新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

trueIELTS重点词汇

英 [truː]

[ADJ]

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ADJ. 形容词

truer , truest
1. 真实的
If something is true, it is based on facts rather than being invented or imagined, and is accurate and reliable.
近义词
correct , accurate
反义词
false , invented , untrue
双语例句
例：
Everything I had heard about him was true.
我所听到的关于他的一切都是真的。
例：
He said it was true that a collision had happened.
他说真的发生了冲突。
例：
The film tells the true story of a group who survived in the Andes in sub-zero temperatures.
这部电影讲的是一群人在零度以下的安第斯山脉生存下来的真实故事。
2. （人或物品）真实的
You use true to emphasize that a person or thing is sincere or genuine, often in contrast to something that is pretended or hidden.
近义词
real
双语例句
例：
I allowed myself to acknowledge my true feelings.
我愿意承认自己的真实感情。
3. 真正的
If you use true to describe something or someone, you approve of them because they have all the characteristics or qualities that such a person or thing typically has.
近义词
real
双语例句
例：
This country professes to be a true democracy.
该国宣称自己是一个真正的民主国家。
例：
Maybe one day you'll find true love.
也许有一天你会找到真爱。
4. 确实的 , 符合的
If you say that a fact is true of a particular person or situation, you mean that it is valid or relevant for them.
双语例句
例：
I accept that the romance may have gone out of the marriage, but surely this is true of many couples.
我承认婚姻生活可能已经没有什么浪漫了，但是许多夫妻的确都是如此。
5. 忠诚的
If you are true to someone, you remain committed and loyal to them. If you are true to an idea or promise, you remain committed to it and continue to act according to it.
近义词
faithful
双语例句
例：
David was true to his wife.
大卫忠于他的妻子。
例：
India has remained true to democracy.
印度一直奉行民主政治。

PHRASE. 习语

come true
1. （梦想、愿望或预测）成为现实
If a dream, wish, or prediction comes true, it actually happens.
双语例句
例：
Many of his predictions are coming true.
他的许多预言正在成为现实。
hold true
1. 同样适用
If a general statement holds true in particular circumstances, or if your previous statement holds true in different circumstances, it is true or valid in those circumstances.
双语例句
例：
This law is known to hold true for galaxies at a distance of at least several billion light years.
这个定律被普遍认为同样适用于至少数十亿光年之远的星系。
too good to be true
1. 好得令人难以置信
If you say that something seems too good to be true, you are suspicious of it because it seems better than you had expected, and you think there may be something wrong with it that you have not noticed.
双语例句
例：
On the whole the celebrations were remarkably good-humoured and peaceful. It seemed almost too good to be true.
大体上说，庆祝活动非常快乐祥和，简直好得令人难以置信。