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  • Conjugation : pl  realties
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

reality [riː'ælɪtɪ]
  1. 1. noun [u] (real things) 现实
  2. 2. noun [c/u] (realness) 真相
    in reality
    事实上

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

reality [rɪˈælətɪ]
  1. 1. n.[c] 实际经历现实生活
    For them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were.
    他们来说,魔鬼树木一样也是现实世界的一部分。
  2. 2. n.[u] 现实真实
    The reality of his situation slowly dawned on him.
    他慢慢明白形势真实状况
  3. 3. n.[c] 实际情况现实世界
  4. 4. n.[u] 真实性

Collins English-English Dictionary

reality [rɪ'ælɪtɪ]
  1. 1. n the state of things as they are or appear to be, rather than as one might wish them to be
  2. 2. n something that is real
  3. 3. n the state of being real
  4. 4. n [Philosophy] that which exists, independent of human awareness
  5. 5. n the totality of facts as they are independent of human awareness of them - See also conceptualism - Compare appearance

Examples

People don't react to reality; they react to their perception of reality.
人们不是对现实作出反应;他们是对他们对现实的理解作出反应。
crude reality
亦裸裸的现实
to lose touch with reality
脱离现实
grim reality
严酷的现实
The reality show has been spotted at ten p.m.
真人秀定于晚上十点播出。
It has become an unarguable reality that Joy killed the old woman.
乔伊杀了那个老妇人已经成为不争的事实。

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