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。