1the truth [sing] what is true; the facts 真相;事实:
Please tell me the truth.请告诉我真相。Are you telling me the whole truth about what happened?关于那件事,你对我说的是不是全都是事实?The truth is, we can't afford to live here any more.实际情况是,这里我们再也住不起了。
2 [U] the state or quality of being true 真实:
There's a lot of truth in what she says.她说的大多是实话。
3 [C] a fact or an idea that is believed by most people to be true 真理:
scientific/universal truths科学真理;普遍真理☞adjective true 形容词为true
truth/truθ; truːθ/n 1 the truth the true facts about something [→ lie] 事实﹐真相﹐实情: The truth is I don’t know what will happen. 实际情况是我不知道会发生什么事。I’m sure she's telling the truth . 我肯定她说的是实话。Her view is that consumers should be told the whole truth . 她的看法是应该让消费者了解全部真相。the simple/plain truth The plain truth is that there are no easy answers. 事实很明显﹐就是没有简单的答案。2 [U] if there is truth in something, it is true 真实(性): +in Do you think there's any truth in these accusations? 你认为这些指控是否属实?3 [C] formal an important fact or idea that people accept is true【正式】真理: scientific truths 科学真理4 to tell (you) the truth spoken used when giving your opinion or admitting something【口】老实说﹐实话对你说: To tell you the truth, I’ve never really liked him. 实话对你说﹐我从没有真正喜欢过他。
truthtruthtruthsnoun (no plural)being true; what is true: There is no truth in these rumours. We need to find out the truth about what happened. Are you telling me the truth?