realist
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++real·ist /ˈrɪəlɪst/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 someone who accepts that things are not always perfect, and deals with problems or difficult situations in a practical way 现实主义者；务实的人 She had always been a realist, not a dreamer. 她一向是现实主义者，不是梦想家。2. a writer, painter etc who shows or describes things, especially unpleasant things, as they really are in life 现实主义作家[画家等]Examples from the Corpus
realist• He is himself a realist, not a racist, and not now given to making proclamations.• She is a realist through and through.• He wanted an accountant who was a cheerleader rather than a realist.• The direct realist sees beauty and meaning in the things themselves, to be profoundly or superficially, deeply or shallowly apprehended.• Other realists, such as National Interest editor Owen Harries, expressed similar objections.• The smiling realists are relieved that good old-fashioned national interest may burst out of the straitjacket of Brussels directives.• The realists of the good old times, the Ostades and the Teniers, what a mistake they made without knowing it!real·ist nounChineseSyllable
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realist
real‧ist /ˈrɪələst, ˈrɪəlɪst/
noun [countable]
She had always been a realist, not a dreamer.
2. a writer, painter etc who shows or describes things, especially unpleasant things, as they really are in life
real‧ist /ˈrɪələst, ˈrɪəlɪst/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: realism, realist, reality, unreality, realization; adverb: real, really, realistically ≠ unrealistically; adjective: real, unreal, realistic ≠ unrealistic; verb: realize
1. someone who accepts that things are not always perfect, and deals with problems or difficult situations in a practical way: 2. a writer, painter etc who shows or describes things, especially unpleasant things, as they really are in life
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