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    truth 的英语意思

    truthtruth /truːθ/ noun 查看全部语言翻译1true facts the truth the true facts about something, rather than what is untrue, imagined, or guessed关于某事的真实情况,而非虚假、想象或猜测的内容 OPP  lie, falsehood, untruth:  How do we know you’re telling us the truth?我们怎么知道你说的是实话?truth about She hoped to find out the truth about her family.她希望找出关于她家人的真相。truth behind We’ll never know the truth behind what happened.我们永远不会知道事情背后的真相。2being true [uncountable] the state or quality of being true真实的状态或性质truth in There was some truth in the accusations.这些指控有一定的真实性。grain/element of truth (=small amount of truth)(=少量的真实成分) There wasn’t a grain of truth in what he said.他所说的话毫无真实之处。 There was an element of truth (=a small amount of truth) in what he said.他所说的话有一定的真实成分(=少量的真实)。 There is no truth in the rumour.这个谣言毫无根据。3important ideas [countable usually plural] formal正式 an important fact or idea that is accepted as being true被普遍认为是真实的重要事实或观念:  The experience has taught us some basic truths.这段经历让我们领悟到一些基本真理。an unhappy/unpleasant/unwelcome truth (=an unpleasant or disappointing fact)(=令人不快或令人失望的事实) It is in his interest to hide unhappy truths about his agency’s performance.隐瞒关于其机构表现的不利真相符合他的利益。4in truth in fact实际上 SYN  really:  Early independence leaders were in truth little better than rebels.早期独立运动领袖实际上与叛乱者无异。5if (the) truth be known/told used when telling someone the real facts about a situation, or your real opinion用于向某人说明某一情况的真实情况或表达自己的真实意见时:  If the truth be known, I felt a little left out at school.说实话,我在学校感到有点被冷落。6to tell (you) the truth spoken口语 used when giving your personal opinion or admitting something用于表达个人意见或坦承某事时:  To tell the truth, I was frightened to death.老实说,我吓得半死。7nothing could be further from the truth used to say that something is definitely not true用于表示某事绝对不属实8the truth will out old-fashioned旧式 used to say that even if you try to stop people from knowing something, they will find out in the end用于表示即便你试图阻止他人知晓某事,他们最终也会发现 half-truth, home truth, → the moment of truth at moment(16)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配verbs动词tell the truth· It’s better to tell the truth.· 说实话更好。speak the truth· He always spoke the truth, whether it was popular or not.· 他总是说真话,无论是否受人欢迎。know the truth· At last I knew the truth about my father’s death.· 我终于知道了父亲死亡的真相。find out/discover/uncover the truth· She was determined to find out the truth.· 她下定决心要查明真相。learn the truth· When she learns the truth, she may decide to help us.· 当她得知真相时,她可能会决定帮助我们。get at/to the truth informal非正式 (=discover the truth)· The police will eventually get to the truth of the matter.· 警方最终会查明事情的真相。reveal the truth· She’d promised never to reveal the truth.· 她曾承诺永远不揭露真相。accept/admit the truth· Our pride kept us from admitting the truth.· 我们的自尊使我们无法承认真相。be/come close to the truth· The book comes a little too close to the truth for their liking.· 这本书与真相靠得太近,令他们颇为不快。get the truth out of somebody (=make someone tell you the truth)· I’ll get the truth out of her, whatever it takes!· 无论如何,我都要从她那里得到真相!ADJECTIVES/NOUN + truth形容词/名词 + truththe whole/full truth· Investors should have been told the whole truth.· 投资者本应被告知全部真相。the simple/plain/naked truth (=the truth, with nothing added, left out, or hidden)· The simple truth is that there isn’t enough money to pay for it.· 简单的事实是,没有足够的钱来支付这笔费用。the sad/painful truth (=something that is true but that you regret)· She still misses him, and that’s the sad truth.· 她至今仍思念他,这就是令人心酸的现实。the awful/terrible/dreadful etc truth· She could not bring herself to tell them the awful truth.· 她无法开口将那可怕的真相告诉他们。the honest truth (=used to emphasize that you are telling the truth)· We never came here to steal anything, and that’s the honest truth.· 我们来这里从来不是为了偷窃,这是千真万确的。the gospel truth (=the complete truth)· Don’t take everything she says as the gospel truth.· 不要把她说的每句话都视为绝对真理。phrases短语the truth of the matter· The truth of the matter is that we don’t know what really happened.· 事实真相是,我们不知道究竟发生了什么。COMMON ERRORS常见错误Don’t say ‘say the truth’. Say tell the truth.