Only when he saw that the man was actually telephoning the police did he realize that they had all been the victims of a hoax.
当他看到那个工人真的是给警察挂电话，才恍然大悟，原来他们都成一场骗局的受害者。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 40 Who's who
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 实际上;事实上;确实;竟;
💡 actual(真实的)+ly(副词后缀)→真实地；实际地
"What did she actually say?"
她到底是怎么说的？
近义：inclusively, just, authentically, properly, quite, real
vt. 实现;了解，意识到;（所担心的事）发生;以…价格卖出;
vt.& vi. 变卖，赚得;
💡 real真实的+ize表动词→实现
"I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue."
我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋.
近义：apprehend, note, notice, perceive, sense, realise
反义：misunderstand, quit, relinquish, renounce, resign, waive
n. 警察部门;警方;警察;治安;
vt. （警察、军队等）巡查;维护治安;（委员会等）监督;管制;
adj. 警察的;有关警察的;
💡 破（po）例（li）让嫦娥（ce）当 警察
"A police car drew abreast of us and signalled us to stop."
一辆警车开过来与我们并排，示意我们停下来。
近义：herd, monitor, patrol, picket, track, troll
hoax
[hoks]
v. 欺骗;戏弄;
n. 骗局;戏弄;恶作剧;
"They were the victims of a cruel hoax."
他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者.
近义：hoodwink, humbug, inveigle, bamboozle, stiff, swindle