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  • Conjugation : past  storied ; ing  storying ; pl  stories
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

story ['stɔːrɪ]
  1. 1. noun [c] (account) 描述
    I told her the story of my life.
    我向她描述我的生活
    the story of the women's movement in Ireland
    对于爱尔兰妇女运动的描述
  2. 2. noun (tale) 故事
    a ghost story
    一个故事
  3. 3. noun (in newspaper,on news broadcast) 报道
    Those are some of the top stories in the news.
    那些新闻中最重要报道
  4. 4. noun (lie) 谎话
    He invented some story about a friend.
    编造了个有关一个朋友谎话
  5. 5. noun see storey
    it's a different story
    [US] [of building] 那是另一回事
    the (same) old story
    老一套
    that's only part of {or} not the whole story
    不是事实的全部
    my side of the story
    我的叙述

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

story [ˈstɔːrɪ]
  1. 1. n.[c] 故事叙述传说
    Many enduring ballets have been inspired by stories from world literature.
    许多不朽芭蕾舞剧是从世界文学故事得到灵感的。
    There had to be some missing piece to Jane's story.
    关于简的故事应该有几处遗失部分
  2. 2. n.[c] 小说
    He began to write short stories of which over a hundred were published.
    开始短篇小说并且有上百部已经出版了。
  3. 3. n.[c] 楼层
  4. 4. n.[c] 历史史话
  5. 5. n.[c] 新闻报道
    Do you remember a story in the news some time ago about him?
    你还记得不久关于他的一篇新闻报道吗?
    The story was on the 11 o'clock news.
    那个故事在11点的新闻中有报道
  6. 6. n.[c] 谎话假话
    His parents told him not to tell stories.
    父母教导不能说谎

Collins English-English Dictionary

story ['stɔːrɪ]
  1. 1. n short story a piece of fiction, briefer and usually less detailed than a novel
  2. 2. n story line the plot of a book, film, etc
  3. 3. n a narration of a chain of events told or written in prose or verse
  4. 4. n an event that could be the subject of a narrative
  5. 5. n a report or statement on a matter or event
  6. 6. n the event or material for such a report
  7. 7. n [Spoken] a lie, fib, or untruth
  8. 8. vt. [tr] to decorate (a pot, wall, etc) with scenes from history or legends
  9. 9. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Anglo-French estorie, from Latin historia; see history
story ['stɔːrɪ]
  1. 1. n another spelling (esp US) of storey

Examples

The movie jumped around from story to story.
这部电影从一个故事迅速转换另一故事。
His story doesn't answer with the story written down.
他的故事和所写的内容不相符。
a story of unknown authorship
一本不知出自何人笔下的小说
His story bears on the crime.
他所写的报道与罪行有关。
The story broke.
故事传开了。
His story lacked coherence.
他的故事缺乏连贯性。
A good story has an element of suspense.
一个好的故事都有悬念成分。
a feasible story
似真的故事
to get a story at second hand
通过第二手了解情况
to inject a note of humor into a story
使一个故事具有幽默感

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