reality

1. N-UNCOUNT You use reality to refer to real things or the real nature of things rather than imagined, invented, or theoretical ideas. 現(xiàn)實

Fiction and reality were increasingly blurred. 小說與現(xiàn)實越來越混淆難分。

2. →see also virtual reality

3. N-COUNT Therealityof a situation is the truth about it, especially when it is unpleasant or difficult to deal with. (尤指令人不快或難對付的) 真實情形

...the harsh reality of top international competition. …頂級的國際競爭的殘酷現(xiàn)實。

4. N-SING You say that something has become a reality when it actually exists or is actually happening. 事實存在; 真實發(fā)生的事

...the whole procedure that made this book become a reality. …使這本書的出版成爲現(xiàn)實的整個過程。

5. PHRASE You can use in reality to introduce a statement about the real nature of something, when it contrasts with something incorrect that has just been described. 事實上; 實際上

He came across as streetwise, but in reality he was not. 他看似適應都市的生活，但事實上他不是。