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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++rea·lis·tic·ally /rɪəˈlɪstɪkli/ adverb  1 SENSIBLEif you think about something realistically, you think about it in a practical way and according to what is actually possible 现实地,实际地 You can’t realistically expect to win the whole competition. 你指望场场比赛都赢是不现实的。[sentence adverb] Realistically, we’re not going to get this finished this week. 说实在的,这个星期我们完成不了这事。2 REAL/NOT IMAGINARYif you describe or show something realistically, you describe or show it as it is in real life 逼真地,栩栩如生地 realistically painted toy soldiers 画得活灵活现的玩具士兵 The novel realistically depicts immigrant life at the beginning of the last century 小说栩栩如生地描绘了上个世纪初的移民生活。
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realisticallyThat is, what can be realistically added is relatively small, in the range of ten or fifteen percent.Hopefully, it seeps down to your bones and then you can portray somebody like this accurately and as realistically as possible.Neither economic stabilisation, nor political calm, can realistically be achieved before the elections happen.This becomes worse when hierarchies are made realistically complex to reflect real-world data relationships.Once this is done, the writer should observe how realistically each study phase can be completed.You can realistically expect to pay between $25 and $50 a ticket.Audio visual and special effects will allow visitors to realistically experience life at sea.Proulx's novel realistically portrays life in early 20th century America.May and June are, realistically, the most opportune time for such projects.The time schedule or calendar is another indication of how carefully and realistically the proposal has been developed.Realistically, there was not much we could do to help.
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realistically
realistically /rɪəˈlɪstɪkli/ adverb
 Word Family: noun: realism, realist, reality, unreality, realization; adverb: real, really, realisticallyunrealistically; adjective: real, unreal, realisticunrealistic; verb: realize
1. if you think about something realistically, you think about it in a practical way and according to what is actually possible:
    You can’t realistically expect to win the whole competition.
   [sentence adverb]
    Realistically, we’re not going to get this finished this week.
2. if you describe or show something realistically, you describe or show it as it is in real life:
    realistically painted toy soldiers
    The novel realistically depicts immigrant life at the beginning of the last century


real·is·tic·al·lyBrE /ˌriːəˈlɪstɪkli/ 🔊, also /ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪkli/ 🔊NAmE /ˌriːəˈlɪstɪkli/ 🔊 adverbused to say what you think can actually be achieved in a particular situation (表明你认为实际实现的可能性)如实地,实际地Realistically, there is little prospect of a ceasefire. 实事求是地讲,停火的希望很渺茫。🔊🔊in a way that shows sb accepts in a sensible way what it is actually possible to do or achieve 切合实际地;明智地How many can you realistically hope to sell? 实事求是地讲,你希望能卖出多少?🔊🔊Kate spoke realistically about the task ahead. 凯特如实地谈了面临的任务。🔊🔊in a way that represents things as they are in real life 逼真地;栩栩如生地a fireplace with realistically glowing coals有逼真的炉火闪耀的壁炉


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