| 词组 | reality |
| 释义 | reality /riˈæləti, riˈælɪti/ noun what actually happens or is true, not what is imagined or thoughtadjectivesthe harsh/grim/stark/hard reality (=a situation that is very bad or unpleasant) Millions of people have to live with the harsh realities of unemployment.the sad reality The sad reality is that many children grow up never seeing their fathers.the political/social/economic realities People forget the economic realities and think the government can spend as much as it wants.the reality is different Everyone thought the couple were happily married, but the reality was very different.verbsface (up to)/accept reality It’s painful, but you have to face reality.wake up to reality (=realize what is happening or real) People are beginning to wake up to reality about climate change.confront a reality (=consider or deal with it) People are having to confront some unpleasant realities about the past.ignore the reality Voters are ignoring the reality of American politics.escape from reality His films helped people to escape from reality.become a reality The paperless office may one day become a reality.reflect reality (=match or show what is really happening or true) Do these novels accurately reflect the reality of the time?be divorced from reality (=not connected in any way to what is really happening) His ideas are completely divorced from reality.prepositionsthe reality of sth The reality of the situation is that no one really wants to work – we just want the money.phrasesbear no relation to reality (=not match what is really happening or true) His idea of recent history bears no relation to reality.lose touch with reality also lose your grasp/grip on reality (=stop realizing what the real situation is like) Working in show business, you can sometimes lose touch with reality. | As he got older, he began to lose his grasp on reality.bring sb back to reality (=make them realize what is happening around them or true) She was brought back to reality by the pain in her chest.(get) back to reality After three weeks’ holiday, it was time to get back to reality.be confronted with the reality of sth (=experience what a bad situation is really like) Nurses are directly confronted with the reality of suffering every day.sb’s perception of reality (=what they think happens or is true) The impact of the media on our perception of reality is hard to assess.an escape from reality People use alcohol as an escape from reality.a dose of reality (=an experience of what things are really like) I got my first dose of reality when I reported to work at my new job.fantasy and reality Some people find it difficult to distinguish between fantasy and reality. |
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