realize

verb

/ˈriːəlaɪz/, /ˈrɪəlaɪz/

/ˈriːəlaɪz/

(British English also realise)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they realize	/ˈriːəlaɪz/, /ˈrɪəlaɪz/ /ˈriːəlaɪz/
he / she / it realizes	/ˈriːəlaɪzɪz/, /ˈrɪəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈriːəlaɪzɪz/
past simple realized	/ˈriːəlaɪzd/, /ˈrɪəlaɪzd/ /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
past participle realized	/ˈriːəlaɪzd/, /ˈrɪəlaɪzd/ /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
-ing form realizing	/ˈriːəlaɪzɪŋ/, /ˈrɪəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈriːəlaɪzɪŋ/

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be/become aware察觉

[transitive, intransitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) to understand or become aware of a particular fact or situation理解；领会；认识到；意识到

realize (that)… I didn’t realize (that) you were so unhappy.我没有察觉到你那么不开心。
The moment I saw her, I realized something was wrong.我一看到她，就觉得不太对劲。
I finally came to realize that he would never change.我终于意识到他永远不会改变。
It is important to realize that there are still potential problems.重要的是要意识到还有潜在的问题。
realize how, what, etc… I don't think you realize how important this is to her.我认为你没有意识到这对她是多么重要。
They hadn't realized just how much time it would take. 他们没有意识到这需要多长时间。
realize something Many families fail to realize the importance of a well-balanced diet许多家庭没有意识到均衡饮食的重要性
Only later did she realize her mistake.只是到了后来她才意识到自己的错误。
I hope you realize the seriousness of this crime.我希望你能认识到这一罪行的严重性。
The situation was more complicated than they had at first realized.形势比他们最初意识到的更为复杂。
They managed to leave without any of us realizing.我们谁也没注意，他们悄悄走了。
it is realized that… There was a cheer when it was realized that everyone was safely back.人们意识到大家都已平安归来的时候便发出了一阵欢呼声。

Extra Examples

I never realized how much it meant to you.我从未意识到它对你这么重要。
I realized for the first time how difficult this would be.我第一次认识到这会有多难。
She dimly realized that she was trembling.她隐约感到自己在发抖。
The experience made me realize that people did care.这一经历使我认识到人们确实还是在意的。
They are constantly learning, without even realizing it.他们没有意识到自己在不断地学习新东西。
We are constantly using historic buildings, without even realizing it.我们经常使用有历史意义的建筑，只是没有认识到。
You don't seem to realize the seriousness of the situation.你似乎还没有认识到情况的严重性。
I began to realize why the people seemed wary of us.我开始意识到为什么人们似乎对我们很警惕。
to soon/quickly/gradually/slowly realize很快/很快/逐渐/慢慢意识到
She soon realized her mistake.她很快便意识到了自己的错误。
Suddenly I realized what he meant.突然我明白了他的意思。
We make assumptions all the time without realizing it.我们总是在无意中就进行了假设。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

fully
dimly
suddenly
…

verb + realize

begin to
come to
make somebody
…

preposition

with

phrases

without realizing (something)

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achieve something实现

[transitive] realize something to achieve something important that you very much want to do实现；将…变为现实

to realize your dream实现你的梦想
We try to help all students realize their full potential (= be as successful as they are able to be).我们努力帮助所有的学生充分发挥他们的潜力。
She never realized her ambition of becoming a professional singer.她从未实现成为一名职业歌手的志向。
He has fully realized the promise which he showed.他已经完全实现了他的诺言。
He finally realized a life long ambition.他终于实现了一生的抱负。

Topics Successb2

happen发生

[transitive, usually passive] realize something if somebody’s fears are realized, the things that they are afraid will happen, do happen（所担心的事）发生，产生

His worst fears were realized when he saw that the door had been forced open.他一看门被撬了，就知道最担心的事还是发生了。

sell出售

[transitive] realize your assets (formal) to sell things that you own, for example property, in order to get the money that you need for something把（财产等）变卖，变现 synonym convert

[transitive] realize something (formal) (of goods, etc.

货品等

) to be sold for a particular amount of money以…价格卖出 synonym make