reality /ri(:)ˈæliti/ n.［c］现实：become reality 变成现实；turn… into realities 把…变成现实；return to reality 回到现实This is not imagination, but reality.这不是想象，而是现实。in reality 实际上：He is in reality penniless.他实际上身无分文。
realize/realise /ˈriəlaiz/ vt.1. 实现：We will realize our hopes. 我们一定要实现我们的希望。2. 认识到，认清，了解：He began to realize just how serious the whole situation is. 他开始认识到整个情况有多么严重。
［辨析］辨见perceive
realization n. 实现
