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. 现实

Fiction and reality were increasingly blurred. 小说与现实越来越混淆难分。

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. (尤指令人不快或难对付的) 真实情形

...the harsh reality of top international competition. …顶级的国际竞争的残酷现实。

4. N-SING You say that something has become a reality when it actually exists or is actually happening. 事实存在; 真实发生的事

...the whole procedure that made this book become a reality. …使这本书的出版成为现实的整个过程。

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. 事实上; 实际上

He came across as streetwise, but in reality he was not. 他看似适应都市的生活，但事实上他不是。