really

Word family

ldoce_741_zreal·ly /ˈrɪəli/ S1 W1 adverbadv

1 very 非常；极其VERY very 非常 SYN extremely

a really good film

非常好的电影

It was really cold last night.

昨天晚上真冷。

He walks really slowly.

他走路真慢。

I’m really, really sorry.

我真的非常非常抱歉。

Really is especially frequent in spoken English. In writing, people usually prefer to use very or extremely to emphasize an adjective, or very much to emphasize a verb: really 在英语口语中使用频率特别高。而在书面语中，人们一般用 very 或 extremely 强调形容词，用 very much 强调动词

a really dangerous activity → a very dangerous activity
一项非常危险的活动 | I really enjoyed the play. → I enjoyed the play very much. 我很喜欢这出戏。

2 the real situation 真实情况TRUE used when you are talking about what actually happened or is true, rather than what people might wrongly think 事实上；真正地

Why don’t you tell us what really happened?

你为什么不把真相告诉我们？

Oliver’s not really her brother.

奥利弗其实不是她弟弟。

I never know what he’s really thinking.

我从来都不知道他的真实想法。

She seems unfriendly at first, but she’s really very nice.

一开始她似乎并不友善，但其实她人很好。

SPOKEN PHRASES

5 FREQUENCY 使用频率

Examples from the Corpus

really• He failed his tests, but he's quite a bright guy, really.• Are you sure she's really a lawyer? She doesn't act like one.• Is your cousin really a movie star?• I don't think she really believes she can win.• Yet it was not really cold here; the temperature was well above freezing point.• It's really cold out there.• He really doesn't trust me, does he?• It's all so long ago now, it's difficult to believe that any of it really happened.• You really have to be ready for something like that.• I'm always really hungry by noon.• No, really, I'm fine. Don't worry.• Don't trust James -- all he's really interested in is your money.• His letter really irritated her.• My kids would really like this.• She used to really like those shopping trips to Nordstrom.• If they don't know what they do that you really like, you leave them guessing.• I really like your new haircut.• But the tenure decision was really made because of my teaching.• Really, Matt, did you have to make such a mess?• It doesn't really matter, does it?• This is a dazzlingly entertaining novel, spirited in all ways, and really, really mean.• Only now, he reflected, was he beginning to feel really secure.• The objectors really should reflect more on the alternatives.• Do you think she's really sorry?• Do you really want to come with us? It'll be very boring for you.• Neither of us really wanted to stay in Texas, but we couldn't leave his family at that time.• Considering this was your first time, I think you did really well.