| 单词 | real |
| 释义 | adjective | adverb | noun realreal1 /ril/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective 1NOT IMAGINARY actually existing and not just imagined: All of the characters are based on real people. My son still believes that Santa Claus is real. She’s much nicer in real life than she is in the movie. She’d never seen a real live elephant before (=used to talk about things that are physically present rather than seen on TV, in pictures, etc.).2IMPORTANT existing as a fact so that it is important enough to consider, worry about, etc.: It’s not a joke. They could be in real danger.no real chance/hope/reason etc. There is no real cause for concern.3NOT ARTIFICIAL something that is real is actually what it seems to be and not artificial, false, invented, or a copy SYN genuine OPP fake: real leather It was just a practice test, not the real thing. This is genuine malt whiskey – the real McCoy (=used to emphasize that something really is what it seems).4TRUE [only before noun] actual and true, as opposed to being invented or claimed SYN actual: So what’s the real reason you were late? Marilyn Monroe’s real name was Norma Jean Baker.5FOR EMPHASIS used to emphasize what you are saying: The house is a real mess. The noise is becoming a real problem.6RIGHT QUALITIES [only before noun] having all the right qualities that you expect a particular kind of thing or person to have: He’s never had a real job. Now that’s real coffee!7the real world used to talk about the actual experience of living and working with other people, rather than being protected in your parents’ home, at school, or at college: When you’re out there in the real world you won’t have so much help.8MOST IMPORTANT the real questions, problems, etc. are the most important ones: The real issue is how can we help prevent heart disease?9MONEY [only before noun] social studies, economics a real increase or decrease in an amount of money is one you calculate by including the general decrease in the value of money over a period of time: a 2% annual growth in real income In real terms (=calculated in this way) the value of their wages has fallen.SPOKEN PHRASES10for real seriously, not pretending: He quit smoking? For real?11get real! used to tell someone that he or she is being very silly or unreasonable: Get real! He’ll never make the team.12keep it real to behave in an honest way and not pretend to be different from how you really are13is somebody for real? used when you are very surprised by or disapprove of what someone has done or said[Origin: 1400–1500 Old French, Medieval Latin realis of things (in law), from Latin res thing] adjective | adverb | noun realreal2 ●●● S1 adverb spoken very: It was real nice to see you again. adjective | adverb | noun realreal3 /reɪˈal/ noun [countable] the standard unit of money used in Brazil |
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