true是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 (especially of facts or statements) right and not wrong; correct -- （尤指事实或陈述）正确的，真实的，确实的；如实的

  • [ + that ] Is it true that Mariana and Mark are getting married? 玛丽安娜和马克真的要结婚吗？

  • The allegations, if true, could lead to her resignation. 这些指控如果属实的话，可能会导致她辞职。

  • Her story is only partly true. 她的描述只有部分是真实的。

  • Would it be true to say that you've never liked Jim? 可以说你从来就没有喜欢过吉姆，对吗？

  • I suspect she gave a true picture (= accurate description) of what had happened. 我认为她对所发生事情的描述是真实的。

  • I don't believe these exam results are a true reflection of your abilities. 我认为这些考试结果并没有真实反映你的能力。

  • The movie is based on the true story of a London gangster. 这部电影是根据伦敦一名犯罪团伙成员的真实故事拍摄的。

  • She has since admitted that her earlier statement was not strictly (= completely) true. 她后来承认先前所讲的并不完全真实。

  • It used to be very cheap but that's no longer true (= that situation does not now exist). 这东西以前很便宜，可现在不一样了。

  • Alcohol should be consumed in moderation, and this is particularly true for pregnant women. 饮酒应适量，对孕妇尤其如此。

  • Parents of young children often become depressed, and this is especially true of single parents. 年幼孩子的父母常常罹患抑郁症，单身母亲尤其如此。

  • It's true enough that he had doubts about the project, but we have to look further to understand why he resigned. 他确实对这个项目心存疑虑，但是我们必须看得更深入才能理解他为什么辞职。

• 1 being what exists, rather than what was thought, intended, or stated -- 真正的，实质的

  • true love 真爱

  • a true friend 真正的朋友

  • There cannot be true democracy without reform of the electoral system. 不进行选举制度的改革就不可能有真正的民主。

  • The true horror of the accident did not become clear until the morning. 事故到底有多恐怖，直到早上才大白于天下。

  • I'd always dreamed of owning my own house, but I never thought it would come true. 我以前一直梦想拥有属于自己的房子，但从没想到这会成为现实。

  • After all the problems I'd had getting pregnant, Oliver's birth was a dream come true. 经历了怀孕的所有问题后，奥利弗的出世圆了我的梦。

• 2 sincere or loyal, and likely to continue to be so in difficult situations -- 忠实的，忠诚的；虔诚的

  • There are few true believers in communism left in the party. 党内虔诚信仰共产主义的党员所剩无几。

  • She has vowed to remain true to the president whatever happens. 她已经宣誓在任何情况下都将效忠于总统。

  • He said he'd repay the money the next day, and true to his word (= as he had promised), he gave it all back to me the following morning. 他说第二天还钱，果然说到做到，第二天上午就把钱全部还给了我。

  • True to form, when it came to his turn to buy the drinks, he said he'd left his wallet at home. 像往常一样，轮到他买饮料时，他就称钱包忘在家里了。

• 3 having all the characteristics necessary to be accurately described as something -- 真正的，纯正的；名副其实的；典型的

  • Only true deer have antlers. 只有纯种鹿才有鹿角。

  • formal It was said that the portrait was a very true likeness of her (= looked very much like her). 据说，这幅肖像画得非常像她本人。

  • In true Hollywood style (= in a way that is typical of Hollywood), she's had four marriages and three facelifts. 她结过4次婚，整过3次容——这是典型的好莱坞式的作派。

• 4 fitted or positioned accurately -- 位于正确位置的；端正的

  • None of the drawers were true. 没有一个抽屉装正了位置。

• 5 to not be in the correct position or to be slightly bent out of the correct shape -- 不平；不直；不正

  • This door won't shut. I think the frame must be out of true. 这扇门关不严。我看一定是门框歪了。

• 6 straight and without moving to either side -- 准确的；精确的

  • Make sure you hit the nails in true. 要确保钉子钉准了。