1、true的基本意思是“真实的,符合事实的”,指某事与事实相吻合,强调事物的客观真实性,也可指“实际的”,即事物客观真实的一面。true还可指“真正的,真货的,纯正的”“忠实的,忠诚的”“典型的”“正确的,准确的”等。
2、true在句中可用作定语,也可用作表语。用作定语时,后可接抽象名词,也可接具体名词;用作表语时,其后可接介词短语,也可接动词不定式或that从句。
3、true后常接介词to,表示“对…忠实”; 接of,表示“符合于…,对…实用”。
4、true还可用作副词,意思是“真实地; 准确地”。
5、true还可用作名词,意思是“真实;真理”。
as true as a die
极忠诚,极可靠 faithful very much
The man professed to be as true as a die, we found afterwards that he was a well-known thief.这个人自称非常诚实,后来我们发现他是个出名的窃贼。
as true as steel
极忠实,极可靠 faithful very much
Masson is one of my oldest friends and is as true as steel whatever happens.马逊是我的老朋友,不论发生什么情况,他都绝对可靠。
come true
实现,成真 happen just as was wished, expected, or dreamt
When I won all that money, it was as if all my dreams had come true.当我赢得了那笔钱时,我的梦想似乎都成真了。