| 单词 | reality |
| 释义 | reality (riælɪti ) Word forms: realities 1. uncountable noun B2 You use reality to refer to real things or the real nature of things rather than imagined, invented, or theoretical ideas. Fiction and reality were increasingly blurred. Synonyms: fact, truth, certainty, realism 2. See also virtual reality 3. countable noun B2 The reality of a situation is the truth about it, especially when it is unpleasant or difficult to deal with. ...the harsh reality of top international competition. [+ of] Synonyms: truth, fact, actuality 4. singular noun B2 You say that something has become a reality when it actually exists or is actually happening. ...the whole procedure that made this book become a reality. The reality is that they are poor. 5. in reality phrase B2 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. He came across as streetwise, but in reality he was not. Synonyms: in fact, really, actually, in truth Quotations: Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go awayI Hope I Shall Arrive Soon Human kind Cannot bear very much realityEast Coker Collocations: accept a reality But I had to accept the reality of my life. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It's hard for us to accept this reality. Times, Sunday Times (2016) With this view of the world, we fail to accept the actual reality of evil. Christianity Today (2000) Ministers should acknowledge the grim reality. Times, Sunday Times (2011) But if we can't acknowledge this reality we can't learn from it. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Either this was a stubborn refusal to acknowledge economic reality, or he was genuinely deluded. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Quite a few of the inventions in Star Trek are becoming reality. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It goes without saying that it will be some years before the potential becomes a reality. Times, Sunday Times (2008) My nightmare was on the edge of becoming reality. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Children should be protected from such brutal reality. Times, Sunday Times (2013) That hope has long been buried by brutal reality. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He says the figure shows the shocking and brutal reality of the Government's cuts. Times, Sunday Times (2011) I don't think they understand commercial realities. Times, Sunday Times (2009) They don't face the same commercial realities as the rest of us. Times, Sunday Times (2009) There are still daunting commercial realities. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Weak economic growth and population decline didn't make the city confront reality but wish it away. Times, Sunday Times (2013) We must also confront the reality of our own lives. Christianity Today (2000) You're better off to confront reality as soon as possible. The Guide to Greatness in Sales (1994) What did they know of the cruel reality of war? Man of Honour (2007) The last two games we played, they beat us, that's the cruel reality. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The ageing process invites a number of cruel realities. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The series gave the public a great insight into the daily realities of farming life. Times, Sunday Times (2007) For many of the world's poorest people, those threats are already a daily reality. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The daily reality of trying to hire and keep good carers is grim. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It will give you a feel for the day-to-day reality of the job. Times, Sunday Times (2006) For others, the day-to-day reality of running your own business is a problem. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The day-to-day reality of the job involves a volatile mixture of rejection and affirmation. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But that's not to deny the reality of their symptoms. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It will do no good to put our heads in the sand and deny these realities. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995) To suggest otherwise was to deny the reality of what occurred. Times, Sunday Times (2008) These beliefs cloud and distort reality. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Yesterday the broadcaster apologised for distorting reality. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He claims that people who are deluded about themselves and who distort reality in their favour face a whole host of problems. Times, Sunday Times (2013) But after the Second World War a new economic reality dawned. Times, Sunday Times (2006) They're just people dealing with economic realities. Times, Sunday Times (2016) There is now a growing gap between financial hope and economic reality. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The shameful condition of military barracks exposes the reality of life for our fighting men and women. The Sun (2008) How one case exposed the grim reality of life for thousands in the poorest communities Times, Sunday Times (2008) The journalist and presenter exposes the realities of programme making and explores the inner workings of the industry. The Sun (2006) My life was saved by a friend who forced me to face the reality that I needed help. Times, Sunday Times (2017) We can go through an entire lifetime refusing to face this reality. Christianity Today (2000) Young people will face harsh realities in the world of work. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It is an upbeat message that is sadly not sustained by the still grim economic reality. Times, Sunday Times (2013) But there is no escaping the grim reality of their league position of 23rd. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The grim reality is I have been chronicling her spectacular decline. The Sun (2009) Driving home, we struggled with the harsh reality that we might not have the luxury of growing old together. Christianity Today (2000) Life's harsh realities are setting in. Times, Sunday Times (2015) If you are in the mood for a blast of harsh reality, this is the film for you. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I feel artistic licence is running wild at the expense of historical reality in modern period drama. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Of course, the historical reality has been a good deal more complex than all this would imply. The Times Literary Supplement (2011) But the historical reality that dinosaurs led to birds and mammals produced whales, that's not theory. Times, Sunday Times (2009) No elected politician can ignore this reality. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It's always tempting to just go on and try to ignore the reality. Christianity Today (2000) To ignore this reality is to treat this country's children with patronising contempt. Times, Sunday Times (2006) You realize this is not subjective reality, but objective reality. Christianity Today (2000) We are reading to discover more about objective reality. Christianity Today (2000) One reason for this is intellectual fashion, which highlights subjective interpretation over objective reality. Times, Sunday Times (2015) But now it appears to be my turn to accept the painful reality: at the age of 38, I am beginning to lose my hair. Times, Sunday Times (2015) She writes about the painful realities of growing up, and on the shifting loyalties of adolescent friendships. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Then when his relationships sour, work becomes an escape from painful reality. Christianity Today (2000) All these descriptions of physical reality depend on our already having had some experience with them. A Short Guide to Writing About History (1995) Global warming happens on a slower timeline than politics, but its physical reality is undeniable. Times, Sunday Times (2013) But we are still further from the physical reality of the house because Silver Street no longer exists. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Last week saw the start of another television reality series, involving families in crisis and the specialist counsellor who gets parachuted in to save them. Times, Sunday Times This new reality series follows five twentysomething friends living it up on their folks' money. The Sun The pair will no doubt be appearing together in a reality series coming soon to a computer screen near you. Times, Sunday Times This time, we'll be able to follow their progress - and pick up some tips - thanks to this new reality series. The Sun This five-part reality series throws together pairs of mismatched singletons to find out. The Sun So we recognize that reality. Christianity Today His lettering and colour choices are matters of pure abstraction, even as at the same time no one can fail to recognize the reality of the world his words depict. The Times Literary Supplement He recognized the reality of sin. Christianity Today By recognizing the reality of the deficit now, he will have a tough time living up to those pledges. Globe and Mail Recognizing the realities of the modern classroom, a number of variations have been introduced. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The idols and their pictures as well as the qualities attributed to them are the projections of the human mind and not representation of reality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Artists are equally interested by these aspects but also try to explore avenues other than the photo-mechanical representation of reality, such as the pictorialist movement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With these techniques he was able to create digital works that blurred, inverted and obscured the original image, making it into an expressive rather than detailed representation of reality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rather than providing an accurate representation of reality, the game's sound effects reflect an attempt to make the game more exciting by exaggerating the impact force of punches. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cases are verbal representations of reality that put the reader in the role of a participant of the situation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The sad reality is the migrants are unwelcome here. Times, Sunday Times (2015) In fact, the sad reality for millions of borrowers is that things are about to get worse. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It is just one of those sad realities that puncture our less than perfect world. Times, Sunday Times (2016) That was a sobering reality for a 28-year-old with a young family. Times, Sunday Times A more sobering reality lies behind the gloss, as the title of her latest book suggests. The Times Literary Supplement However, the past two majors have provided big doses of sobering reality. Times, Sunday Times Making this kind of employment decision comes with the sobering reality that the decision will likely impact many other people. Christianity Today When tougher times came - in 1990 the market went down - investors had a sobering reality check. Times,Sunday Times I ignore this spiritual reality only to the detriment of my praying. Christianity Today About some spiritual reality such as spiritual warfare? Christianity Today The bonds were, instead, spiritual - a spiritual reality that was frequently tested by events. Times, Sunday Times However, we cannot hide behind this spiritual reality as an excuse for inaction. Christianity Today My friend wrote him back, basically explaining how he could find spiritual reality without floating around. Christianity Today From a purely logical point of view, each occasion of experience has in full measure the characters of both objective and subjective reality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Thus, a person's lifeworld correlates with the person's life conditions in the same way than subjective reality correlates with objective reality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The scene represents a turning point that foreshadows the coming rupture and inversion of the fairly subjective reality that existed earlier in the film. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That is the stark reality of my client's situation at the moment. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The manager was a picture of pure misery as the stark reality of his new job finally hit home. The Sun (2011) His business brain knows the stark reality of the situation. Times, Sunday Times (2015) But the digital divide might become an ugly reality if large numbers of cinemas close. Times, Sunday Times But the glitter of dusk over the city hides an ugly reality. Times, Sunday Times Because of those ugly realities journalists have to use subterfuge or deception to dig out the truth. Times, Sunday Times The precision with which nautical and fishing implements are named, and the ugly realities of poverty and hunger, balance the magical elements. The Times Literary Supplement She despises writing that covers up ugly realities, and people who try to break with their origins, to keep their hands clean. The Times Literary Supplement This ultimate reality weaves together this issue's two main stories. Christianity Today We thrill to a new medium, then quickly domesticate it: the ultimate reality of the human gaze. Smithsonian Mag Although these appearances and expressions are irreducible for us, they are not constitutive of ultimate reality. The Times Literary Supplement I refl ect on emptiness -the ultimate reality -and altruism. Times, Sunday Times This involves denying the goodness, or even the ultimate reality, of the natural world. Times, Sunday Times They understand the reality of the pressures you're under and can offer you support. The Sun (2011) I don't think they understand commercial realities. Times, Sunday Times (2009) But his generals, who understood the military realities, were less sanguine. THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT: The Scots' Invention of the Modern World (2002) Now we get to see them in all their unfortunate reality. Times, Sunday Times It's an unfortunate reality that large crowds at concerts can make rich pickings for career criminals. Times, Sunday Times The founders rapidly came to understand the unfortunate reality that not all of the animals in their care could be placed for adoption. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And there must be a growing concern that unpleasant reality awaits in 2013. The Sun Disagreeable fantasy will become unpleasant reality faster than many realise. Times, Sunday Times The unpleasant reality for many people will mean having to live with reduced pay, uncertain working patterns and a pervasive atmosphere of low-level anxiety. Times, Sunday Times In common parlance, 'speaking diplomatically' means obscuring an unpleasant reality. The Times Literary Supplement His projects often make unpleasant realities beautiful, not my misleading anyone, but by allowing the viewer to stop and look more deeply at the subject. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She had a vision of reality defined by much more than sight and sound and smell, by touch and taste. Times, Sunday Times He said that the statement was indicative of an organisation that 'has the same distorted vision of reality as ever and a catalogue of claims which they do not abandon'. Times, Sunday Times Is this really the direction in which we need to go if we want to recall philosophy to its grand traditional role of reaching for a synoptic vision of reality? The Times Literary Supplement He showed an imaginative vision of reality that contrasted with what he called the 'glib and shallow rationalism' he knew in his own youth. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 真实 Japanese: 現実 |
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