（担忧的事）发生，成真
used for saying that something that someone was worrying about really happened
Ten years later her worst fears were realized. 10年后，她最害怕的事情发生了。
At a doctor's appointment the next day, his worst fears were realized.
The forward's worst fears were realized at the weekend when he was told that the bone was broken and it would be six weeks minimum before he could play again.
Shareholders' worst fears were realized on Monday when the company revealed that takeover talks had collapsed.
I started to read the email and suddenly, my worst fears were realized.
See also: realize (ACHIEVE)