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🔑 truthBrE /truːθ/NAmE /truːθ/ noun (truths BrE /truːðz/ NAmE /truːðz/ ) 🔑 the truth [sing.] the true facts about sth, rather than the things that have been invented or guessed 真相；实情；事实；真实情况◆Do you think she's telling the truth? 你认为她在讲实话吗？◆We are determined to get at (= discover) the truth. 我们决心查出真相。◆The truth (of the matter) is we can't afford to keep all the staff on.实际情况是我们无力继续聘用所有的职员。◆I don't think you are telling me the whole truth about what happened. 我认为你没有把事情的全部真相都告诉我。🔑 [U] the quality or state of being based on fact 真实；真实性◆There is no truth in the rumours. 这些谣言毫无根据。◆There is not a grain of truth in what she says. 她说的没有一句真话。 OPP falsity [C] a fact that is believed by most people to be true 真理◆universal truths 普遍真理◆She was forced to face up to a few unwelcome truths about her family. 她不得不正视有关她家的几桩尴尬事。 ➡ compare untruth (1) ➡ see also half-truth, home truth  ●if (the) ˌtruth be ˈknown/ˈtoldused to tell sb the true facts about a situation, especially when these are not known by other people （用于说出真相）说实话，说真的，老实说●in ˈtruth(formal) used to emphasize the true facts about a situation （强调真实情况）的确，事实上◆She laughed and chatted but was, in truth, not having much fun. 她虽然又是笑又是侃，但实际上玩得并不开心。●ˌnothing could be ˌfurther from the ˈtruthused to say that a fact or comment is completely false 大错特错；假到极点；荒谬绝伦●to tell (you) the ˈtruth(informal) used when admitting sth （承认某事）说实话，老实说◆To tell you the truth, I'll be glad to get home. 说实话，能回家我会很高兴。●ˌtruth is stranger than ˈfiction(saying) used to say that things that actually happen are often more surprising than stories that are invented 现实比虚构更不可思议●(the) ˌtruth will ˈout(saying) used to say that people will find out the true facts about a situation even if you try to keep them secret 真相终将大白于天下；纸包不住火；终会水落石出●bend the ˈtruthto say sth that is not completely true 扭曲事理；歪曲事实●economical with the ˈtrutha way of saying that sb has left out some important facts, when you do not want to say that they are lying 没把实话全讲出来（婉指某人隐瞒了一些重要事实）●the ˌmoment of ˈtrutha time when sb/sth is tested, or when important decisions are made 考验的时刻；（决策的）关键时刻 |