true
adjective(comparative truer, superlative truest)
Word Family
Idioms - true adjective (≠ untrue)
- truth noun
- truthful adjective (≠ untruthful)
- truthfully adverb
- truly adverb
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connected with facts rather than things that have been invented or guessed 符合事实的；确实的；如实的 Indicate whether the following statements are true or false. 标出下列说法是对还是错。 Can you prove that what you say is true? 你能证明你说的是真的吗？ All the rumours turned out to be true. 所有的传闻结果都确有其事。 - be true (that)…
Is it true she's leaving? 她要走是真的吗？ It is certainly true that money can't buy you happiness. 金钱买不到幸福，这当然是真的。 I think it would be true to say that the show was a success. 我认为说这个节目成功是真的。 That's not strictly (= completely) true. 那不完全正确。 The novel is based on a true story. 这部小说是根据真人真事写成的。 - true for somebody/something
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。 Exercise can help in the development of social skills, and this is especially true for kids playing team sports. 锻炼有助于社交技能的发展，这对参加团队运动的孩子来说尤其如此。 - true of somebody/something
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 somebody has just said). 你说的一点不假。
Synonyms truetrue- right
- correct
- true connected with facts rather than things that have been invented or guessed:
Are the following statements true or false? 下列说法是对还是错？ Is it true (that) she’s leaving? 她要走是真的吗？
- right that is true and cannot be doubted as a fact:
I got about half the answers right. 我的回答约有一半是正确的。 What’s the right time? 现在的准确时间是几点？
- correct right according to the facts and without any mistakes:
Only one of the answers is correct. 这些答案中只有一个是正确的。 Check that all the details are correct. 检查所有这些细节是否准确无误。
right or correct? 用 right 还是 correct？ - right/correct about somebody/something
- the true/right/correct answer
- the right/correct time
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintya1It is literally true that I never heard of him until I was in my late twenties. 实际上，我到二十八九岁才听说过他。 That is undoubtedly true. 这无疑是正确的。 The story is more or less true. 这个传闻差不多是真实的。 It's hardly true to call cleaning windows a ‘profession’. 擦窗户几乎不能称为一种“职业”。 This degree of inequality was by no means true of all 19th-century marriages. 这种程度的不平等绝不是在所有 19 世纪的婚姻中都有的。 This is in fact true in most situations. 在多数情况下这的确是真实的。 We hope that this will prove true. 我们希望此事能被证实。 What applies at a local level holds doubly true at a national level. 适用于地方的，在全国更为适用。 What is true for buyers is equally true for sellers. 对买家和卖家同样适用。 While technically true, this is unfair. 虽然严格说来是这么回事，但这并不公平。 While this is certainly true for some, it is not the case for others. 对某些人来说当然是这样，对其他人就未必如此。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- ring
- seem
- …
- especially
- particularly
- very
- …
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real or exact, especially when this is different from how something seems 实质的，真正的（而非表面上的） the true face of war (= what it is really like rather than what people think it is like) 战争的真实面目 This project demonstrates the true value of teamwork. 这个项目展示了团队合作的真正价值。 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。 I did not realize the true nature of their relationship. 我没有意识到他们关系的真实性质。 She was unable to hide her true feelings for him. 她无法掩饰自己对他的真实感情。
Extra Examplesthe true face of socialism 社会主义的真实情况 She is not the true owner of this house. 她不是这所房子的真正主人。
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having the qualities or characteristics of the thing mentioned 名副其实的；真正的 -
used to admit that a particular fact or statement is correct, although you think that something else is more important （承认事实或说法正确，但有更重要的考虑）确实，的确 - true (that)…
It's true that he could do the job, but would he fit in with the rest of the team? 他确实能做这项工作，但他是否能和团队其他人配合得好呢？ It's perfectly true that I didn't help much, but I was busy. 我的确没有帮什么忙，我太忙了。 ‘We could get it cheaper.’ ‘True, but would it be as good?’ “我们可以买得再便宜一点儿。” “话是这么说，但是质量是不是一样好呢？” True enough, but that doesn't tell the whole story. 确实如此，但这并不能说明全部情况。
Language Bank neverthelessneverthelessTopics Opinion and argumenta2Conceding a point and making a counterargument 承认一个观点的正确性，并提出一个对立的观点 While the film is undoubtedly too long, it is nevertheless an intriguing piece of cinema. 虽然这部电影的确太长了，但它不失为一部有趣的影片。
It can be argued that the movie is too long. It is nonetheless an intriguing piece of cinema. 可以认为这部电影太长了，但它不失为一部有趣的影片。
The film is undoubtedly too long. Still, it is an intriguing piece of cinema. 这部电影的确太长了，但它仍不失为一部有趣的影片。
Of course, huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie, but it is nevertheless a successful piece of storytelling. 当然，为了制作一部两小时的电影，该书中的大部分内容都被舍弃了，不过它仍不失为一部成功的故事片。
Critics are wrong to argue that the film’s plot is too complicated. Certainly there are a couple of major twists, but audiences will have no difficulty following them. 批评家认为这部电影的情节过于复杂，这种观点是不恰当的。影片中确实有几次大的情节变化，但观众还是不难看懂的。
It is true that you cannot make a good movie without a good script, but it is equally true that a talented director can make a good script into an excellent film. 的确，没有好的剧本不可能拍出好的电影，但有天赋的导演能将较好的剧本制作成非常好的电影，这一点也是没有疑问的。
It remains to be seen whether these two movies herald a new era of westerns, but there is no doubt that they represent welcome additions to the genre. 这两部电影是否预示着西部片新时代的来临还有待观察。但是毫无疑问，它们作为这一电影类型的新作而受到欢迎。
- true (that)…
showing respect and support for a particular person or belief in a way that does not change, even in different situations 忠诚的；忠心耿耿的；忠实的 a true friend 忠实的朋友 - true to somebody/something
She has always been true to herself (= done what she thought was good, right, etc.). 她一贯坚持按自己的信念办事。 He was true to his word (= did what he promised to do). 他信守诺言。 Many were executed for remaining true to their principles. 许多人因忠于自己的原则而被处死。 Knights swore to be true to their lord. 骑士们发誓忠于他们的主。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- remain
- …
- absolutely
- to
- true to your word
- true (to something)
being an accurate version or copy of something 精确的；与正本无异的；逼真的 Extra ExamplesThe article isn't at all true to what I actually said. 这篇文章与我实际所说的一点也不真实。 True to her prediction, it began snowing later that day. 正如她的预测，那天晚些时候开始下雪了。 Is it your wish that I should sign these minutes as a true record of that meeting? 你希望我在这些会议记录上签字，作为那次会议的真实记录吗？ This account is now accepted as a true reflection of what actually happened. 这种说法现在被认为是真实反映了实际发生的事情。
- [not usually before noun] (old-fashioned or literary)
straight and accurate 正而准
correct正确
real真正
admitting fact承认事实
loyal忠实
accurate精确
Word OriginOld English trēowe, trȳwe ‘steadfast, loyal’; related to Dutch getrouw, German treu, also to truce.
Idioms
come true
ring true/hollow/false
too good to be true
tried and true (North American English)
(British English tried and tested/trusted)
that you have used or relied on in the past successfully 经过考验的；可靠的；可信赖的 a tried and true method for solving the problem 解决这个问题的可靠方法
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- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
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- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
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- signed and sealed
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- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
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your true colours
- (often disapproving)
your real character, rather than the one that you usually allow other people to see 本性；本来面目 It was only after they got married that he showed himself in his true colours. 直到他们结婚后，他才露出了原形。
true to form
used to say that somebody is behaving in the way that you expect them to behave, especially when this is annoying 跟往常一样；一如既往；合乎本性 True to form, she managed to upset everyone before leaving. 一如往常，她在离开前设法让每个人都不高兴。
true to life
- (of a book, film, etc.)
seeming real rather than invented 真实的；逼真的；惟妙惟肖；活灵活现 I don’t think the characters are very true to life. 我觉得这些人物不是很真实。