词典释义：
existing in fact, typically as contrasted with what was intended, expected, or believed
实际存在的（尤与曾经打算、期望或相信的相对）
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the estimate was much less than the actual cost 估计成本比实际成本要少得多
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those were his actual words. 那些就是他的原话。
used to emphasize the important aspect of something
［用于强调某事的重要方面］ 实际的
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the book could be condensed into half the space, but what of the actual content? 那本书是可以浓缩成原来的一半长短，但是实际的内容怎么办呢？
existing now; current
现存的；当前的
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using actual income to measure expected income. 以当前收入来衡量预期收入。
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in actual fact used to emphasize a comment, typically one that modifies or contradicts a previous statement 实际上（用于强调一意见，尤指更改先前或与先前所说相抵触的言论）people talk as if he was a monster — in actual fact he was a very kind guy． 人们谈起他来好像他是个怪物——但实际上他是个很好的人 -
your actual —informal the real, genuine, or important thing specified〈非正式〉 真实的，真正的，重要的is this a drop of your actual feminine intuition? 这真是你的一点女性直觉吗？
"Middle English： from Old French
