story
- n.(虚构的)故事;小说;情节;(真实情况的)叙述，描述;新闻报道;楼层;谎言;对往事的叙述
- vi.用历史故事画装饰;讲…的故事;把…作为故事讲述说谎
复数： stories 过去式： storied 现在分词： storying 过去分词： storied 第三人称单数： stories
storynoun
（虚构的）故事；小说
a description of events and people that the writer or speaker has invented in order to entertain people
adventure/detective/love, etc. stories
历险、侦探、爱情等小说
a story about time travel
一部关于穿越时间旅行的小说
Shall I tell you a story ?
我给你讲个故事好吗？
He read the children a story .
他给孩子们读了一则故事。
a bedtime story
临睡前给小孩讲的故事
（真实情况的）叙述，描述
an account, often spoken, of what happened to sb or of how sth happened
It was many years before the full story was made public.
许多年之后，事情的全貌才公之于众。
The police didn't believe her story.
警方不相信她对事情的描述。
We must stick to our story about the accident.
对事故的说法我们必须一口咬定，再不改口。
I can't decide until I've heard both sides of the story .
双方的说法都听了以后我才能作决定。
It's a story of courage.
这件事真体现了勇气。
Many years later I returned to Africa but that's another story (= I am not going to talk about it now) .
多年以后我又重返非洲，不过这是后话了。
对往事的叙述
an account of past events or of how sth has developed
He told us the story of his life.
他对我们讲述了他的生活经历。
the story of the Beatles
披头士乐队的来龙去脉
the story of the building of the bridge
这座桥的建筑始末
新闻报道
a report in a newspaper, magazine or news broadcast
a front-page story
头版报道
Now for a summary of tonight's main news stories.
现在是今晚主要新闻综述。
（书籍、电影、戏剧等的）情节
the series of events in a book, film/movie, play, etc.
Her novels always have the same basic story.
她的小说基本情节都一样。
谎言；假话
something that sb says which is not true
She knew the child had been telling stories again.
她知道这孩子又在说谎了。
used to describe sth that people are saying although it may not be correct
从此她再没有见过他——或者据说如此。
She never saw him again─or so the story goes.
when you say that's the story of my life about an unfortunate experience you have had, you mean you have had many similar experiences
used to show that you do not believe what sb has said
used to say that the reasons for sth are complicated and you would prefer not to give all the details
what usually happens
又是一桩资金短缺、经营不善的老故事。
It's the same old story of a badly managed project with inadequate funding.
to tell sb a story or make an excuse that is not true
to give some information that is different from what you expect or have been told
These are all words for a written or spoken account of events.以上各词均指对所发生事情的记述、讲述。
a written or spoken account of an event, especially one that is published or broadcast尤指刊登或广播的报道：
Are these newspaper reports true?
报纸上这些报道属实吗？
a piece of writing or speech that says what sb/sth is like指描写（文字）、形容、说明：
The catalogue gives a full description of each product.
该目录对每一种产品都作了详尽的说明。
an account, often spoken, of what happened to sb or of how sth happened; a report of events in a newspaper, magazine or news broadcast常指对所发生事情的口头叙述、描述、（新闻）报道：
It was many years before the full story was made public.
许多年之后，事情的全貌才公之于众。
the front-page story
头版报道
a written or spoken description of sth that has happened指对所发生事情的书面或口头描述、叙述、报告：
She gave the police a full account of the incident.
她向警方详尽地叙述了所发生的事情。
A report is always of recent events, especially news. An account may be of recent or past events. |
a description of an event from the point of view of a particular person or group of people指特定的人或群体对某事的描述、说法：
She gave us her version of what had happened that day.
她从她的角度向我们描述了那天发生的事情。
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N-COUNT (虚构的)故事，小说
A story is a description of imaginary people and events, which is written or told in order to entertain.The second story in the book is titled 'The Scholar'...
书中的第二个故事题为《学者》。
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N-COUNT (尤指口头的)叙述，描述
A story is a description of an event or something that happened to someone, especially a spoken description of it.The parents all shared interesting stories about their children...
父母之间都会分享自己孩子的一些趣事。
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N-COUNT 传记;史话;纪事
The story of something is a description of all the important things that have happened to it since it began....the story of the women's movement in Ireland.
爱尔兰妇女运动的记载
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N-COUNT 谎言;假话;虚构之事
If someone invents a story, they give a false explanation or account of something.He invented some story about a cousin.
他骗别人说自己有位堂兄。
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N-COUNT 新闻报道
A news story is a piece of news in a newspaper or in a news broadcast.Those are some of the top stories in the news...
那些是报纸上的头条新闻。
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PHRASE 但那是另一回事了;那就不相干了
You say 'but that's another story' when you have mentioned a subject that you are not going to talk about or explain in detail.I'd met him at a dance I'd gone to on my own. But that's another story.
我有一次独自去参加舞会时遇上了他。但那是题外话了。
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PHRASE 长话短说;简而言之
In British English, you use to cut a long story short to indicate that you are going to state the final result of an event and not give any more details. In American English, you say to make a long story short .To cut a long story short, I ended up as managing director.
长话短说，我最终当上了总经理。
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PHRASE 另一回事，不同情况(通常指不好的一面)
You use a different story to refer to a situation, usually a bad one, which exists in one set of circumstances when you have mentioned that it does not exist in another set of circumstances.Where Marcella lives, the rents are fairly cheap, but a little further north it's a different story.
玛塞拉居住的地方，租金比较便宜，但稍稍再往北一点情况就不同了。
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PHRASE 又来了，又是老一套(表示不好的事情似乎总是重复发生)
If you say it's the same old story or it's the old story, you mean that something unpleasant or undesirable seems to happen again and again.It's the same old story. They want one person to do three people's jobs.
又是老一套。他们想让 1 个人做 3 个人的工作。
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PHRASE 不是事情的全部;只是部分情况
If you say that something is only part of the story or is not the whole story, you mean that the explanation or information given is not enough for a situation to be fully understood.This may be true but it is only part of the story...
这可能是真的，但它并不是事情的全部。
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PHRASE 对事情的说法;辩解
If someone tells you their side of the story, they tell you why they behaved in a particular way and why they think they were right, when other people think that person behaved wrongly.He had already made up his mind before even hearing her side of the story.
他没等听到她的解释就已经作出了决定。
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- a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
- what level is the office on?
- Synonym: floor level storey
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- a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
- he writes stories for the magazines
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- a record or narrative description of past events
- a history of France
- he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president
- the story of exposure to lead
- Synonym: history account chronicle
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- a short account of the news
- the report of his speech
- the story was on the 11 o'clock news
- the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious
- Synonym: report news report account write up
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- a trivial lie
- he told a fib about eating his spinach
- how can I stop my child from telling stories?
- Synonym: fib tale tarradiddle taradiddle
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- a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events;presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
- his narrative was interesting
- Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children
- Synonym: narrative narration tale
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Could you go back to the beginning of the story ?
你能不能回到故事的开头？
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I don 't think she saw the point of the story .
我觉得她没有领会故事的中心意思。
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It was many years before the full story was made public .
许多年之后，事情的全貌才公之于众。
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The short story is a difficult art form to master .
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
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I need you to phone the story in before five .
我要你在五点钟前把整件事电告单位。
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The local police found her story didn 't check out .
当地警方证实她的说法不成立。
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He told us the story of his life .
他对我们讲述了他的生活经历。
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The next scene takes the story forward five years .
下一个场面是描述故事中五年后的情况。
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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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I still don 't think we 've heard the full story .
我还是认为我们未了解全部情况。
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The article concentrates on the human angle of the story .
这篇文章集中讨论了故事中人的情感问题。
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The full story was never made public .
全部情况从未公之于世。
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I just want you to hear my side of the story first .
我只想要你先听听我的说法。
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The story is based on fact .
这个故事是根据真人真事写的。
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The paper had to publish a correction to the story .
这家报纸不得不对这则新闻报道发一个更正。
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The story has very little news value .
这件事没有什么新闻价值。
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The story takes a jump back in time .
这故事一转又回到以前发生的事情。
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The official story has always been that they are just good friends .
官方一直说他们只不过是好朋友。
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Many years later I returned to Africa but that 's another story .
多年以后我又重返非洲，不过这是后话了。
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The story is built around a group of high school dropouts .
故事围绕着一群辍学的中学生展开。
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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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The story was given a prominent position on the front page .
这则报道刊登在头版的显著位置。
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Now for a summary of tonight 's main news stories .
现在是今晚主要新闻综述。
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I am going to tell you a story .
我要给你们讲一个故事。
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The story will be continued in our next issue .
这篇故事我们将在下一期里继续刊载。
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To illustrate my point , let me tell you a little story .
为了说明我的观点，让我来给你们讲个小故事。
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And the moral of the story is : always mind your mother !
这个故事的寓意是：一定要听母亲的话！
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She never saw him again ─ or so the story goes .
从此她再没有见过他——或者据说如此。
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I don 't believe a word of his story .
他说的这件事我一句都不相信。
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The newspaper story is based on hard facts .
报纸的这篇报道有可靠的事实根据。
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。
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