true
- adj.符合事实的;实质的，真正的(而非表面上的);确实的;精确的;忠诚的;如实的;名副其实的;真正的;正而准
- adv.实话实说;笔直地;不偏不斜地;直言相告
- n.真实;准确
复数： trues 最高级： truest 比较级： truer 过去式： trued 现在分词： truing 过去分词： trued 第三人称单数： trues
trueadj.
正确 correct
符合事实的；确实的；如实的
connected with facts rather than things that have been invented or guessed
Indicate whether the following statements are true or false .
标出下列说法是对还是错。
Is it true she's leaving?
她要走是真的吗？
All the rumours turned out to be true.
所有的传闻结果都确有其事。
That's not strictly (= completely) true.
那不完全正确。
The novel is based on a true story .
这部小说是根据真实的故事写成的。
His excuse just doesn't ring (= sound) true .
他的借口听起来就不真实。
Unfortunately, these findings do not hold true (= are not valid) for women and children.
遗憾的是，这些调查结果不适用于妇女和儿童。
The music is dull and uninspiring, and the same is true of the acting.
音乐沉闷枯燥毫不动人，表演也是。
You never spoke a truer word (= used to emphasize that you agree with what sb has just said) .
你说的一点不假。
真正 real
实质的，真正的（而非表面上的）
real or exact, especially when this is different from how sth seems
the true face of capitalism (= what it is really like rather than what people think it is like)
资本主义的真实情况
The true cost of these experiments to the environment will not be known for years to come.
这些实验对环境造成的确切代价在未来数年内是看不见的。
He reveals his true character to very few people.
他没有向什么人显露过他的真实性格。
名副其实的；真正的
having the qualities or characteristics of the thing mentioned
It was true love between them.
他们是真心相爱。
He's a true gentleman.
他是个正人君子。
The painting is a masterpiece in the truest sense of the word.
这幅画是名副其实的杰作。
He is credited with inventing the first true helicopter.
他被认为是发明第一架真正的直升机的人。
承认事实 admitting fact
（承认事实或说法正确，但有更重要的考虑）确实，的确
used to admit that a particular fact or statement is correct, although you think that sth else is more important
It's true that he could do the job, but would he fit in with the rest of the team?
他确实能做这项工作，但他是否能和团队其他人配合得好呢？
‘We could get it cheaper.’ ‘True, but would it be as good?’
“我们可以买得再便宜一点儿。”“话是这么说，但是质量是不是一样好呢？”
忠实 loyal
忠诚的；忠心耿耿的；忠实的
showing respect and support for a particular person or belief in a way that does not change, even in different situations
a true friend
忠实的朋友
She has always been true to herself (= done what she thought was good, right, etc.) .
她一贯坚持按自己的信念办事。
He was true to his word (= did what he promised to do) .
他信守诺言。
精确 accurate
精确的；与正本无异的；逼真的
being an accurate version or copy of sth
The movie is not true to the book.
这部电影并非忠于原著。
正而准
straight and accurate
His aim was true (= he hit the target) .
他瞄得很准。
to become reality
获得这枚奖牌好比梦想成真。
Winning the medal was like a dream come true .
used to say that you cannot believe that sth is as good as it seems
“很抱歉，给你报错价了。”“我也觉得价格低得难以令人置信。”
‘I'm afraid you were quoted the wrong price.’ ‘I thought it was too good to be true.’
your real character, rather than the one that you usually allow other people to see
used to say that sb is behaving in the way that you expect them to behave, especially when this is annoying
seeming real rather than invented
to give the impression of being sincere/true or not sincere/true
这个故事也许显得离奇，但我却觉得很真实。
It may seem a strange story but it rings true to me.
adv.
径直 straight
笔直地；不偏不斜地
in a direct line
The arrow flew straight and true to the target.
箭不偏不斜地朝靶子飞去。
正确地 correctly
直言相告；实话实说
to tell the truth
He had spoken truer than he knew.
他说得比他知道的还确切。
noun
if an object is out of true , it is not straight or in the correct position
These words all describe sth that cannot be doubted as fact and includes no mistakes.以上各词均指某事确实、真实、确切。
connected with facts rather than things that have been invented or guessed指合乎事实的、确实的、如实的：
Are the following statements true or false ?
下列说法是对还是错？
Is it true (that) she's leaving?
她要走是真的吗？
that is true and cannot be doubted as a fact指正确的、真实的：
I got about half the answers right.
我的回答约有一半是正确的。
What's the right time?
现在的准确时间是几点？
right according to the facts and without any mistakes指准确无误的、正确的：
Only one of the answers is correct.
这些答案中只有一个是正确的。
Check that all the details are correct.
检查所有这些细节是否准确无误。
Correct is more formal than right and is more likely to be used in official or formal instructions or documents. |
[usually before noun] giving all the details correctly指精确的、准确的：
She gave an exact description of the attacker.
她对袭击者的特征作了精确的描述。
giving all the details clearly and correctly指准确的、确切的、精确的、明确的：
Please give precise details about your previous experience.
请准确提供你过去经历的详情。
correct in every detail指准确无误的、精确的：
Accurate records must be kept at all times.
任何时候都必须保存准确的记录。
Accurate can often be used before a noun in the same way as exact and precise . |
When the words are used after a linking verb, there is a slightly different emphasis, especially in negative statements. A description that is not very exact/precise lacks details; a description that is not very accurate gives details, but the details are wrong. Precise includes the idea of being clear and certain as well as correct and can be used to talk about people in the phrase be precise about sth . Exact is not usually used in this way. |
[not before noun] ( BrE informal ) exactly right指完全正确、对极了：
His guess was spot on.
他的猜测完全正确。
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ADJ-GRADED 基于事实的;真实的;如实的;可信的
If something is true, it is based on facts rather than being invented or imagined, and is accurate and reliable.Everything I had heard about him was true...
我听说的关于他的一切都是真实的。
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ADJ (感情)真实的，真挚的；（物品）真的，真正的,正品的
You use true to emphasize that a person or thing is sincere or genuine, often in contrast to something that is pretended or hidden.I allowed myself to acknowledge my true feelings...
我愿意承认我的真实感情。
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ADJ 纯粹的;真正的;名副其实的
If you use true to describe something or someone, you approve of them because they have all the characteristics or qualities that such a person or thing typically has.This country professes to be a true democracy…
这个国家自称是真正的民主政体。
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ADJ-GRADED 适用的;符合的;合理的
If you say that a fact is true of a particular person or situation, you mean that it is valid or relevant for them.I accept that the romance may have gone out of the marriage, but surely this is true of many couples...
我同意婚姻里可能已经没有了浪漫这一说法，而且很多夫妻都的确如此。
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ADJ-GRADED 确实的;诚然的
You can use true in order to admit that a fact or opinion is real or valid before indicating that you think that it is not important or relevant in the circumstances.It's true she gets madly impatient with him, but what mother doesn't?…
她确实对他极其不耐烦，但哪个母亲不是这样呢？
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ADJ 忠实的;忠诚的;恪守(诺言、思想等)的
If you are true to someone, you remain committed and loyal to them. If you are true to an idea or promise, you remain committed to it and continue to act according to it.David was true to his wife...
戴维忠于妻子。
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PHRASE (梦想、愿望或预言)成真，成为现实
If a dream, wish, or prediction comes true, it actually happens.Many of his predictions are coming true…
他的很多预言正成为现实。
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PHRASE 同样适用;在…情况下亦然
If a general statement holds true in particular circumstances, or if your previous statement holds true in different circumstances, it is true or valid in those circumstances.This law is known to hold true for galaxies at a distance of at least several billion light years.
据知，这条定律同样适用于距离至少几十亿光年之远的星系。
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PHRASE 好得令人难以置信
If you say that something seems too good to be true, you are suspicious of it because it seems better than you had expected, and you think there may something wrong with it that you have not noticed.On the whole the celebrations were remarkably good-humoured and peaceful. Indeed, it seemed almost too good to be true.
总体上，庆典活动一派快乐祥和。事实上，简直好得让人难以置信。
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PHRASE 栩栩如生;逼真;活灵活现
If you say that something such as a story or a film is true to life, you approve of it because it seems real.The opening scenes of this movie are just not true to life.
这部电影开场的几幕真是太假了。
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true colours→ see:colour
noun
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- proper alignment;the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment
- out of true
verb
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- make level, square, balanced, or concentric
- true up the cylinder of an engine
- Synonym: true up
adj
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- accurately placed or thrown
- his aim was true
- he was dead on target
- Synonym: dead on target
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- accurately fitted;level
- the window frame isn't quite true
- Synonym: straight
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- devoted (sometimes fanatically) to a cause or concept or truth
- true believers bonded together against all who disagreed with them
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- in tune;accurate in pitch
- a true note
- Synonym: on-key
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- expressing or given to expressing the truth
- a true statement
- gave truthful testimony
- a truthful person
- Synonym: truthful
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- consistent with fact or reality;not false
- the story is true
- it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russel
- the true meaning of the statement
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- conforming to definitive criteria
- the horseshoe crab is not a true crab
- Pythagoras was the first true mathematician
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- as acknowledged
- true, she is the smartest in her class
- Synonym: admittedly avowedly confessedly
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To some extent what she argues is true .
她的论证在某种程度上是符合事实的。
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Strive to give true evaluation .
力争给予符合事实的评价。
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That may or may not be true .
这可能是真的，也可能不是。
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The novel is based on a true story .
这部小说是根据真实的故事写成的。
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He reveals his true character to very few people .
他没有向什么人显露过他的真实性格。
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The true consequences will only be known several years hence .
真正的后果只有在几年之后才能知道。
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Our results should be a good approximation to the true state of affairs .
我们的结果应该和实际情况相当接近。
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True marriage requires us to show trust and loyalty .
真正的婚姻有赖于我们表现出信任与忠诚。
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He was a true friend , in every sense of the word .
无论从哪个角度讲，他都是个真正的朋友。
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That 's true , to a certain extent .
在一定程度上的确如此。
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If I win , it will be a dream come true .
如果我赢了，那就是梦想成真。
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The novel is supposedly based on a true story .
据说这部小说是以一个真实的故事为依据的。
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True education does not consist in simply being taught facts .
真正的教育并不在于简单地讲授事实。
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Indicate whether the following statements are true or false .
标出下列说法是对还是错。
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She believes that she has found her true vocation in life .
她相信自己找到了真正适合自己的生活方式。
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It was true love between them .
他们是真心相爱。
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I 'll leave you to verify whether these claims are true .
我让你来查核这些说法是否属实。
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Ah , but that may not be true .
不过嘛，那可能不是真的。
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Unfortunately , these findings do not hold true for women and children .
遗憾的是，这些调查结果不适用于妇女和儿童。
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Winning the medal was like a dream come true .
获得这枚奖牌好比梦想成真。
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The movie is not true to the book .
这部电影并非忠于原著。
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The true cost of these experiments to the environment will not be known for years to come .
这些实验对环境造成的确切代价在未来数年内是看不见的。
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It doesn 't take much brain to work out that both stories can 't be true .
不必费多大脑筋就知道，两种说法不可能都是真的。
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It may seem a strange story but it rings true to me .
这个故事也许显得离奇，但我却觉得很真实。
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The naturalness of the dialogue made the book so true to life .
自然逼真的对话使得这本书非常贴近生活。
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He was true to his word .
他信守诺言。
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He was a true friend in all senses of the word .
从任何意义上来说他都是位真正的朋友。
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' That 's true ' , she agreed .
“是这样的。”她同意说。
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She was exaggerating the true extent of the problem .
她对这个问题言过其实。
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It remains true that sport is about competing well , not winning .
体育重在勇于竞争而非获胜，一向如此。
指信息等与事实相符的，而非妄言或虚假的；也指友谊、爱情等是真正意义上的或名副其实的，此时通常作定语。
Is the news true?
这消息属实吗？
She gave a true account of what had happened.
她如实地讲述了发生的事情。
True friendship is worth more than money.
真正的友谊比金钱更有价值。
只作定语，强调某事物是真实的、实际存在的，而非理论上的、谣传的、假定的。
The actual cost was much higher than we had expected.
实际成本比我们预料的高得多。
The actual cause of this quake is still unknown.
这次地震的真正原因仍不清楚。
The play is based upon an actual event.
该剧本是根据真实的故事编写的。
强调物品货真价实而并非假冒伪造的，也指感情、欲望等真挚的。
It is made of genuine leather.
那是用真皮做的。
This is a genuine painting by Picasso.
这是一幅毕加索的真画。
He has a genuine desire to help us.
他真心诚意地想帮助我们。
既可用于有形的人或物，也可用于无形的事物，通常指实际存在且十分重要的；指物品是真的而非假冒或人造的时，常可与 genuine 换用；表示“真正意义上的”意思时只作定语，常可与 true 换用。
That's where the real danger lies.
这是确实存在危险的地方。
Is your ring real/genuine gold?
你的戒指是真金的吗？
We always regard him as a real/true friend of us.
我们一直把他看作一位真正的朋友。
Real power resides in the people.
真正的权力属于人民。
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