true
adj
adv
noun
truː adj
1
NOT FALSE
不假的
based on facts and not imagined or invented 符合事实的，真的，真实的;
it is true (that)
It’s not true that I’m going to marry him.
说我要嫁给他这不是真的。
No, honestly, it’s a true story .
不，老实说，这是一个真实的故事。
Students decide if statements are true or false .
学生会判断说法的正误。
[+ of ]
The same is true of all political parties.
所有政党都是这样。
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This is especially true for old people.
老人尤其如此。
It’s generally true to say that fewer people are needed nowadays.
总的来说现在需要的人员少了。
The results appear to hold true (=still be correct) for other countries.
这些结果似乎也适用于其他国家。
2
REAL
真实的
the true nature of something is its real nature, which may be hidden or not known 真实的，实际的; only before noun 仅用于名词前
true value/cost etc (of sth)
The house was sold for only a fraction of its true value.
这房子只卖了实际价值的一小部分。
We need to understand the true extent of the problem.
我们应该了解问题的实质。
true nature/meaning/identity etc (of sth)
She wasn’t aware of the true nature of their relationship.
她不知道他们之间真正的关系是什么。
She managed to conceal her true feelings .
她设法掩饰了自己的真实感情。
After a couple of days she showed her true self (=real character) .
几天后，那个真实的她就显露出来了。
3
ADMITTING STH
承认某事
used when you are admitting that something is correct, but saying that something else, often opposite, is also correct [尤口] 确实，的确〔用来承认某事的真实性，但同时指出另一事情也是真实的〕 especially spoken
‘He’s very hard-working.’ ‘True, but I still don’t think he’s the right man for the job.’
“他工作非常勤奋。”“的确如此，不过我还是认为他不适合做这个工作。”
it is true (that)
It is true that there have been improvements in some areas.
某些方面确实已有改进。
4
PROPER
恰当的
having all the qualities which a type of thing or person should have 真正的 only before noun 仅用于名词前
The heroine finally finds true love .
女主人公最终找到了真爱。
She’s been a true friend to me.
她一直是我真正的朋友。
It’s an amateur sport in the true sense of the word (=with the exact meaning of this word) .
这是真正含义上的业余运动。
5
come true
if wishes, dreams etc come true, they happen in the way that someone has said or hoped that they would 〔愿望、梦想等〕实现，成真
The prediction seems to have come true.
预言似乎成真了。
6
LOYAL
忠心的
faithful and loyal to someone, whatever happens 忠实的，忠贞的
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Throughout the whole ordeal, she remained true to her husband.
在这一场磨难中，她对丈夫始终是忠贞不渝。
7
true to form/type
used to say that someone is behaving in the bad way that you expect them to 〔不良行为〕跟往常一样
True to form, Henry turned up late.
亨利照例又迟到了。
8
true to your word/principles etc
behaving in the way you said you would or according to principles which you believe in 说话算数/恪守原则等
He was true to his word and said nothing about it to Lisa.
他说话算话，关于此事对莉萨只字未提。
9
true to life true-to-life
also 又作 a book, play, description etc that is true to life seems very real and natural 〔书本、戏剧、描述等〕逼真的，活灵活现的;
The film is frighteningly true-to-life and very funny.
这部电影拍得非常真实，而且十分搞笑。
10
(all/only) too true
10. used to say that you know something is true, when you do not like it 千真万确的〔用来表示知道某事是真的，但并不喜欢〕
‘It’s not as easy as it looks.’ ‘Too true!’
“这不像看起来那么简单。”“千真万确！”
It is only too true that people are judged by their accents.
人们以口音来判断人，这绝对是事实。
11
STRAIGHT/LEVEL
直的/平的
fitted, placed, or formed in a way that is perfectly flat, straight, correct etc [术语] 〔安装、放置等〕端正的，正确的 not before noun 不用于名词前 | technical
If the door’s not true, it won’t close properly.
门如果装得不正，就关不严。
12
sb’s aim is true
12. if your aim is true, you hit the thing that you were throwing or shooting at 某人命中目标
13
your true colours
13. if you show your true colours, you do something which shows what your real attitudes and qualities are, especially when they are bad 本性，本来面目
show/reveal your true colours
He was forced to reveal his true colours when asked how he would vote.
当被问到他会如何投票时，他被迫现出了本来面目。
14
(there’s) many a true word spoken in jest
14. used to say that when people are joking they sometimes say things that are true and important [过时] 笑谈之中有实话 old-fashioned
adv
15 in an exact straight line 端正地; 笔直地
The arrow flew straight and true to its target.
那支箭笔直地朝着目标飞去。
16 if a type of animal breeds true, the young animals are exactly like their parents [术语] 〔动物〕纯种地 technical
noun
17 not completely straight, level, or balanced [英] 不直的; 不平的; 不正的
The walls are slightly out of true.
墙壁稍微有点斜。