisa is an entomologist; she studies bugs and beetles.
丽萨是一名昆虫学家，她研究半翅目昆虫以及鞘翅目昆虫。
come true v expr: (become reality, happen for real)
SC 成真 chéng zhēn
SC 实现 chéng zhēn，shí xiàn
TC 實現
TC 實現
SC 变成现实 chéng zhēn，biàn chéng xiàn shí
When she was young she believed that all her dreams would someday come true.
dream come true n: figurative (desire becomes reality)
SC 梦想成真
TC 夢想成真
TC 夢想成真
Getting promoted was a dream come true for her.
find true love v expr: (meet one's perfect partner)
SC 找到真爱
The romantic teenager hopes to find true love.
hold true, also UK: hold good vi + adj: (continue to apply, remain true)
SC 适用 shì yòng
TC 適用
TC 適用
The old saying "waste not, want not" still holds true today.
prove true vi + adj: (be borne out, be shown to be accurate)
SC 证明为真实 zhèng míng wéi zhēn shí
SC 证明为准确 zhèng míng wéi zhēn shí，zhèng míng wéi zhǔn què
If these allegations prove true, the governor will be in big trouble.
ring true v expr: informal, figurative (sound or seem genuine)
SC 听起来像是真的 tīng qǐ lái xiàng shì zhēn de
Her explanation rings true, however strange it may seem.
show your true colors (US), show your true colours (UK) v expr: figurative (reveal real nature)
SC 展露真我
SC 展现本色
to thine own self be true expr: literary (be yourself)
SC 做真实的自己
"To thine own self be true" is a quote from a Shakespeare play.
too good to be true expr: (so good it does not seem possible)
SC 好到令人难以置信
SC 好到不真实
tried and true adj: (tested and trusted)
SC 经考验可信赖的 jīng kǎo yàn kě xìn lài de
SC 经验证有效的 jīng kǎo yàn kě xìn lài de，jīng yàn zhèng yǒu xiào de
SC 证明是好的 jīng kǎo yàn kě xìn lài de，zhèng míng shì hǎo de
Drinking water upside down is a tried and true cure for hiccups.
true believer n: (devoutly religious person)
SC 忠实的信徒 zhōng shí de xìn tú
SC 虔诚的信徒 zhōng shí de xìn tú，qián chéng de xìn tú
There's no swaying my neighbor's faith: she's a true believer.
true bill: (law) (法律)
SC 查明属实，应予起诉
true blue, true-blue adj: figurative (loyal, faithful) (对信仰等)
SC 忠诚的，忠实的 zhōng chéng de ，zhōng shí de
TC 忠誠的，忠實的
TC 忠誠的，忠實的
A true-blue fan remains loyal even when his team loses.
true blue, true-blue adj: UK, figurative, informal (politics: Conservative)
SC 正统的, 保守的, 守旧的
true dat interj: US, slang (that's very true)
SC 说的很对
true faith n: (devotion, strong belief)
SC 真正的信仰 zhēn zhèng de xìn yǎng
Every religious zealot believes that theirs is the one true faith.
Since I discovered the one true faith my life has been at peace.
true love n: (romantic infatuation)
SC 真正的爱情 zhēn zhèng de ài qíng
SC 真爱 zhēn zhèng de ài qíng，zhēn ài
Anyone could see it was true love between the couple; they couldn't take their eyes off each other.
true love n: (fated romantic partner)
SC 真正的爱人 zhēn zhèng de ài rén
SC 挚爱 zhēn zhèng de ài rén，zhì ài
SC 至爱 zhēn zhèng de ài rén，zhì ài
After eighteen years apart she was reunited with her true love.
true meaning n: (real significance)
SC 真正的含义 zhēn zhèng de hán yì
SC 真正的意义 zhēn zhèng de hán yì，zhēn zhèng de yì yì
SC 真谛 zhēn zhèng de hán yì，zhēn dì
All of the holiday advertising makes us forget the true meaning of Christmas.
true north n: (direction of North Pole) (地理上的北极，非磁极之北)
SC 正北方，真北方 zhèng běi fāng，zhēn běi fāng
True north is not the same as magnetic north.
true north adv: (in the direction of North Pole)
SC 正北方 zhèng běi fāng
SC 在真北方 zhèng běi fāng，zài zhēn běi fāng
true statement n: (assertion of facts)
SC 事实陈述
TC 事實陳述
TC 事實陳述
true story n: (account of a real-life experience)
SC 真实故事
SC 真实事件
true to form adj: (typical)
SC 与往常一样 yǔ wǎng cháng yí yàng
SC 一如既往 yǔ wǎng cháng yí yàng，yì rú jì wǎng
Jennifer was true to form in being late for school.
true to form adv: (as usual)
SC 与往常一样 yǔ wǎng cháng yí yàng
SC 一如既往 yǔ wǎng cháng yí yàng，yì rú jì wǎng
True to form, he won't tell me where he was last night.
true to life, true-to-life adj: (realistic)
SC 现实的 xiàn shí de
TC 現實的
TC 現實的
SC 反映真实生活的 xiàn shí de ，fǎn yìng zhēn shí shēng huó de
Critics praised the film for its true-to-life depiction of drug addiction.
true to the spirit adj: (in keeping with [sth])
SC 反映本质的 fǎn yìng běn zhì de
I think his interpretation of the song was true to the spirit of the original.
true-born adj: (since birth)
SC 正统的，真正的 zhèng tǒng de ，zhēn zhèng de
TC 正統的
TC 正統的
Ben was born in South Carolina; he's a true-born Southerner.
true-born adj: figurative (natural)
SC 天生的 tiān shēng de
Malcolm is a true-born pianist; he can play any piece by ear.
true-life adj: (factual)
SC 确有其事的, 写实的