英语词汇“actually”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Actually, that was the best part of the whole trip.
Did he actually hit you or just threaten you?
He may look 30, but he's actually 45.
I don't actually remember it all that well.
It turns out that one of the children I thought was a girl was actually a boy.
Unemployment has actually fallen for the past two months.
Well, actually, you still owe me $200.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

But don't forget that you only pay interest on the amount you actually borrow.
Consequently these areas are the first to exhibit extra fat and the last to actually reduce.
Of these, only four were actually put on trial by the army, and three were acquitted by military judges.
The little-known sea wasp, in spite of its name, is actually a jellyfish.
The Washington summit actually eliminated major causes of tension, and promised to inaugurate a new world structure.
What actually happened eight thousand to ten thousand years ago to end the hunter-gatherer chapter in human history?
Whether they are actually his desires, or those of the devil, must remain speculation.

Longman Language Activatorwhen the real situation is different from what people think► actually

especially spoken used to tell or ask someone what the real situation is, when they think it is something different: · "Here's the $10 I owe you." "Actually, you owe me 20."· Did he actually hit you or just threaten you?· It turns out that one of the children I thought was a girl was actually a boy.

► in fact

used to tell someone what the real situation is, when they think it is something different. Actually is more informal and is used more in conversation than in fact . Actually is also used more in questions than in fact . Actually is often used at the beginning of a sentence that answers a question, but in fact is not.: · He said it would be cheap but in fact it cost over £200.· No, I'm not offended at all. In fact, I'm glad you asked the question.in actual fact/in point of fact: · They seem to think that building a new road will improve the traffic problem, whereas in point of fact it will make it worse.· There are almost 200,000 possible combinations of symbols. In actual fact, only a small number of these are used.

► really

spoken used to say what the truth is, especially because something about the situation may make people believe something that is wrong: · He failed his tests, but he's quite a bright guy, really.· Are you sure she's really a lawyer? She doesn't act like one.· They're asking £600,000 for the house. That's more than it's really worth.

► in reality/the reality is

used to introduce the second part of a statement when you want to show that the first part is not true or exact: · It seems like just yesterday, but in reality it was five years ago.· Nowadays owning a car may appear to be a necessity, but in reality it isn't.· They say that the economy is already coming out of the recession, but the reality is that there has been no improvement at all.the reality of the situation is: · The reality of the situation is that by sending drug users to jail, the government may be discouraging people from seeking treatment.

► the truth/fact is

used to show what the real truth or fact is in a situation, when this is surprising or different from what people believed was true: · The truth was that she did not enjoy getting together with the rest of her family.· The fact is he was murdered. He didn't commit suicide at all.· I may make it all look easy, but the truth is I work very hard.

► in practice

used to show the difference between what is supposed to happen according to a rule or law, and what does happen: · Teenagers are not allowed to drink in bars, but in practice they often do.· Economic predictions are highly theoretical. It's what they mean in practice that is important.in theory ... in practice: · The law seemed like a good idea in theory, but in practice it has proved far too expensive.

► in effect/effectively

used to show what really happens, even though this was not clear from what was said or done: · Foreign companies have been effectively running the country for decades.· Management seems to be saying, in effect, that if we don't like the offer, we can all quit.

when what really happens is different from stories, films etc► really/actually

· Does Santa Claus really exist?· There are many stories which describe wolves as dangerous, blood-thirsty animals, but actually they prefer to avoid human beings.

► in the real world

in the world in which people really live, not in the world which exists in people's imagination: · Romances of that kind don't happen in the real world.· In the real world no one actually dies of a broken heart, but it happens in operas all the time.· His sudden success is something you never really expect to happen in the real world.

► in real life

in real life , as opposed to what happens in films or stories: · In real life there's no magic wand to make all our problems disappear.· On TV he plays a teenager, but in real life he's married with two children.

when you want to add something surprising or interesting to what you are saying► actually/as a matter of fact/in fact

spoken · Robert's an old friend of mine. We were at school together, actually.· The company is doing very well. As a matter of fact, we've doubled our sales budget.· Of course I know your mother. We go to the same church, in fact.· The performance was excellent. In fact, it was probably the best I've seen.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► really/actually exist

· Do you think ghosts really exist?

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► do

· Which one actually did the job once rested on speculation.· Often, it happens because good ideas bubble up from employees who actually do the work and deal with the customers.· I'd paint like a zoologist, catching the animals doing things they actually do.· He forces the eye into a double take: did that man actually do that just now?· You do an estimate, and then it might cost a little bit more when you actually do the job.· What he actually does, no one can really define.· We actually did some batches with bad dirt.

► exist

· This has nothing to do with reference to any particular dog, or even whether dogs actually exist at all.· Does such a thing actually exist?· Spinnys examine the job opportunities that actually exist and the benefits they have to offer.· In the first place, Handy attributes more permanence to the professional core than actually exists.· The car with those number plates actually exists.· The approach to development is dictated by paperwork requirements as opposed to the needs and opportunities which actually exist.· The hierarchy which actually exists bears little resemblance to the way in which the thing actually works.· In Brouwerian logic, one can not deduce from the falsity of the non-existence of some object that the object actually exists!

► get

· Secondly, fewer players will actually get involved in the rucks and mauls.· Washington, is the kind of place that can actually get you excited about pottery.· Because she has already got £70 of her own money, she will actually get £42.55 income support.· At a couple of points that year, the project actually got axed, and Raskin had to beg more indulgence.· He actually got the adrenalin going, forced the pendulum which had almost stopped to swing again.· In fact, a Longevity magazine survey finds some things actually get better with age.· As a result, the people whose financial position makes it easiest to pay bills actually get the lowest-cost credit.· Then I actually got a job using the law.

► go

· There was a rather pleasant man, called Chaudhry, who showed worrying signs of having actually gone to Oxford.· Then they roused themselves, surprised that some one was actually going to use the microphone.· For most Atlantans, actually going to the Olympic Games is out of the question.· If memory serves, we actually went into the hall and flipped a coin.· Has anyone ever actually gone over there and had a look at them?· How does the value actually go up or down?· Are we actually going to learn anything from this recent disastrous period?· Two more sections, Trondur said, had broken free in the night and actually gone adrift.

► happen

· This, surely, was what had actually happened to Adam Verne-Smith.· Like most mythic events, the Six-Day War actually happened, but not quite the way people remember it.· If you are curious about the bombardier beetle, by the way, what actually happens is as follows.· It was an anxiety so consuming that it overshadowed what actually happened once the war came.· They couldn't believe it was all real - that the nightmare was actually happening to them.· What is actually happening is that the United States is being isolated, which is not the same thing.· What people are reporting is not what is actually happening.

► make

· The prisoners were actually making complete items of furniture, doors, window frames, pottery and jewellery.· For without such a team, it will be hard-if not impossible-to actually make any money.· You must include all payments actually made in those eight calendar weeks.· Most class analysts do not explain in detail how policy decisions are actually made.· In 1959 Navarro Rubio had not only not immediately fallen under suspicion of disloyalty, but had actually made Franco back down.· For now though, all that matters is they got it done, a deal that for both sides actually makes sense.· Pedagogy in this case actually makes the learning task more difficult.· But the company that had actually made and sold the flag was a one-man operation with no resources.

► mean

· The operation-the abortion-would actually mean killing my child, my new son or daughter.· But the comprehension of what that actually meant was slim.· What it would actually mean is lives that would be-as Hobbes put it-nasty, brutish and short.· Less clear is what the change actually means.· If anything, the more people talk, the less it actually means.· This time he may actually mean it.· What is actually meant by intention is more problematic, and will be approached in stages.· The managers did come to see that acquiring managerial competence actually meant sacrificing some of their technical competence.

► see

· To actually see crabs scuttling across the floor and live sponges and even real live fish was astonishing.· They looked at the sketch and asked her if she had actually seen the man reach for her purse.· Sometimes I thought they could actually see these people, as they talked.· He had no idea what he would do when he actually saw Tony, but he knew he had to confront him.· You can't actually see the house quite.· You could actually see what was going on.· We can follow gastrulation in the early development of the sea-urchin and actually see the gut forming.· None actually saw the entry of the bolide, but all saw the flash of the explosion.

► use

· However, problems arise when the author describes how to actually use the gear.· Gore actually used a card issued by the Clinton-Gore campaign, she said.· You could actually use purple, alizarin crimson, you see incredibly pallid complexions with red bits.· The extent to which cells actually use such mechanisms is still being investigated.· Hearers actually use this unclarity as a clue to the speaker's intentions.· Having actually used the booklet reinforces this positive attitude.· It is a genuine two-plus-two, with a set of rear seats you can actually use.· This saves a bit of space and avoids giving a whole profile where only one characteristic is actually used.

► want

· One thing you might have noticed, though, is that there is only Heather who actually wants to sit next to Gowie.· Jeff Groscost actually wanted the Legislature to determine whether a species was truly endangered before the state enforced federal protections.· The truth is that neither applicant actually wants to issue Switch cards, though Barclays says it is prepared to consider it.· We are willing to eat garbage for lunch because the larder is always empty of foods we actually want.· But what users actually want are reliable electricity services.· Also, it dawned on me, I actually wanted to drive.· It was a delicious fantasy and whatever Ocker actually wanted him for would not spoil it.

► work

· None of these more ambitious weapons actually work very well and they are sensibly avoided by the military.· Ironically, corporate downsizing may actually work to your advantage.· How do the units actually work?· And that romantic idea had to sustain me through the realities of actually working on the 128K Mac....· Of course it doesn't actually work.· If you actually worked for Jobs, he took time out from preaching the Mac gospel to meddle in your life.· You never know, it may actually work better than you think.· Many actually work in community service projects, which most journalists only write about.

单词	actually
释义	actuallyac‧tu‧al‧ly /ˈæktʃuəli, -tʃəli/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Actually, that was the best part of the whole trip. Did he actually hit you or just threaten you? He may look 30, but he's actually 45. I don't actually remember it all that well. It turns out that one of the children I thought was a girl was actually a boy. Unemployment has actually fallen for the past two months. Well, actually, you still owe me $200. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But don't forget that you only pay interest on the amount you actually borrow. Consequently these areas are the first to exhibit extra fat and the last to actually reduce. Of these, only four were actually put on trial by the army, and three were acquitted by military judges. The little-known sea wasp, in spite of its name, is actually a jellyfish. The Washington summit actually eliminated major causes of tension, and promised to inaugurate a new world structure. What actually happened eight thousand to ten thousand years ago to end the hunter-gatherer chapter in human history? Whether they are actually his desires, or those of the devil, must remain speculation. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorwhen the real situation is different from what people think► actually especially spoken used to tell or ask someone what the real situation is, when they think it is something different: · "Here's the $10 I owe you." "Actually, you owe me 20."· Did he actually hit you or just threaten you?· It turns out that one of the children I thought was a girl was actually a boy. ► in fact used to tell someone what the real situation is, when they think it is something different. Actually is more informal and is used more in conversation than in fact . Actually is also used more in questions than in fact . Actually is often used at the beginning of a sentence that answers a question, but in fact is not.: · He said it would be cheap but in fact it cost over £200.· No, I'm not offended at all. In fact, I'm glad you asked the question.in actual fact/in point of fact: · They seem to think that building a new road will improve the traffic problem, whereas in point of fact it will make it worse.· There are almost 200,000 possible combinations of symbols. In actual fact, only a small number of these are used. ► really spoken used to say what the truth is, especially because something about the situation may make people believe something that is wrong: · He failed his tests, but he's quite a bright guy, really.· Are you sure she's really a lawyer? She doesn't act like one.· They're asking £600,000 for the house. That's more than it's really worth. ► in reality/the reality is used to introduce the second part of a statement when you want to show that the first part is not true or exact: · It seems like just yesterday, but in reality it was five years ago.· Nowadays owning a car may appear to be a necessity, but in reality it isn't.· They say that the economy is already coming out of the recession, but the reality is that there has been no improvement at all.the reality of the situation is: · The reality of the situation is that by sending drug users to jail, the government may be discouraging people from seeking treatment. ► the truth/fact is used to show what the real truth or fact is in a situation, when this is surprising or different from what people believed was true: · The truth was that she did not enjoy getting together with the rest of her family.· The fact is he was murdered. He didn't commit suicide at all.· I may make it all look easy, but the truth is I work very hard. ► in practice used to show the difference between what is supposed to happen according to a rule or law, and what does happen: · Teenagers are not allowed to drink in bars, but in practice they often do.· Economic predictions are highly theoretical. It's what they mean in practice that is important.in theory ... in practice: · The law seemed like a good idea in theory, but in practice it has proved far too expensive. ► in effect/effectively used to show what really happens, even though this was not clear from what was said or done: · Foreign companies have been effectively running the country for decades.· Management seems to be saying, in effect, that if we don't like the offer, we can all quit. when what really happens is different from stories, films etc► really/actually · Does Santa Claus really exist?· There are many stories which describe wolves as dangerous, blood-thirsty animals, but actually they prefer to avoid human beings. ► in the real world in the world in which people really live, not in the world which exists in people's imagination: · Romances of that kind don't happen in the real world.· In the real world no one actually dies of a broken heart, but it happens in operas all the time.· His sudden success is something you never really expect to happen in the real world. ► in real life in real life , as opposed to what happens in films or stories: · In real life there's no magic wand to make all our problems disappear.· On TV he plays a teenager, but in real life he's married with two children. when you want to add something surprising or interesting to what you are saying► actually/as a matter of fact/in fact spoken · Robert's an old friend of mine. We were at school together, actually.· The company is doing very well. As a matter of fact, we've doubled our sales budget.· Of course I know your mother. We go to the same church, in fact.· The performance was excellent. In fact, it was probably the best I've seen. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► really/actually exist · Do you think ghosts really exist? COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► do · Which one actually did the job once rested on speculation.· Often, it happens because good ideas bubble up from employees who actually do the work and deal with the customers.· I'd paint like a zoologist, catching the animals doing things they actually do.· He forces the eye into a double take: did that man actually do that just now?· You do an estimate, and then it might cost a little bit more when you actually do the job.· What he actually does, no one can really define.· We actually did some batches with bad dirt. ► exist · This has nothing to do with reference to any particular dog, or even whether dogs actually exist at all.· Does such a thing actually exist?· Spinnys examine the job opportunities that actually exist and the benefits they have to offer.· In the first place, Handy attributes more permanence to the professional core than actually exists.· The car with those number plates actually exists.· The approach to development is dictated by paperwork requirements as opposed to the needs and opportunities which actually exist.· The hierarchy which actually exists bears little resemblance to the way in which the thing actually works.· In Brouwerian logic, one can not deduce from the falsity of the non-existence of some object that the object actually exists! ► get · Secondly, fewer players will actually get involved in the rucks and mauls.· Washington, is the kind of place that can actually get you excited about pottery.· Because she has already got £70 of her own money, she will actually get £42.55 income support.· At a couple of points that year, the project actually got axed, and Raskin had to beg more indulgence.· He actually got the adrenalin going, forced the pendulum which had almost stopped to swing again.· In fact, a Longevity magazine survey finds some things actually get better with age.· As a result, the people whose financial position makes it easiest to pay bills actually get the lowest-cost credit.· Then I actually got a job using the law. ► go · There was a rather pleasant man, called Chaudhry, who showed worrying signs of having actually gone to Oxford.· Then they roused themselves, surprised that some one was actually going to use the microphone.· For most Atlantans, actually going to the Olympic Games is out of the question.· If memory serves, we actually went into the hall and flipped a coin.· Has anyone ever actually gone over there and had a look at them?· How does the value actually go up or down?· Are we actually going to learn anything from this recent disastrous period?· Two more sections, Trondur said, had broken free in the night and actually gone adrift. ► happen · This, surely, was what had actually happened to Adam Verne-Smith.· Like most mythic events, the Six-Day War actually happened, but not quite the way people remember it.· If you are curious about the bombardier beetle, by the way, what actually happens is as follows.· It was an anxiety so consuming that it overshadowed what actually happened once the war came.· They couldn't believe it was all real - that the nightmare was actually happening to them.· What is actually happening is that the United States is being isolated, which is not the same thing.· What people are reporting is not what is actually happening. ► make · The prisoners were actually making complete items of furniture, doors, window frames, pottery and jewellery.· For without such a team, it will be hard-if not impossible-to actually make any money.· You must include all payments actually made in those eight calendar weeks.· Most class analysts do not explain in detail how policy decisions are actually made.· In 1959 Navarro Rubio had not only not immediately fallen under suspicion of disloyalty, but had actually made Franco back down.· For now though, all that matters is they got it done, a deal that for both sides actually makes sense.· Pedagogy in this case actually makes the learning task more difficult.· But the company that had actually made and sold the flag was a one-man operation with no resources. ► mean · The operation-the abortion-would actually mean killing my child, my new son or daughter.· But the comprehension of what that actually meant was slim.· What it would actually mean is lives that would be-as Hobbes put it-nasty, brutish and short.· Less clear is what the change actually means.· If anything, the more people talk, the less it actually means.· This time he may actually mean it.· What is actually meant by intention is more problematic, and will be approached in stages.· The managers did come to see that acquiring managerial competence actually meant sacrificing some of their technical competence. ► see · To actually see crabs scuttling across the floor and live sponges and even real live fish was astonishing.· They looked at the sketch and asked her if she had actually seen the man reach for her purse.· Sometimes I thought they could actually see these people, as they talked.· He had no idea what he would do when he actually saw Tony, but he knew he had to confront him.· You can't actually see the house quite.· You could actually see what was going on.· We can follow gastrulation in the early development of the sea-urchin and actually see the gut forming.· None actually saw the entry of the bolide, but all saw the flash of the explosion. ► use · However, problems arise when the author describes how to actually use the gear.· Gore actually used a card issued by the Clinton-Gore campaign, she said.· You could actually use purple, alizarin crimson, you see incredibly pallid complexions with red bits.· The extent to which cells actually use such mechanisms is still being investigated.· Hearers actually use this unclarity as a clue to the speaker's intentions.· Having actually used the booklet reinforces this positive attitude.· It is a genuine two-plus-two, with a set of rear seats you can actually use.· This saves a bit of space and avoids giving a whole profile where only one characteristic is actually used. ► want · One thing you might have noticed, though, is that there is only Heather who actually wants to sit next to Gowie.· Jeff Groscost actually wanted the Legislature to determine whether a species was truly endangered before the state enforced federal protections.· The truth is that neither applicant actually wants to issue Switch cards, though Barclays says it is prepared to consider it.· We are willing to eat garbage for lunch because the larder is always empty of foods we actually want.· But what users actually want are reliable electricity services.· Also, it dawned on me, I actually wanted to drive.· It was a delicious fantasy and whatever Ocker actually wanted him for would not spoil it. ► work · None of these more ambitious weapons actually work very well and they are sensibly avoided by the military.· Ironically, corporate downsizing may actually work to your advantage.· How do the units actually work?· And that romantic idea had to sustain me through the realities of actually working on the 128K Mac....· Of course it doesn't actually work.· If you actually worked for Jobs, he took time out from preaching the Mac gospel to meddle in your life.· You never know, it may actually work better than you think.· Many actually work in community service projects, which most journalists only write about. 1[sentence adverb] spoken used to add new information to what you have just said, to give your opinion, or to start a new conversation: I’ve known Barbara for years. Since we were babies, actually. Actually, on second thoughts, I don’t think I want to go out tonight.2used to emphasize the real or exact truth of a situation, rather than what people may think: What time are you actually leaving? Labor costs have actually fallen. ‘Disappointed?’ ‘No, actually I’m rather glad.’
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