realize
verb
ˈrɪəlaɪz
verb
1
UNDERSTAND
明白
to
know
and
understand
something,
or
suddenly
begin
to
understand
it
知道; 明白; 认识到; 顿悟
realize
(that)
I
suddenly
realized
that
the
boy
was
crying.
我突然意识到那男孩在哭。
Do
you
realize
you’re
an
hour
late?
你知道你迟到了一小时吗？
realize
who/what/how
etc
I’m
sorry,
I
didn’t
realize
who
you
were.
对不起，我没认出你是谁。
It
took
us
a
while
to
realize
the
extent
of
the
tragedy.
我们过了一段时间才意识到这场惨剧的程度。
It
was
only
later
that
I
realized
my
mistake.
我到后来才认识到我的错误。
2
ACHIEVE
实现
to
achieve
something
that
you
were
hoping
to
achieve
[正式] 实现，将…变为现实
formal
She
never
realized
her
ambition
of
winning
an
Olympic
gold
medal.
她一直都没有实现赢取奥运会金牌的抱负。
a
young
singer
who
has
not
yet
realized
her
full
potential
(=achieved
as
much
as
she
can
achieve)
一个尚未充分发挥潜力的年轻歌手
3
sb’s worst fears were realized used
to
say
that
the
thing
that
you
were
most
afraid
of
has
actually
happened
某人最担心的事情发生了
His
worst
fears
were
realized
when
he
heard
that
Chris
had
been
arrested.
当他听说克里斯被逮捕了，他最害怕的事情终于发生了。
4
MONEY
金钱
a.
to
obtain
or
earn
an
amount
of
money
b.
to
change
something
that
you
own
into
money
by
selling
it
[术语] 变卖资产，变现
formal technical
The
campaign
realized
$5000.
这次活动筹得 5000 美元。
We
realized
a
small
profit
on
the
sale
of
the
house.
我们卖房子赚了一小笔钱。
5
realize
If
you
a
fact,
you
know
and
understand
it,
or
begin
to
understand
it.
realize
是指“明白，认识到，意识到”某一事实
Do
you
realize
how
dangerous
this
is?
你知道这有多危险吗？
I
realized
that
the
job
was
going
to
take
longer
than
I
thought.
我意识到这项工作所需的时间比我原来想的要长。
6
recognize
If
you
a
fact
or
problem,
you
accept
that
it
exists.
recognize
是指承认某个事实或认识到某个问题
We
recognize
that
many
students
need
extra
help.
我们认识到很多学生需要额外的帮助。
The
government
does
not
recognize
the
need
for
more
funding.
政府没有认识到需要更多的资金。
7
Realize
is
not
followed
by
‘about’
or
‘of’.
realize
后面不跟 about 或 of
She
already
had
a
boyfriend,
but
I
didn’t
realize
this
(NOT
不说
didn’t
realize
about
this)
.
她已经有男朋友了，但我没意识到这一情况。