| 单词 | truth |
| 释义 | truth truth /truːθ/ noun B2 [U] the quality of being true: » There would seem to be some truth in what she says.» There is no truth in the reports of his resignation.» You cannot question the truth of his alibi.» And yet what he says contains at least a grain of (= a small amount of) truth.Thesaurus+: ↑Reality and truththe truth B1 [S]F0 the real facts about a situation, event, or person: » But was he telling the truth?» I don't suppose we'll ever know the truth about what happened that day.» To tell (you) the truth (= speaking honestly) I'm quite pleased he's not coming.Thesaurus+: ↑Reality and truthin truth FORMALF0 used to show or emphasize that something is true: » In truth we feared for her safety although we didn't let it be known.Thesaurus+: ↑True, real, false, and unrealC2 [C] FORMAL a fact or principle that is thought to be true by most people: » It would seem to be a general truth that nothing is as straightforward as it at first seems.» The entire system of belief is based on a few simple truths.Thesaurus+: ↑Reality and truthWord partners for truth• ♯tell the truth• ♯discover/♯find out/♯learn/♯uncover the truth• ♯confess/♯reveal the truth• ♯conceal/♯hide/♯withhold the truth• the truth ♯comes out/♯emerges• the truth ♯dawns on sb• the ♯awful/♯honest/♯simple/♯whole truth• an ♯element/♯grain of truth• the ♯ring of truth• the truth ♯about sb/sthWord Builder:–Nouns: truth, untruth, truthfulness–Adjectives: true, untrue, truthful–Adverbs: truly, truthfullyCollocations:–Verbs-lu. speak/tell the truth» I always tell the truth.-lu. discover/find/find out/guess/learn/seek/uncover the truth» She discovered the truth about their relationship.-lu. know the truth» Does he know the truth about his parents?-lu. confess/disclose/reveal the truth» He revealed the truth about his past.-lu. conceal/distort/suppress/withhold the truth» She concealed the truth about her time in prison.-lu. vouch for the truth of sth» I can vouch for the truth of what he says.-lu. face the truth» I had to face the truth - I was going to die.-lu. truth comes out/emerges» Journalists descended on her house as the truth about her sacking emerged.-lu. the truth dawns on sb» When the truth dawned on me, I was furious.-lu. the truth lies (in sth)» The truth lies in the private letters they left behind.–Nouns-lu. the truth commission» The truth commission heard hundreds of statements.-lu. an element/grain of truth» There is an element of truth in what she says.-lu. the ring of truth» His story has the ring of truth about it.-lu. a moment of truth» After months of preparation, this was the moment of truth.-lu. in pursuit/search of the truth» We will leave no stone unturned in search of the truth.–Adjectives-lu. the awful/terrible/unpalatable truth» The terrible truth was that she had left them.-lu. the absolute/gospel/whole truth» I want to know the whole truth.-lu. the honest/naked truth» The honest truth was that I had never seen the letters.-lu. a home truth» I told him a few home truths about what his colleagues thought of him.-lu. the inescapable/literal/plain/self-evident/simple/undeniable truth» The simple truth is that she is not up to the job.-lu. the sad truth» The sad truth is, I don't love him any more.-lu. economical with the truth» They accused the minister of being economical with the truth.–Determiners-lu. any/no/some truth» Is there any truth in the rumour that you will be leaving the country?–Prepositions-lu. the truth about sb/sth» Nobody knew the truth about his background.-lu. the truth behind sth» What is the truth behind their decision to divorce?-lu. [a lot of/ some, etc.] truth in sth» There is some truth in what she says.-lu. in truth» In truth, I believed he was honest.–Phrases-lu. if (the) truth be told» If the truth be told, I have never enjoyed my job.-lu. nothing could be further from the truth» She said I was jealous of her, but nothing could be further from the truth.-lu. the truth of the matter is» The truth of the matter is that I am not well enough to go.-lu. the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth» She promised to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.-lu. to tell (you) the truth» To tell you the truth, I never liked Paul much anyway.• • • Extra Examples:» The judge was satisfied that she was telling the truth.» There was certainly an element of truth in what she said.» He's dying but he refuses to face the truth.» It's difficult to disentangle hard fact from myth, or truth from lies.» The truth about the accident may never be known.Common mistake: truth or true?! Warning: do not confuse the noun truth with the adjective true:✗ Nothing that she wrote in her letter was truth.» Nothing that she wrote in her letter was true. |
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