| 词汇 | actual |
| 释义 | actual adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈæk.tʃu.əl/ us /ˈæk.tʃu.əl/ B2 existing in fact: 现实的，实际的；真实的，真正的 We had estimated about 300 visitors, but the actual number was much higher.我们估计大约会有300名来宾，可实到人数要多得多。 The exams are in July, but the actual results (= the results themselves) don't appear until September.考试是在7月份，但是真正成绩公布要等到9月份。 Synonym real(NOT IMAGINARY) existing in fact realHe doesn't think climate change is real. trueHe had finally found true love. actualWe had 500 people register for the conference, but we won't have the actual number of attendees until afterwards. factualThere's no factual information at all in that email. in actual fact B2 really: 实际上，事实上 I thought she was Portuguese, but in actual fact she's Brazilian.我以为她是葡萄牙人，可实际上她是巴西人。 I often prefer the ads on TV to the actual programmes.我常常对电视广告比对节目本身更感兴趣。 The documentary was a misrepresentation of the truth and bore little resemblance to actual events.这部纪录片是对事实的歪曲，几乎与事实毫无相符之处。 The actual signing of the treaty was a downbeat affair without any ceremony.条约的签署很低调，并没有举行任何仪式。 Their predictions were hopelessly out of line with the actual results.他们的预测与实际结果大相径庭。 He said he went to Florida for medical treatment, but in actual fact he was trying to escape from the British police. True, real, false, and unreal actuality actually all that glitters is not goldidiom alternate reality alternative reality false flag falsely fantastical fever dream fictional not so muchidiom nothing could be further from the truthidiom nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom parallel universe post-factual unreal untrue untruly unverifiable urban myth GrammarActual and actually Actual is an adjective meaning ‘true’, ‘real’ and ‘the thing in itself’. It does not refer to time. Actual always comes immediately before the noun it is describing: … Actual Actual is an adjective meaning ‘true’, ‘real’ and ‘the thing in itself’. It does not refer to time. Actual always comes immediately before the noun it is describing: … Actually as a discourse marker Actually is often used in speaking as a discourse marker. We use it to indicate a new topic of conversation or a change or contrast in what is being talked about. We also use actually to give more detail about a topic. We do not use it to refer to time: … Actually as contrast We can use actually to emphasise a contrast with what is expected to be true or real: … Actual and actually: typical errors In some languages actual has the meaning of ‘current’ and ‘at the present time’. This is not correct in English: … Idiomwhat the actual fuck? actual | American Dictionaryactual adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˈæk·tʃu·əl/ real; existing in fact: We expected 50 people, but the actual number was a lot higher. actual | Business Englishactual adjective[ only before noun ] uk /ˈæktʃuəl/us true or exact: actual amount/cost/figureResidents are paying electricity prices that are double the actual cost of generating electricity. There is a gap between desired and actual performance. actual sales/results real, rather than part of an idea or plan: He's had a lot of interviews, but never had an actual job. INTERNET real, not on the internet: The actual stores offer local convenience while the virtual stores offer variety for shoppers. actual noun[ usually plural ] uk /ˈæktʃuəl/us ACCOUNTING an amount of money that a company really spends, rather than an amount of money that it plans or expects to spend: We continuously compare budgeted amounts with actuals. STOCK MARKET something that physically exists such as oil, metal, grain, or coffee that is traded on the stock market: Transactions can be trade in actuals or by means of futures contracts. See also cash commodity Examples of actualactual Actual players may want actual not hypothetical compensation to those made use of by trade. The players do not need to know anything about each other except the actual strategies chosen in each round. If they anticipate their actual signing to be quick, they can quickly feign signing as well. More surprisingly, he had little time for the actual experiences of the millions of ordinary people who in our time have been at war. Actual choices are relevant not to the idea of the right but rather to its direction of exercise with respect to the protected domain. After death, family members reported the actual family involvement in health care decisions near death. For past years, actual average wage growth factors are used. But what remains to be established is the actual duration threshold below which a sequence will no longer be perceived as hiatus. To begin with the first, it is not clear that hypothetical consent removes the need for actual consent when actual consent can be sought. This, of course, tells us very little about the actual practice of telemedicine. The claim may be true without the people's good judgment surfacing in their actual choices. These things would then not be a charge on the actual flats. This is not a straightforward task, since ethical considerations and infrequency of actual shoulder dystocia deliveries limit prospective, comparative study of various manoeuvres. Restricting explanation to the actual microcausal chain misses this structural fact. Therefore, the system should be trained for several periods before performing the actual task for precise operation. See all examples of actual These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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