【true音标】 英[tru:] 美[tru:]
【单词释义】 true是什么意思：
adj.真的，真正的；真实的；忠实的；如实的；正确的
adv.真正地；确实地；正确地；正当地
n.真理，真实；正，准，精确
vt.摆正；决定（某物）的位置以使其平衡、平稳或水平
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] trues [第三人称单数] trues
[单词现在分词] truing
[单词过去式] trued
[单词过去分词] trued
[比较级] truer [最高级] truest
【常用短语】
come true 实现，成真；成为现实
【近义词解析】
◇ 真实的，真正的
actual （adj. 实际的，真实的）：只作定语，强调某事物是真实的、实际存在的，而非理论上的、谣传的、假定的。
genuine （adj. 真正的，真实的）：强调物品货真价实而并非假冒伪造的，也指感情、欲望等真挚的。
real （adj. 真的，真实的）：既可用于有形的人或物，也可用于无形的事物，通常指实际存在且十分重要的；指物品是真的而非假冒或人造的时，常可与 genuine 换用；表示“真正意义上的”意思时只作定语，常可与 true 换用。
true （adj. 真的，真实的）：指信息等与事实相符的，而非妄言或虚假的；也指友谊、爱情等是真正意义上的或名副其实的，此时通常作定语。
【单词例句】
◇ One evening, the sun was just setting in with true splendor when a flock of beautiful large birds appeared out of the bushes. The duckling had never seen anything so beautiful.
一天晚上，当太阳正在美丽的霞光中落下去的时候，有一群漂亮的大鸟从灌木林里飞出来，小鸭从来没有看到过这样美丽的东西。
---- The Ugly Duckling
◇ It is true she had on a pair of slippers when she left home, but they were not of much use. They were very large, so large, indeed, that they had belonged to her mother, and the poor little creature had lost them in running across the street to avoid two carriages that were rolling along at a terrible rate.
当她离家出门的时候，脚上的确穿着一双拖鞋的，但是那是一双相当大的拖鞋 —— 的确太大了，那是她妈妈以前穿的。这可怜的小家伙在匆忙横穿马路的时候，两辆马车飞快地闯过来，吓得她把拖鞋跑丢了。
◇ "Lots of patients understand that what they need to do is remove food remnants," says Josefine Hirschfeld, associate professor and specialist in restorative dentistry at the University of Birmingham in the UK. "That is only partially true. It's much more important to remove bacteria from the teeth."
英国伯明翰大学副教授、修复牙科学专家约瑟芬·赫希菲尔德说：“很多患者知道刷牙需要清除食物残渣。他们只说对了一半。事实上，清除牙齿上的细菌要重要得多。”
---- How to properly brush your teeth
◇ Obviously, the story is not true, but the festival is interesting.
很明显，这个故事不是真的，但是节日却很有趣。
◇ So he put his paw inside the window, and when they saw that it was white, they believed that everything he said was true, and they opened the door.
狼把爪子伸进窗户，小山羊们看到爪子是白的，便相信它说的是真话，打开了屋门。
---- The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids
◇ The king said, "If what you said is true, I will keep watch with you tonight."
“我今晚和你一起看看是不是真像你说的那样。”国王说。