adv.实在；真正地；事实上

It's really cold today. 今天可真冷。

It's really too bad that the teacher couldn't find someone to substitute for her when she was sick. 她生病时,老师找不到人代替她,实在太遗憾了。

After the shock of their electoral defeat, the party really began to pull together. 该党在受到选举失败的打击之后，才真正地团结起来。

Did she really say so? 她真的那样说吗？

They regard themselves as the best, and yet they don't really seem to have a clear strategy. 他们自认为是最好的,而事实上他们缺乏清晰的战略。

really的基本意思是“真正地,确实地”,通常用于预料对方会有不同意见的场合,因而含有“确实如此,不骗你”的意思,有时也用于表示惊奇或含蓄的怀疑。

really也可作“很,十分”解。

really常与ought或should连用,表示“正确的,适当的”。

really可修饰动词、形容词或全句。

出于修饰的需要或避免误解, really有时可置于动词不定式符号to与动词原形之间,形成分裂不定式。

really通常置于实义动词前,系动词、助动词和情态动词之后; 为了强调,也可置于系动词、助动词、情态动词前,这时系动词,助动词,情态动词要重读。