ACTUALLY1 when the real situation is different from what people think2 when what really happens is different from stories, films etc3 when you want to add something surprising or interesting to what you are sayingRELATED WORDSsee alsoTRUEREAL1 when the real situation is different from what people think 实际情况不同于人们心里的想法actually /ˈæktʃuəli, -tʃəli/ [adverb]especially spokenused to tell or ask someone what the real situation is, when they think it is something different 【尤口】实际上，其实〔用于告诉或询问某人与其所想不同的实际情况〕 ‘Here's the $10 I owe you.’ ‘Actually, you owe me 20.’ “这是我欠你的10美元。”“可事实上你欠我20美元。” Did he actually hit you or just threaten you? 他真的动手打你，还是只是威胁你? It turns out that one of the children I thought was a girl was actually a boy. 其中有个孩子我以为是个女孩，可实际上是个男孩。in fact /ɪn ˈfækt/ [adverb]used to tell someone what the real situation is, when they think it is something different.Actually is more informal and is used more in conversation thanin fact.Actually is also used more in questions thanin fact.Actually is often used at the beginning of a sentence that answers a question, butin fact is not. 事实上，实际上〔相对于in fact来说，actually较为非正式，更多用于会话和问句中。actually还经常用于句首回答提问，但in fact却不然〕 He said it would be cheap but in fact it cost over £200. 他说很便宜，可实际上要二百多英镑。 No, I'm not offended at all. In fact, I'm glad you asked the question. 不，我一点也不生气；实际上我很高兴你会问这样的问题。in actual fact/in point of fact They seem to think that building a new road will improve the traffic problem, whereas in point of fact it will make it worse. 他们好像是认为新建一条路就能缓解交通问题，可实际上反而会令问题变得更糟。 There are almost 200,000 possible combinations of symbols. In actual fact, only a small number of these are used. 符号的组合有近20万种，但实际上使用的只有少数一部分。really /ˈrɪəli/ [adverb]spokenused to say what the truth is, especially because something about the situation may make people believe something that is wrong 【口】真正地，实际上〔用于表示实际情况，尤当某事可能令人形成错误的观念时〕 He failed his tests, but he's quite a bright guy, really. 他没有通过考试，但他是个很聪明的家伙，真的。 Are you sure she's really a lawyer? She doesn't act like one. 你肯定她真是个律师吗？她举止可不像。 They're asking £600,000 for the house. That's more than it's really worth. 那所房子他们开价60万英镑，超过了它的实际价值。in reality/the reality is /ɪn riˈælti, ðə riˈælti ɪz/ []used to introduce the second part of a statement when you want to show that the first part is not true or exact 事实上/事实是〔用于表示下面所讲的内容才是正确的，而前面所讲的内容是不正确的〕 It seems like just yesterday, but in reality it was five years ago. 这似乎就像是昨天的事，可实际上已是五年前的了。 Nowadays owning a car may appear to be a necessity, but in reality it isn't. 现在有一辆车似乎是必不可少的，可实际上却不是这样。 They say that the economy is already coming out of the recession, but the reality is that there has been no improvement at all. 他们说经济已经走出低迷，但实际上根本没有好转。the reality of the situation is The reality of the situation is that by sending drug users to jail, the government may be discouraging people from seeking treatment. 实际的情况是，把吸毒的人送进监狱，就等于政府不鼓励他们寻求戒毒治疗。the truth/fact is /ðə ˈtruːθ, ˈfækt ɪz/used to show what the real truth or fact is in a situation, when this is surprising or different from what people believed was true 事实是〔用于表示事情的真相，而这一真相令人吃惊，或不同于人们原先所想〕 The truth was that she did not enjoy getting together with the rest of her family. 事实是她不喜欢与家人一起。 The fact is he was murdered. He didn't commit suicide at all. 实际上他是被谋杀的，他根本没有自杀。 I may make it all look easy, but the truth is I work very hard. 我可能看上去轻松，可实际上我工作很努力。in practice /ɪn ˈprækts/ [adverb]used to show the difference between what is supposed to happen according to a rule or law, and what does happen 在实践中；实际上〔用于表示实际上所发生的事与法规相违〕 Teenagers are not allowed to drink in bars, but in practice they often do. 青少年不允许在酒吧中喝酒，可实际上他们常常去喝。 Economic predictions are highly theoretical. It's what they mean in practice that is important. 经济预测是高度理论化的。这些预测在实践中的意义才是真正重要的。in theory ... in practice The law seemed like a good idea in theory, but in practice it has proved far too expensive. 这条法律从理论上来看是个很好的设想，但实际实施起来却是代价太大了。in effect/effectively /ɪn ɪˈfekt, ɪˈfektɪvli/ [adverb]used to show what really happens, even though this was not clear from what was said or done 实际上，事实上〔用于表示实际情况如何，虽然根据所说的话或所做的事来看并不是很清楚〕 Foreign companies have been effectively running the country for decades. 外国公司控制这个国家实际上已经几十年了。 Management seems to be saying, in effect, that if we don't like the offer, we can all quit. 资方实际上好像是在说，我们要是不接受这个条件就可以全部走人。2 when what really happens is different from stories, films etc 实际上所发生的事不同于故事、电影等really/actually /ˈrɪəli, ˈæktʃuəli/ [adverb] Does Santa Claus really exist? 圣诞老人真有其人吗? There are many stories which describe wolves as dangerous, blood-thirsty animals, but actually they prefer to avoid human beings. 有许多故事把狼说成是危险而嗜血成性的动物，但实际上它们宁可避开人类。in the real world /ɪn ðə ˈrɪəl ˌwɜːʳld/ [adverb]in the world in which people really live, not in the world which exists in people's imagination 在现实世界中〔而不是在想象中〕 Romances of that kind don't happen in the real world. 那种浪漫的事情不会在现实世界中发生。 In the real world no one actually dies of a broken heart, but it happens in operas all the time. 在现实世界里不会真有人心碎而死，歌剧中这种事却时有发生。 His sudden success is something you never really expect to happen in the real world. 他的突然成功在现实世界里你想也别想。in real life /ɪn ˌrɪəl ˈlaɪf/ [adverb]in real life, as opposed to what happens in films or stories 在现实生活中〔而不是在电影或故事中〕 In real life there's no magic wand to make all our problems disappear. 现实生活中没有魔杖可以让我们的困难全部消失。 On TV he plays a teenager, but in real life he's married with two children. 在电视上他扮演一名十几岁的少年，可现实生活中的他却是一位有两个孩子的已婚男子。3 when you want to add something surprising or interesting to what you are saying 给所说的话补充一些令人吃惊或有趣的内容actually/as a matter of fact/in fact /ˈæktʃuəli, əz ə ˌmætər əv ˈfækt, ɪn ˈfækt/ [adverb]spoken Robert's an old friend of mine. We were at school together, actually. 罗伯特是我的一个老朋友，实际上我们曾在同一所学校上学。 The company is doing very well. As a matter of fact, we've doubled our sales budget. 公司经营状况非常好，事实上我们的销售预算增加了一倍。 Of course I know your mother. We go to the same church, in fact. 我当然认识你母亲，事实上我们是在同一个教堂做礼拜的。 The performance was excellent. In fact, it was probably the best I've seen. 表演非常精彩，事实上，这可能是我所看过的当中最好的。