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英 [truː] 美 [truː]

adj.

符合事实的;确实的;如实的;实质的，真正的(而非表面上的);名副其实的;真正的;忠诚的;精确的;正而准

adv.

笔直地;不偏不斜地;直言相告;实话实说

n.

真实;准确

第三人称单数

trues

复数

trues

现在分词

truing

过去式

trued

过去分词

trued

比较级

truer

最高级

truest

牛津词典

adj.

【不规则形式】 truer, truest

正确 correct

1

符合事实的；确实的；如实的

connected with facts rather than things that have been invented or guessed

Indicate whether the following statements are true or false .

标出下列说法是对还是错。

Is it true she's leaving?

她要走是真的吗？

All the rumours turned out to be true.

所有的传闻结果都确有其事。

That's not strictly (= completely) true.

那不完全正确。

The novel is based on a true story .

这部小说是根据真实的故事写成的。

His excuse just doesn't ring (= sound) true .

他的借口听起来就不真实。

Unfortunately, these findings do not hold true (= are not valid) for women and children.

遗憾的是，这些调查结果不适用于妇女和儿童。

The music is dull and uninspiring, and the same is true of the acting.

音乐沉闷枯燥毫不动人，表演也是。

You never spoke a truer word (= used to emphasize that you agree with what *** has just said) .

你说的一点不假。

2

实质的，真正的（而非表面上的）

real or exact, especially when this is different from how sth seems

the true face of capitalism (= what it is really like rather than what people think it is like)

资本主义的真实情况

The true cost of these experiments to the environment will not be known for years to come.

这些实验对环境造成的确切代价在未来数年内是看不见的。

He reveals his true character to very few people.

他没有向什么人显露过他的真实性格。