actual

英 [ˈæktʃuəl]

美 [ˈæktʃuəl]

adj.  真实的; 实际的; (强调事情最重要的部分)真正的，…本身

复数：actuals　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1396 / COCA.1739

同义词辨析

trueactualgenuinereal【导航词义：真实的，真正的】

牛津词典

adj.

• 真实的；实际的
  used to emphasize sth that is real or exists in fact
  1. What were his actual words?
     他的原话是什么？
  2. The actual cost was higher than we expected.
     实际成本比我们预计的要高。
  3. James looks younger than his wife but in actual fact (= really) he is five years older.
     詹姆斯看起来比他妻子年轻，但实际上他还大五岁。
• （强调事情最重要的部分）真正的，…本身
  used to emphasize the most important part of sth
  1. The wedding preparations take weeks but the actual ceremony takes less than an hour.
     准备婚礼要几周，而婚礼仪式本身还不到一小时。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 真实的；实际的
  You useactualto emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
  1. The segments are filmed using either local actors or the actual people involved...
     这些片断是由当地的演员或真实的当事人参与拍摄的。
  2. Officials admit the actual number of AIDS victims is much higher than statistics reflect.
     官员们承认艾滋病患者的实际数量比统计所显示的数字要大得多。
• ADJ （用于对比主次方面）真正的，实际的
  You useactualto contrast the important aspect of something with a less important aspect.
  1. She had compiled pages of notes, but she had not yet gotten down to doing the actual writing...
     她已编写了数页注释，但还未开始真正意义上的写作。
  2. The exercises in this chapter can guide you, but it will be up to you to do the actual work.
     这一章的练习能给你指导，但实际的工作还得靠你自己完成。
• in actual fact→ see:fact

Do not confuseactualandreal. You useactualto emphasize that what you are referring to is real or genuine, or to contrast different aspects of something. You userealto describe things that exist rather than being imagined or theoretical.Robert squealed in mock terror, then in real pain.Note that you only useactualin front of a noun. You do not say that something 'is actual'. Note also thatactualis not used to refer to something which is happening now, at the present time. For this meaning, you need to use adjectives such ascurrentorpresent.
请勿混淆actual和real。actual用于强调所指事物为真实的、实际的，或用于对比事物的不同方面。real表示事物的确存在，非想象的或理论上的：Robert squealed in mock terror, then in real pain（罗伯特起初假装害怕而尖叫，接着却真的疼得叫起来）。注意，actual只用于名词前，不能说某事物is actual。另请注意，actual不用于指正在发生的事情。表示某事正在发生时用current或present这样的形容词。

双语例句

• He checked the drawing against actual conditions.
  他根据实际情况检查图纸。
• He apologised as soon as he realised what he had done. In actual fact he wrote a nice little note to me
  意识到自己的所作所为后他马上就道歉了，而且还给我写了一张温馨的小条儿。
• The actual cost was much higher than what we had expected.
  实际成本比我们预想的高得多。
• It calls for actual deeds and not flowery language.
  需要的是实际行动，而不是漂亮的辞藻。
• The article was discussed by us all, but Comrade Wang did the actual writing.
  这篇文章是集体讨论，王同志执笔的。
• The exercises in this chapter can guide you, but it will be up to you to do the actual work.
  这一章的练习能给你指导，但实际的工作还得靠你自己完成。
• He pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm.
  他承认确实犯有人身伤害罪。
• Check the actual construction of the chair by looking underneath
  看看椅子的下面，检查一下它的实际构造。
• The actual estimate for extra staff and consequential costs such as accommodation was an annual £ 9.18m.
  额外聘请员工以及随之发生的食宿费用等实际估算下来为每年918万英镑。
• The actual damage to the brain cells is secondary to the damage caused to the blood supply.
  与对血液供应的损害相比，对大脑细胞的实际损害不那么严重。