1.符合事实的;确实的;如实的connected with facts rather than things that have been invented or guessed
Indicate whether the following statements are true or false .标出下列说法是对还是错。
Is it true she's leaving?她要走是真的吗?
All the rumours turned out to be true.所有的传闻结果都确有其事。
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。
His excuse just doesn't ring(= sound) true .他的借口听起来就不真实。
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。
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 sb has just said) .你说的一点不假。
2.实质的,真正的(而非表面上的)real or exact, especially when this is different from how sth seems
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
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。
3.[ubn]名副其实的;真正的having the qualities or characteristics of the thing mentioned
It was true love between them.他们是真心相爱。
He's a true gentleman.他是个正人君子。
The painting is a masterpiece in the truest sense of the word.这幅画是名副其实的杰作。
He is credited with inventing the first true helicopter.他被认为是发明第一架真正的直升机的人。
4.(承认事实或说法正确,但有更重要的考虑)确实,的确used to admit that a particular fact or statement is correct, although you think that sth else is more important
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?
‘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?”
5.忠诚的;忠心耿耿的;忠实的showing respect and support for a particular person or belief in a way that does not change, even in different situations
a true friend忠实的朋友
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。
6.~ (to sth)精确的;与正本无异的;逼真的being an accurate version or copy of sth
The movie is not true to the book.这部电影并非忠于原著。
7.[nubn]正而准straight and accurate
His aim was true(= he hit the target) .他瞄得很准。
Winning the medal was like a dream come true .获得这枚奖牌好比梦想成真。
Winning the medal was like a dream come true .获得这枚奖牌好比梦想成真。
‘I'm afraid you were quoted the wrong price.’ ‘I thought it was too good to be true.’“很抱歉,给你报错价了。”“我也觉得价格低得令人难以置信。”
‘I'm afraid you were quoted the wrong price.’ ‘I thought it was too good to be true.’“很抱歉,给你报错价了。”“我也觉得价格低得令人难以置信。”
1.笔直地;不偏不斜地in a direct line
The arrow flew straight and true to the target.箭不偏不斜地朝靶子飞去。
2.speak ~直言相告;实话实说to tell the truth
He had spoken truer than he knew.他说得比他知道的还确切。
Let's call this record a collection of Sophia's tears, drop by drop upon her heart, rather than a diary of her life. That would be truer.
在这本日记里,与其说是莎菲生活的一段记录,不如直接算为莎菲眼泪的每一个点滴,是在莎菲心上,才觉得更切实。
and blushed to think how much truer a knowledge of his character had been there shewn than any she had reached herself.
对于埃尔顿先生的品格,有人看得比她准确得多,她想到这里脸就红了。
If your loved one claims to "only have eyes for you" this Valentine's Day, it might be truer than you think.
如果你的情人在这个情人节对你说“他的眼里只有你”,可别以为他是在哄你。
If that were true in 1972 when China's economy had been laid low by mad collectivist experiments, how much truer it is today.
如果在1972年中国经济被疯狂的集体主义实验拖下水时,这种说法属实的话,那么如今这种说法更加正确。
To see it as more would be to admit she had been wrong after all, that the Regent's course was the truer one, the predestined one.
毕竟要更多地承认她之前是错的,才能明白瑞金特走的路线更正确,是命中注定的。
As you work through this process, note that it requires moving your ego a bit into the background and your truer identity into the fore.
当你们通过这个过程工作的时候,注意到要求你们的小我向后移动,而你们那真实的自我需要向前移动脱颖而出。
Far from moving towards a world in which religion is absent or marginal, it would be truer to say that the secular era is in the past.
我们远远不是向着一个没有宗教或宗教边缘化的世界迈进,更确切的说法应该是,世俗时代已经过去。
The declines tend to be more orderly, and when you connect them with a trendline, you get a truer picture of that uptrend.
中途的下跌比较有序,当你用趋势线来连接,你会发现清楚的上涨趋势。
If you let the individuality and uniqueness of each chart speak to you, your readings will become a truer reflection of the person.
如果你允许每一个星图中的个别性向你讲述,你的解读就会变成对此人的真实反映。
The fame of Washington stands apart from every other in history shining with a truer lustre and a more benignant glory.
华盛顿在历史人物中独树一帜。他的声望放射出更为纯正的异彩和更为慈祥的光辉。
America has no truer friend than Great Britain. Once again, we are joined together in a great cause.
美国再没有比英国更真诚的朋友了,如今,我们再次因为一项伟大的事业而走到一起。
It would be truer to say that behind every great fortune there is a psychological aberration.
也许这样说更加贴切,每笔财富都有一个心理失常人。
when the sword becomes a burden, let the warrior lay it aside that another with a truer heart might take it up.
「当剑成为了战士的负担,就让他放下吧,好让更加真诚的人能拿起来。」~大天使蕾荻安。
The older I get, the truer this sentence seems to be.
随着年龄的增长,我越来越感到这句话的正确性。
In the case of Captain Ernie Blanchard, the U. S. Coast Guard's top spokesman, that was even truer than usual.
在船长的厄尼布兰查德,美国海岸防卫队的首席发言人,这甚至比平常更真实的情况。
So when the old man asked me in person what I really wanted, I found other, truer words.
因此当老人亲自问我,我想要什么,我找到其他更真诚的话来说。
If you make up a story that isn't true, handing it down over a number of centuries doesn't make it any truer!
如果你创作了一个假的故事,让它流传很多个世纪,丝毫不能让它变得更真实!
The old dark perspective can swiftly be discarded and a truer way of regarding Gaia can take its place.
旧有的黑暗的视角将快速的被丢弃,代之以一种对待盖亚更加符合真相的视角。
The saying about those who fail to understand UNIX being condemned to reinvent it poorly is even truer when it comes to X11.
那些错误理解UNIX的人因为对UNIX的不良改造而受到谴责,这一现象对于X11来说更加真实。
Well this has never been truer than for camera equipment.
这对于照相器材再合适不过了。
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