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n.故事,小说,传说,事迹,经历,假话,谎话

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名词复数:stories 动词过去式:storied 过去分词:storied 现在分词:storying 第三人称单数:stories

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story


/'stɔ:rɪ; `stɔrɪ/
n
1 ~ (about/of sb/sth)
(a) account of past events, incidents, etc (实有的)故事; 记事; 史话
*the Christmas story 圣诞的故事
* the story of Martin Luther King 马丁·路德·金的事迹
* stories of ancient Greece 古希腊史话.
(b) account of invented or imagined events, etc (虚构的或编造的)故事; 小说; 传奇; 传说
*a `fairy story 童话
* a `ghost story 鬼故事
* an adventure story for children 给儿童讲的冒险故事
* My father always used to tell us bedtime stories. 我父亲总在我们临睡前给我们讲故事.
* The play is really a love story. 这出戏实际上是一个爱情故事.
2 (also `story-line) narrative or plot of a book, play, etc (书、戏剧等的)故事情节
*a spy novel with a strong story(-line) 故事情节扣人心弦的间谍小说.
3 (journalism 新闻)
(a) report of an item of news in a newspaper; article 新闻报道; 文章
*a front-page story 头版新闻报道.
(b) event, situation or material suitable for this 新闻报道的题材
*That'll make a good story. 这件事可以成为新闻报道的好题材.
4 (infml 口) untrue statement, description, etc; lie 谎言; 假话
*Don't tell stories, Tom. 汤姆, 不要撒谎.
5 (idm 习语) a cock-and-bull story => cock1. cut a long story short => long1. a hard-luck story => hard1. a likely story => likely. the same old story => same1. the story goes that.../so the `story goes people are saying (that...); so it is said 传说...; 据说如此. a success story => success. a tall story => tall. that's the ,story of my `life (infml 口) (said by sb who has had an unfortunate experience and regards it as like many similar experiences he has had in the past 遭遇到很多不幸後, 又遇到类似不幸时, 说出此成语).

(US) = storey.

story


npluralstories[C]
1【for entertainment】
2【news】
3【events】
4【excuse】
5【history】
6【building】
7【of a film/play etc】
8 it's the same story here/there/in ...
9 it's the same old story
10 it's a long story
11 to cut a long story short
12 but that's another story
13 that's not the whole story
14 that's the story of my life
15 end of story
16 a different story
17【lie】
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: estorie, from Latin historia; HISTORY]
【FOR ENTERTAINMENT】
a description of how something happened, that is intended to entertain people, and may be true or imaginary
talestory about/of
 a story about a princess
fairy/ghost/love etc story
 a detective story
tell/read sb a story
 Mommy, will you read me a story?
 a book of short stories
 We cuddled together over a bedtime story .
 The film was based on a true story .
 Don't be frightened - it's only a story (=it is imaginary) .
【NEWS】
a report in a newspaper or news broadcast about a recent event
 a front-page story
 'The Observer' ran a story about the scandal (=reported it) .
cover story
(=the main story in a magazine, that is about the picture on the cover)
【EVENTS】
an account of something that has happened, usually one that people tell each other, and which may not be true
 The full story of what happened has never been reported.
 Her parents did not believe her story.
 First he wanted to hear Matthew's side of the story (=his description of what happened) .
 He was having an affair with Julie, or so the story goes (=people are saying this) .
【EXCUSE】
an excuse or explanation, especially one that you have invented
 Where were you? And don't give me some story about working late!
 Well that's my story (=that is what I say happened) , and I'm sticking to it.
【HISTORY】
a description of the most important events in someone's life or in the development of something
 the Charlie Parker Story
 He wanted to have his life story told on film.
【BUILDING】
AmE a floor or level of a building
British Equivalent: storey
 a fifty-story building
【OF A FILM/PLAY ETC】
what happens in a film, play, or book
= plot
 The story is similar in all her books.
it's the same story here/there/in ...
used to say the same thing is happening in another place
 Unemployment is falling in the US and it's the same story in Europe.
spokenit's the same old story
used to say that the present bad situation has often happened before
 It's the same old story - too much work and not enough time.
spokenit's a long story
used to tell someone that you do not want to give them all the details that a full answer to their question would need
spokento cut a long story shortalsoto make a long story shortAmE
used when you only give the main point of something you are talking about, and not all the other details
spokenbut that's another story
used when you have mentioned something that you are not going to talk about on this occasion
spokenthat's not the whole story
used to say that there are more details which people need to know in order to understand the situation
spokenthat's the story of my life
used after a disappointing experience to mean that similar disappointing things always seem to happen to you
spokenend of story
used to say that there is nothing more to say about a particular subject
 As far as I'm concerned Terry is still a friend, end of story.
a different story
used to say that something is not what you expect it to be
 It looks like a big house, but inside it's a different story.
【LIE】
a lie - used by children or when speaking to children
 You shouldn't tell stories .
short story
cock and bull storyatcock1 (4)
hard-luck story, sob story
success storyatsuccesssee usage notestorey
1. Everyone was amused by the story about the dog.
    大家听了关於那只狗的故事都笑起来了.

2. Every time a worker gave up his job, he told the same story.
    每次雇工辞职后都叙述着同样的故事。

3. Easton gave his name and address and began repeating the story about the clock.
    伊斯顿说出了名字和住址。又讲了一遍有关钟的事。

4. End of story: The move is finally over. Everything's in boxes. My office is completely without organization. I feel at home.
    故事结尾:家终于搬完了。东西都装在箱子里。我的办公室全然杂乱无序。可我还是觉得松了一口气。

5. By laying out a few cards, you create a story as appealing as a fairy tale, with your client as the hero.
    摆出几张牌,你就可以创造一个像神话传说一样动人的故事,而故事的主角就是你的顾客。

6. But their genes tell a different story.
    但是他们的基因却表明并非如此。

7. The teacher dictated a story to the class.
    教师让全班听写了一个故事。

8. The film was so disjointed that I couldn´t tell you what the story was about.
    那部电影的情节支离破碎, 我简直说不出个所以然来.

9. The story seemed too egregious to be believed.
    这故事似乎离奇得令人难以置信。

10. The traveller was an entertaining story teller.
    这位旅客是一位有趣的说故事者。

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