ADJECTIVE | VERB + REALITY | REALITY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤sad, sobering, unfortunate, unpleasant痛苦的/使人清醒的/不幸的/令人不快的現實◇We were faced with the unpleasant reality of having nowhere to live.我們面臨着無處棲身的不幸現實。➤bitter, brutal, cold, cruel, grim, gritty, hard, harsh, painful, stark, ugly痛苦的現實;殘酷的現實;冷酷的現實;嚴酷的現實;赤裸裸的現實;醜陋的現實◇The novel describes the harsh realities of racism and life on the road.這部小說描寫了種族主義和流浪生活的嚴酷現實。➤complex複雜的現實▸➤underlying根本的現實◇He has no illusions about the underlying reality of army life.他對現實的軍隊生活不抱什麼幻想。➤objective, practical客觀現實;實際情況◇the practical realities of running a children's home管理一個兒童福利院的實際情況➤daily, day-to-day, everyday, mundane日常生活;平凡生活➤external, material, physical表面的現實;物質現實◇Painters at the time were largely concerned with reproducing external reality.當時的畫家大多只關注重現表象。➤ultimate上帝▸➤commercial, economic, historical, political, psychological, social商業/經濟/歷史/政治/心理/社會現實◇the harsh economic realities of life as a student學生生活中嚴酷的經濟現實➤virtual虛擬現實◇the use of virtual reality in computer games電腦遊戲中虛擬現實的使用➤alternate (especially NAmE) 另一個現實世界◇The movie portrays a kind of alternate reality.這部電影描述了某種另類現實。VERB + REALITY➤become變成現實◇One day her dream will become a reality.總有一天她的夢想會變成現實。➤make sth使⋯成為現實◇It's our task to make the proposals a reality.我們的任務是使這些提議變成現實。➤accept, acknowledge, confront (sb with), face (up to), get a grip on, grasp, perceive, recognize, understand, wake up to接受現實;承認現實;(使某人)面對現實;把握現實;認識現實◇She will have to face reality sooner or later.她遲早得面對現實。◇I don't think you have quite grasped the realities of our situation!我認為你還沒有完全搞清楚我們的實際情況!➤capture, depict, reflect, represent記錄/描述/反映/代表現實◇a book that captures the reality of life during wartime一本記錄戰時實際生活的書➤construct, create構建/創造現實◇The director creates a believable, gritty reality.導演營造出一個殘酷而可信的現實世界。➤bear little, no, etc. relation to, bear little, no, etc. resemblance to, have little to do with, not have much to do with與現實幾乎無關;與現實無關◇Most people's ideas of the disease do not have much to do with the reality.多數人對該病的看法沒什麼現實依據。➤be cut off from, be divorced from, be out of touch with, be removed from與現實沒有聯繫◇They are out of touch with the realities of modern warfare.他們與現代戰爭毫無關係。➤escape from逃避現實▸➤deny, ignore否認/忽視現實▸➤bring sb back to, come back to, get back to, return to將某人帶回現實;回到現實◇He called for the committee to stop dreaming and return to reality.他呼籲委員會停止幻想,回到現實。➤alter, distort, obscure改變/歪曲/掩蓋現實◇Most comedy relies on distorting reality.喜劇大多依賴於扭曲現實。➤protect sb from, shelter sb from, shield sb from保護某人免受現實傷害◇Her parents always tried to shield her from the realities of the world.她父母總是努力保護她免受現實世界的傷害。REALITY + NOUN➤check現實檢驗◇It's time for a reality check: are these goals really achievable?該是由現實來檢驗的時候了:這些目標真的能實現嗎?➤television, TV真人秀電視節目PREPOSITION➤in reality實際上◇The media portray her as happy and successful, but in reality she has a difficult life.媒體把她描述得快樂而成功,而事實上她過着艱難的生活。➤reality of⋯的現實◇I don't think he understands the reality of the situation.我覺得他不懂現實的情況。PHRASES➤a grasp of reality, a grasp on reality對現實的理解◇He has a rather tenuous grasp of reality.他對現實的認識很膚淺。➤a perception of reality, a sense of reality對現實的領悟/感知