1 to know and understand that sth is true or that sth has happened 知道;明白;了解到:
I'm sorry I mentioned it, I didn't realize how much it upset you.我很抱歉提及那件事,我不知道会使你这样不高兴的。Didn't you realize (that) you needed to bring money?难道你不知道须要带钱来吗?
2 to become conscious of sth or that sth has happened, usually some time later 察觉;发觉;意识到:
When I got home, I realized that I had left my keys at the office.我回到家里才发觉把钥匙忘在办公室里了。
3 to make sth that you imagined become reality 实现;使成为现实:
His worst fears were realized when he saw the damage caused by the fire.当他看到这场大火造成的破坏,他最担心的事终于发生了。 ➔realization(also -isation) /ˌrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃn ||; ˌrɪələˈzeʃən/ noun [U]
realize/ˋriə͵laIz; ˈrIəlaIz/ also 又作 -ise BrE 【英】v [T]1 to know and understand something, or suddenly begin to understand it 了解﹐明白﹔认识到﹔领悟: He obviously didn’t realize the dangers involved. 他当时显然没有意识到其中的危险。+(that) I’m sorry, I didn’t realize that it was so late. 抱歉﹐我没想到这么晚了。2 realize a hope/goal/dream etc to achieve something you have been hoping to achieve 实现希望/目标/梦想等3 sb's (worst) fears were realized used to say that the thing that you were most afraid of has actually happened 某人(最)担心的事情发生了
realizerealizerealizesrealizedrealizingverb (realizes, realizing, realized)to understand or know something: When I got home, I realized that I had lost my key. I didn't realize you were American.▶ realizationrealizationrealizationsnoun (no plural): the sudden realization of what he had done