realise

单词辨析:

realise materialise 【导航词义:实现】
realise (美亦作realize) v. [正式]实现
〔辨析〕

指将很期待、很重要的事变为现实。

〔例证〕

Finally, she realised her ambition of becoming a famous singer.

最终,她实现了成为著名歌唱家的抱负。

He is still a promising young painter, although he has not yet realised his full potential.

尽管尚未完全发挥潜力,他仍是一名很有前途的年轻画家。

materialise (美亦作materialize) v. [英]实现,发生
〔辨析〕

指事情按照预期发生或开始存在,通常用于否定句。

〔例证〕

The birthday party she had been promised failed to materialise.

答应给她办的生日宴会泡汤了。

The problems they had expected never materialised.

他们预料的问题根本没有出现。

相关例句:

I realise now that the things which used to niggle and annoy me just don't really matter

我现在意识到那些曾令我烦恼不快的事情其实无关紧要。

Don't they realise that I am missing?

难道他们不知道我不见了吗?

Various textile techniques will be explored to realise design possibilities

将尝试和探索纺织技巧来把这些设计变为现实。

I realise that an Englishman who generalises about Ireland invites trouble

我意识到英国人如果对爱尔兰问题加以泛化的话会招惹麻烦。

It scared him to realise how close he had come to losing everything.

一想到他差点儿就失去了一切,他心里直打哆嗦。

However, many people don't realise why it is so different from London's other bridges.

然而,许多人并不明白为什么这座桥和伦敦的其他许多桥如此不同。