1 [U] the way life really is, not the way it may appear to be or how you would like it to be 现实:
I enjoyed my holiday, but now it's back to reality.我假期过得很愉快,但现在要返回现实了。We have to face reality and accept that we've failed.我们得面对现实,承认已经失败。
2 [C] a thing that is actually experienced, not just imagined 事实;实际情况:
Films portray war as heroic and exciting, but the reality is very different.电影把战争刻画得又壮烈又刺激,但事实却相差很远。
in reality in fact, really (not the way sth appears or has been described) 事实上;实际上:
People say this is an exciting city but in reality it's rather boring.人们说这是个充满刺激的城市,事实上却相当沉闷。
reality/rIˋælətI; riˈæləti or riˈælIti/n plural realities 1 [C,U] what actually happens or is true, not what is imagined or thought 真实﹔现实﹔实际情况: +of Crime is one of the realities of living in the city. 犯罪活动是城市生活的真实状况之一。She refuses to face reality . 她不肯面对现实。the harsh/tough realities (=unpleasant things that are real) 严酷的现实 the harsh realities of unemployment 失业的严峻现实2 in reality used to say that something is different from what seems to be true 实际上: He said he’d retired, but in reality he was fired. 他说他退休了﹐但实际上他是被解雇的。3 become a reality/make sth a reality to begin to exist or happen, or to make something do this 成为现实/实现某事物: Her dream had become a reality. 她梦想成真。
realityrealityrealitiesnoun (no plural)the way that something really is, not how you would like it to be: I enjoyed my holiday, but now it's back to reality. She looked very confident but in reality she was extremely nervous.