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[ADJ 形容词]真实的；实际的 You use
actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
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。
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。
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[ADJ 形容词]（用于对比主次方面）真正的，实际的 You use
actual to contrast the important aspect of something with a less important aspect.
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。
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。
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in actual fact→see: fact
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Usage Note :
Do not confuse actual and real. You use actual to emphasize that what you are referring to is real or genuine, or to contrast different aspects of something. You use real to describe things that exist rather than being imagined or theoretical. Robert squealed in mock terror, then in real pain. Note that you only use actual in front of a noun. You do not say that something 'is actual'. Note also that actual is not used to refer to something which is happening now, at the present time. For this meaning, you need to use adjectives such as current or present.
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。