| 词组 | virtual |
| 释义 | virtual AC /ˈvɜːtʃuəl $ ˈvɜːr-/ adjective 1. very nearly a particular thingnounsa virtual certainty It is a virtual certainty that he will win.a virtual necessity In rural areas, a car is a virtual necessity.a virtual impossibility Victory was now a virtual impossibility.a virtual standstill (=when almost nothing is moving) Heavy snow brought the city to a virtual standstill.a virtual unknown (=someone who is not very famous) Most of the actors in the film are virtual unknowns.a virtual stranger I didn’t want to give my phone number to a virtual stranger.a virtual prisoner (in your own home) Her illness makes her a virtual prisoner in her own home.the virtual disappearance of sth The report mentions the virtual disappearance of fish from the river due to pollution.a virtual absence of sth (=when there is almost none of it) The virtual absence of jobs in inner cities has caused a lot of social problems.virtual collapse The company was in a state of virtual collapse.virtual silence (=when people hardly speak at all) They drove back home in virtual silence.a virtual monopoly (=very nearly the only seller of a particular product) The company has a virtual monopoly of petrol sales in the country.virtual slavery The workers were kept in a state of virtual slavery.2. made, done, seen etc on the internet or on a computernounsvirtual reality (=an environment produced by a computer that looks and seems real to the person experiencing it) He likes playing virtual reality games on his computer.a virtual community Virtual communities allow people from all over the world to communicate with each other.a virtual world/environment ‘Second Life’ is a virtual world in which characters are controlled by people over the internet.a virtual gallery/office/library Welcome to our virtual gallery, where you can find examples of our artists’ work.THESAURUS: virtual → artificial |
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