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actual adj.实际的；事实上的 (1) 地震本身的真正原因是地球表面的或地底下的岩石断裂或破裂。(2) 我们把这个婴儿叫做多克,他的实际名字是丹尼尔。(3) 我需要确实的数字，不要估计的。(4) 因尚无实际数字，我是根据估计的数字计算的。(5) 需要的是实际行动, 而不是漂亮的辞藻。 Use the adjective actual when you want to emphasize that something is certain or confirmed, especially when it's different from what you expected. For example, you might say, "The actual length of my cousin's visit was three weeks, even though she said she'd stay three days." The Old French root is actuel, "now existing," from the Latin word actus, "a doing, driving, or impulse."

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英 ['æktʃuəl] 美 ['æktʃuəl] (1) The actual cause of the quake itself is the rupturing or breaking of rocks at or below the earth's surface.(2) We call the baby Doc. His actual name is Daniel.(3) I need the actual figures, not an estimate.(4) My calculation is based on notional figures, since the actual figures are not yet available.(5) It calls for actual deeds and not flowery language. If you describe something as actual, it really exists or is true. You might excitedly tell your friends that you saw an actual bald eagle land on your mailbox. 1[ADJ 形容词]真实的；实际的 You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.   [ADJ n]  [emphasis]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。2[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.   [ADJ n]  [emphasis]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。3  in actual fact→see: fact； 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。

英语单词	actual
英美音标	英 ['æktʃuəl] 美 ['æktʃuəl]
中文释义	adj.实际的；事实上的
英语例句	(1) The actual cause of the quake itself is the rupturing or breaking of rocks at or below the earth's surface. (2) We call the baby Doc. His actual name is Daniel. (3) I need the actual figures, not an estimate. (4) My calculation is based on notional figures, since the actual figures are not yet available. (5) It calls for actual deeds and not flowery language.
中文例句	(1) 地震本身的真正原因是地球表面的或地底下的岩石断裂或破裂。 (2) 我们把这个婴儿叫做多克,他的实际名字是丹尼尔。 (3) 我需要确实的数字，不要估计的。 (4) 因尚无实际数字，我是根据估计的数字计算的。 (5) 需要的是实际行动, 而不是漂亮的辞藻。
vocabulary简明	If you describe something as actual, it really exists or is true. You might excitedly tell your friends that you saw an actual bald eagle land on your mailbox.
vocabulary扩展	Use the adjective actual when you want to emphasize that something is certain or confirmed, especially when it's different from what you expected. For example, you might say, "The actual length of my cousin's visit was three weeks, even though she said she'd stay three days." The Old French root is actuel, "now existing," from the Latin word actus, "a doing, driving, or impulse."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]真实的；实际的 You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine. [ADJ n] [emphasis] 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。 2 [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. [ADJ n] [emphasis] 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。 3 in actual fact→see: fact ； 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。

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