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*fact /fækt; fækt/
n
1 [C] something that you know is true, or that has definitely happened 事实，真相:
We can't comment until we know all the facts. 在了解全部事实之前，我们不作评论。
the fact that She's just ignoring the fact that he's already married. 她就是不管他已结婚这一事实。
I know for a fact (that) spoken (=used to say that you definitely know something is true) 【口】 我确实知道
2 in fact/as a matter of fact/in actual fact used when you are adding a piece of information or when you are saying what the real truth of a situation is 事实上/其实/实际上:
I know her really well, in fact I had dinner with her last week. 我和她很熟，实际上我们上星期一起吃了顿饭。
3 [U] things that really happen or exist 事实，现实:
It is often difficult to separate fact from fiction. 把现实与虚构区分开来往往很困难。
4 the fact (of the matter) is spoken used when you are telling someone what the real truth of a situation is 【口】 事实是
5 sth is a fact of life used to say that a bad situation exists and must be accepted 某事物是无法回避的事实:
Violent crime seems to have become a fact of life. 暴力罪案似乎已经成为无法回避的事实。
6 the facts of life information about sex and how babies are born 性知识
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