novelnoun
（长篇）小说
a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary
to write/publish/read a novel
创作 / 发表 / 阅读长篇小说
detective/historical/romantic novels
侦探 / 历史 / 言情小说
the novels of Jane Austen
简∙奥斯汀的小说
adj.
often approving新颖的；与众不同的；珍奇的
different from anything known before; new, interesting and often seeming slightly strange
a novel feature
新特征
novel
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N-COUNT (长篇)小说
A novel is a long written story about imaginary people and events....a novel by Herman Hesse...
一部赫尔曼·黑塞的小说
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ADJ-GRADED 新的;新奇的;新颖的
Novel things are new and different from anything that has been done, experienced, or made before.Protesters found a novel way of demonstrating against steeply rising oil prices...
抗议者找到了抗议油价飞涨的新办法。
noun
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- a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
- his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels
- he burned all the novels
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- an extended fictional work in prose;usually in the form of a story
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- pleasantly new or different
- common sense of a most refreshing sort
- Synonym: refreshing
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- original and of a kind not seen before
- the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
- Synonym: fresh new
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He is working on a new novel .
他正在写一部新小说。
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She used her family 's history as a base for her novel .
她以她的家族史作为小说的素材。
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In a novel form and content are equally important .
小说的形式和内容同样重要。
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The following extract is taken from her new novel .
下面一段摘自她的新小说。
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He already had an idea for his next novel .
他已经构思好了下一部小说。
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She hit upon the perfect title for her new novel .
她灵机一动为自己的新小说找到了一个理想的书名。
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The novel is based on a true story .
这部小说是根据真实的故事写成的。
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The novel does not transfer well to the movies .
这部小说不太适宜改编成电影。
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It 's the best novel I 've ever read .
这是我读过的最佳小说。
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Have you read her new novel ?
你看过她新出的小说了吗？
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The novel is good in parts .
小说的一些章节不错。
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A sense of social change is pervasive in her novels .
她的小说里充斥着社会变化的意识。
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His novels are a rich source of material for the movie industry .
他的小说为电影业提供了大量素材。
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The novel contains too much dialogue and not enough narrative .
这部小说对话过多，而叙述不足。
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Her novels always have the same basic story .
她的小说基本情节都一样。
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Her later work does not bear comparison with her earlier novels .
她后期的作品比不上她早期的小说。
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Her novel is still relevant today .
她的小说今天仍有现实意义。
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The novel is based on his travels in India .
这部长篇小说是根据他的印度之行写成的。
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The writer uses her childhood as raw material for this novel .
作者将她的童年时代作为这部小说的素材。
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The novel is supposedly based on a true story .
据说这部小说是以一个真实的故事为依据的。
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This is perhaps his best novel to date .
这也许是他迄今最好的小说。
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I began this novel last month and I still haven 't finished it .
我上月就开始读这本小说，到现在还没读完。
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Her novels have gained in popularity over recent years .
近年来她的小说渐受欢迎。
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His latest novel is a cut above the rest .
他最近出版的小说比其他的小说都好。
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The idea already existed in embryo in his earlier novels .
这个想法在他早期的小说中已初见端倪。
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The novel is written from personal experience .
这部小说是根据个人亲身经历写成的。
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His new novel is a must for all lovers of crime fiction .
他的新作是所有犯罪小说爱好者的必读书。
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Problems of family relationships feature prominently in her novels .
家庭纠葛是她小说的显著特点。
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The evening ended with a reading from her latest novel .
晚会最后朗诵了一段她的最新小说。
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Her first novel was published in 1998 and since then she hasn 't looked back .
她的第一部小说于1998年发表，从此她便一发而不可收。
指人物与情节均为虚构的文学作品。
She is a popular writer of science fiction.
她是一位很受欢迎的科幻小说家。
He prefers historical fiction to romance novels.
比起爱情小说，他更喜欢历史小说。
指篇幅短小、旨在道德教化的传统故事，尤指动物寓言故事。
It's a land rich in fable.
此地是寓言之乡。
This is a fable about a dog and a mouse.
这是一个关于狗和老鼠的寓言故事。
指长篇小说。
'War and Peace' is a great novel by Leo Tolstoy.
《战争与和平》是列夫·托尔斯泰的长篇巨著。
He has read all of the novels by Dickens.
他读过狄更斯的全部小说。
特指这两类小说，作后者解时尤指旧时创作或以古代为背景的传奇故事。
This is a romance about a prince who married a poor girl.
这是一则王子同灰姑娘结婚的爱情故事。
The figure comes from a medieval romance.
这个人物来自中世纪的传奇故事。
指意在娱乐大众的叙事性文学作品，其内容可能是真实的，也可能是虚构的。
He spent the whole afternoon reading a detective story.
他整个下午都在读一本侦探小说。
This novel is based on a true story.
这部小说是根据真实故事而写的。
指虚构的惊险刺激的故事。
The newly published book contains 20 old Chinese folk tales.
新出版的这本书包含20个古老的中国民间故事。
The author earned his fame through several popular tales of adventure.
这名作家因多个广受欢迎的探险故事而出了名。