音标：英 /ˈriːəlaɪz/，美 /ˈriːəlaɪz/
指通过思考或体验后理解某事实的真实性。
用法：后接名词、代词或宾语从句，通常不用于进行时。
例句：
People don't realize how serious this recession has actually been.（人们没有意识到这次经济衰退有多严重。）
Only later did she realize her mistake.（直到后来她才意识到自己的错误。）
指将抽象的想法、计划或愿望转化为现实。
用法：常用被动语态或 "realize one's dream/goal" 结构。
例句：
She realized her dream of becoming a doctor.（她实现了成为医生的梦想。）
All his worst fears were realized.（他最担心的事情都变成了现实。）
指充分展现或利用自身能力。
例句：We try to help all students realize their full potential.（我们努力帮助所有学生充分发挥潜力。）
指通过出售某物获得金钱。
例句：The paintings realized $2 million at auction.（这些画作在拍卖会上卖出了200万美元。）
realize one's dream 实现梦想
例：Many young athletes strive to realize their Olympic dreams.（许多年轻运动员努力实现奥运梦想。）
come to realize 逐渐意识到
例：I came to realize that hard work matters more than talent.（我逐渐意识到努力比天赋更重要。）
realize the value of 认识到……的价值
例：It took years for her to realize the value of patience.（她花了多年才认识到耐心的价值。）
As soon as we realized something was wrong, we moved the children away.（我们一意识到不对劲，就立即转移了孩子。）
The support systems to enable women to realize their potential at work are seriously inadequate.（帮助女性在职场发挥潜力的支持体系严重不足。）
A selection of correspondence from P.G. Wodehouse realized 2,000 dollars.（P.G. 沃德豪斯的书信选集卖了2000美元。）
He didn't realize how much his words had hurt her.（他没意识到自己的话对她伤害有多大。）
The team's efforts finally realized a breakthrough in cancer research.（团队的努力最终在癌症研究中实现了突破。）
realize vs. understand
realize 强调从模糊到清晰的认知转变，或使抽象事物具体化（如实现梦想）；
understand 侧重逻辑上的理解或领会含义。
例：She realized she was lost.（她意识到自己迷路了。） vs. I understand your point of view.（我理解你的观点。）
后接从句时，若描述客观真理或持续状态，从句可用一般现在时：I realized that honesty is the best policy.（我意识到诚实是上策。）
被动语态常见于“愿望/恐惧实现”：Her lifelong wish was finally realized.（她一生的愿望终于实现了。）
通过具体语境掌握 "realize" 的多重含义，能更精准地表达“认知转变”与“目标达成”的过程。在写作中，可灵活运用其不同搭配增强表达丰富性，例如描述个人成长时用 "realize one's potential"，讨论经济话题时用 "realize a profit"。