ADJECTIVE | VERB + FACT | FACT + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤important, interesting, relevant, salient重要的/有趣的/相關的/顯著的事實◇You must look at all the relevant facts.你必須察看所有相關的事實。➤basic, simple基本的/簡單的事實▸➤cold, concrete, hard, incontrovertible, inescapable, observable, obvious, plain, straightforward, true, undeniable冷酷的/確鑿的/客觀存在的/無可爭辯的/無法逃避的/看得見的/顯而易見的/清楚的/簡單明瞭的/真實的/無可否認的事實◇The police have to support their case with hard facts.警方得用確鑿的事實來支持他們的論據。◇These are all incontrovertible facts.這些都是無可爭辯的事實。➤bare, disturbing, harsh, sad, stark, unpalatable, unpleasant赤裸裸的/令人不安的/嚴酷的/令人傷心的/嚴峻的/令人難以接受的/令人不快的事實◇the bare facts of war戰爭的真相◇a rather harsh fact of life相當嚴酷的生活現實➤known已知的事實◇The known facts of the case are as follows.該案已知的事實如下。➤little-known, well-known鮮為人知的/眾所周知的事實◇It is a well-known fact that girls do better than boys at school.眾所周知,女孩在校期間比男孩成績要好。➤proven已得到證明的事實▸➤historical, scientific歷史/科學事實➤mere僅某一事實◇The mere fact of your being there will arouse their suspicions.你出現在那裏這一點就會引起他們的懷疑。VERB + FACT➤be aware of, have, know意識到事實;知道真相◇We don't have all the facts yet.我們還未得知所有的事實。◇She already knew the facts she needed.她已經知道了她需要的真相。➤ascertain, establish, find out確定事實;發現真相◇the best way of establishing the facts確定事實的最好方法➤check, consider, examine, look at核對/考慮/檢驗/查看事實◇I think you need to check your facts.我認為你需要核對事實。◇For God's sake, look at the facts!看在上帝的份兒上,考慮一下這些事實!➤prove證明事實◇These facts have not yet been proved.這些事實還未獲證明。➤collect, gather收集/搜集事實▸➤select選擇事實◇Historians must first select the facts that they present.歷史學家必須首先對要陳述的事實加以選擇。➤give, present, report, state提供/陳述/報道/聲明事實◇The programme gives the facts but does not apportion blame.這個節目只擺出事實,並不評論誰是誰非。◇I'm not making excuses-I'm just stating a fact.我沒有找藉口 - 我只是在陳述事實。➤interpret解讀事實◇different ways of interpreting the facts解讀事實的不同方式➤account for, explain解釋事實◇How do you account for the fact that unemployment is still rising?你如何解釋失業人數仍在增加這一事實?➤accept, acknowledge, appreciate, face, recognize接受/承認/理解/面對/認清事實◇She wouldn't accept the fact that she had lost.她不願接受已經失敗這一事實。◇I appreciate the fact that you're under a lot of pressure at the moment.你目前壓力很大,我理解這一事實。◇I'm afraid you'll have to face facts. She'll never marry you.恐怕你不得不面對現實。她永遠不會嫁給你。➤grasp領會事實◇He doesn't seem able to grasp this basic fact.他似乎理解不了這一基本事實。➤learn得知事實➤deny, dispute否認/質疑事實◇No one can deny this fact.沒有人能否認這一事實。➤forget, ignore, overlook忘記/不顧/忽視事實◇This approach ignores the fact that people, not computers, commit crimes.這種方法忽視了一個事實,即犯罪的是人,而不是計算機。➤be oblivious to沒有意識到事實▸➤conceal, disguise, hide掩蓋/遮掩/隱瞞事實◇If he was bored, he managed to hide the fact very well.或許他感到厭煩,但他掩飾得很好。➤obscure混淆事實◇The recent improvements should not obscure the fact that general standards are still far too low.近來的進步不應掩蓋普遍標準仍很低這一事實。➤change改變事實◇This does not change the fact that a crime has been committed.這不能改變罪案已經發生的事實。➤draw attention to使關注事實◇The report draws attention to the fact that the country is now a net exporter of the product.該報道使人注意到該國現在是這種產品的淨出口國這一事實。➤emphasize, highlight, underline, underscore (especially NAmE) 強調/突出/凸顯/強化事實➤confine sb/yourself to, stick to使⋯限定於事實;堅持事實◇Just stick to the facts.只要堅持事實就行。➤be based on基於事實◇a novel based on historical fact一部基於史實的小說➤reflect反映事實◇Prices reflect the fact that the company is aiming at the luxury market.價格反映該公司正將目標瞄準奢侈品市場這一事實。➤stem from源於事實◇He knew their bitterness stemmed from the fact that he was in charge.他知道他們的不滿源於他是負責人這一事實。➤be explained by, be supported by可用事實解釋;得到事實的支持▸➤be complicated by, be compounded by, be exacerbated by被事實搞複雜/搞得更糟/搞得雪上加霜◇The problem was compounded by the fact that I had no idea what I was looking for.我不知道自己在找什麼,這一現狀使問題更複雜了。➤hate, lament, regret, resent痛恨/悲歎/惋惜/怨恨事實◇We waited miserably, lamenting the fact that our suitcases had been put on the wrong plane.我們愁眉苦臉地等着,因為行李箱被託運到另一架飛機上而抱怨不已。◇She resented the fact that I had more freedom than her.她為我比她享有更多自由而憤憤不平。FACT + VERB➤remain事實仍是⋯◇The fact remains that we are still two teachers short.事實是我們仍缺兩個老師。PREPOSITION➤after the fact事後◇On some vital decisions employees were only informed after the fact (= when it was too late to change them).有一些重大決定員工只是事後才被告知。➤apart from the fact除⋯事實之外◇She was happy, apart from the fact that she could not return home.除了不能回家這一點之外,她很快活。➤despite the fact, in spite of the fact, notwithstanding the fact不管/不顧/儘管有⋯事實◇He got the job, despite the fact that he has no experience.儘管毫無經驗,他還是得到了這份工作。➤due to the fact由於⋯的事實◇Due to the fact that they did not read English, the prisoners were unaware of what they were signing.由於看不懂英語,這些囚犯都不知道自己簽的是什麼。➤given the fact考慮到事實◇The findings are not surprising, given the facts:...考慮到⋯的事實,結果並不令人驚訝。➤in fact事實上◇I used to live in France; in fact, not far from where you're going.我以前住在巴黎;事實上,離你要去的地方不遠。➤fact about關於⋯的情況◇We learned several interesting facts about elephants.我們得知了關於大象的幾個有趣的事實。PHRASES➤(as) a matter of fact事實(上)◇It's not wild speculation! It's a plain matter of fact.那不是妄想!那是清楚明白的事實。◇'I suppose you'll be leaving soon, then?' 'No, as a matter of fact I'll be staying for another two years.'“那麼你不久以後就要走了?”“不,事實上我要再待兩年。”➤facts and figures精確的資料◇All the facts and figures were presented at the meeting.會上提交了詳盡的資料。➤the fact of the matter事實真相◇A new car would be wonderful but the fact of the matter is that we can't afford one.新車當然是好極了,但事實是我們買不起。➤the facts of the case案情◇The facts of the case are quite straightforward.案件的真相非常明瞭。➤a fact of life (= a situation that cannot be changed)無法改變的事實◇It is a sad fact of life that the most deserving people do not often achieve the most success.最應該成功的人常常沒能取得最大的成功,這雖然可悲,卻是事實。➤the facts of life (= the details about sex and how babies are born, esp. as told to children)(尤指教給兒童的)性知識➤fact or fiction?真實的還是虛構的?◇The Loch Ness Monster: fact or fiction?尼斯湖水怪是真的還是虛構的?➤the facts speak for themselves (= further explanation about sth is unnecessary because the facts prove it is true)事實說明一切➤get your facts right, get your facts straight, get your facts wrong把事情弄對/弄清楚/弄錯◇If you're going to make accusations, you'd better get your facts right.如果你要起訴,最好有確鑿的證據。➤have the facts at your fingertips資料近在手邊◇When making your presentation, it is important to have all the facts at your fingertips (= to have the information you need and be able to find it and use it quickly).作介紹時,重要的是把所有資料都放在手邊,隨時可用。➤in actual fact, in point of fact事實上;就事實而言◇I thought the work would be difficult. In actual fact, it's very easy.我原以為工作會很難,事實上很容易。➤in view of the fact that...考慮到⋯事實◇Voluntary work was particularly important in view of the fact that women were often forced to give up paid work on marriage.考慮到婦女婚後常常被迫放棄有償工作,志願工作就尤為重要。➤know for a fact肯定⋯事實◇Do you know for a fact that he is in London?你肯定他在倫敦嗎?➤not to mention the fact that...更不必說⋯的事實◇It's very hard to do this on a home computer. Not to mention the fact that it's actually illegal.這種事在家中的計算機上做本來就很難,何況實際上這是非法的。➤a question of fact, a statement of fact有關事實的問題;對事實的陳述◇It's a simple statement of fact.這僅僅是對事實的陳述。➤a recognition of the fact that...對⋯事實的認識◇a growing recognition of the fact that learning may take different forms對學習形式可以不拘一格的逐步認識