| 单词 | true |
| 释义 | adjective | adverb | noun truetrue1 /tru/ ●●● S1 adjective 1NOT FALSE based on facts, and not imagined or invented OPP false: Everything I said is true. a true storybe true (that) Is it true that you spent time in jail?be true of somebody/something The text is poorly written, which is true of many textbooks. Students have to decide whether the statement is true or false.► see thesaurus at right12the true value/seriousness/nature etc. the real value, seriousness, etc. of something rather than what seems at first to be correct: The house was sold for a fraction of its true value.3somebody’s true feelings/beliefs/motives etc. your true feelings, beliefs, etc. are the ones that you really have and not the ones that you pretend to have: She tried hard to hide her true feelings.4AS somebody/something SHOULD BE having all the qualities that a particular type of person or thing should have SYN real, genuine: True courage is facing danger when you are afraid. She’s been a true friend to me.5LOYAL faithful and loyal to someone or something, whatever happens: true to Johnson was always true to the Democratic party.be true to your principles/ideals etc. If we agree to this deal, then we’re not being true to our principles.6ADMITTING something spoken used to admit that something is correct, even though it seems to be the opposite of another thing you say: True, my family was wealthy, but my parents taught me to work hard.7come true if wishes, dreams, etc. come true, they happen in the way you hoped they would: Her dream of owning a home finally came true. → see also a dream come true at dream1 (4)8true love a)[uncountable] real love that has all the qualities that it is supposed to have: In the story, she finally finds true love with Henry. b)[countable] the person that someone loves the most in a romantic way: Adrienne was his one true love.9true to form used to say that someone is behaving in the bad way that you expect him or her to: True to form, Jimmy did not show up for his court date.10true to somebody’s word/promise doing exactly what you have promised to do: True to her word, Susan paid us back the next week.11true mammal/fish/plant etc. having all the qualities of a particular type of animal, plant, etc., according to an exact description of it: Despite its appearance, the whale is a true mammal.12STRAIGHT/LEVEL [not before noun] built, placed, or formed in a way that is perfectly flat, straight, correct, etc.: The table top isn’t completely true.[Origin: Old English treowe faithful] → see also be too good to be true at good1 (53), show your true colors at show1 (17), truly, truth adjective | adverb | noun truetrue2 adverb 1in an exact straight line: The arrow flew straight and true to its target.2old use in a truthful way → see also not ring true at ring2 (6) adjective | adverb | noun truetrue3 noun out of true not completely straight, level, or balanced: The doorway was out of true. |
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