/ˈri:əl;rɪəl||; ˈriəl/adj1 actually existing, not imagined 现实的；存在的: The film is based on real life. 这部电影取材自现实生活。This isn't a real word, I made it up. 这个词不是真有的，是我编造出来的。We have a real chance of winning. 我们确实有获胜的机会。Closure of the factory is a very real danger. 工厂倒闭是个很现实的危险。
2 actually true; not only what people think is true 真的；真正的；真实的: The name he gave to the police wasn't his real name. 他告诉警方的姓名并不是他的真实姓名。She said she missed the bus, but that's not the real reason why she was late.
3 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) having all, not just some, of the qualities necessary to really be sth 具有一切所需特性的: She was my first real girlfriend. 她是我第一个真正的女朋友。
4 natural, not false or artificial 天然的；不是假的或人造的: This shirt is real silk. 这件衬衫是真丝制的。
5 (only before a noun 只用于名词前) (used to emphasize a state, feeling or quality) strong or big （用于强调状况、感受或特性）强大的，重大的: The meal I cooked was a real disaster. · Money is a real problem for us at the moment. 目前金钱对我们来说是个大问题。He made a real effort to be polite. 他作了很大努力来表现得有礼貌。
for real genuine or serious 真正；认真:
Her tears weren't for real. 她的眼泪并不是真心实意的。Was he for real when he offered you the job? 他给你提供那份工作是当真的吗？ the real thing something genuine, not a copy 真迹；原作:
This painting is just a copy. The real thing is in a gallery. 这幅画只是复制品，原作收藏在一家美术馆内。She's had boyfriends before but this time she says it's the real thing (= real love). 她曾经有过一些男朋友，但她说这个才是真心所爱的。