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story
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storied
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storying
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stories
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- story
['stɔːrɪ]
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1.
noun
[c]
(account) 描述
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I told her the story of my life.
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我向她描述了我的生活。
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the story of the women's movement in Ireland
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对于爱尔兰妇女运动的描述
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2.
noun
(tale) 故事
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a ghost story
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一个鬼故事
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3.
noun
(in newspaper,on news broadcast) 报道
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Those are some of the top stories in the news.
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那些是新闻中最重要的报道。
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4.
noun
(lie) 谎话
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He invented some story about a friend.
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他编造了个有关一个朋友的谎话。
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5.
noun
see storey
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it's a different story
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[US] [of building] 那是另一回事
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the (same) old story
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老一套
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that's only part of {or} not the whole story
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那不是事实的全部
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my side of the story
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我的叙述
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- story
[ˈstɔːrɪ]
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1.
n.[c]
故事;叙述,传说
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Many enduring ballets have been inspired by stories from world literature.
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许多不朽的芭蕾舞剧是从世界文学故事中得到灵感的。
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There had to be some missing piece to Jane's story.
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关于简的故事应该有几处遗失的部分。
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2.
n.[c]
小说
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He began to write short stories of which over a hundred were published.
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他开始写短篇小说,并且有上百部已经出版了。
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3.
n.[c]
楼层
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4.
n.[c]
历史,史话
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5.
n.[c]
新闻报道
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Do you remember a story in the news some time ago about him?
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你还记得不久前关于他的一篇新闻报道吗?
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The story was on the 11 o'clock news.
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那个故事在11点的新闻中有报道。
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6.
n.[c]
谎话,假话
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His parents told him not to tell stories.
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他父母教导他不能说谎。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- story
['stɔːrɪ]
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1.
n
short story a piece of fiction, briefer and usually less detailed than a novel
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2.
n
story line the plot of a book, film, etc
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3.
n
a narration of a chain of events told or written in prose or verse
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4.
n
an event that could be the subject of a narrative
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5.
n
a report or statement on a matter or event
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6.
n
the event or material for such a report
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7.
n
[Spoken]
a lie, fib, or untruth
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8.
vt.
[tr]
to decorate (a pot, wall, etc) with scenes from history or legends
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9.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from Anglo-French estorie, from Latin historia; see history
- story
['stɔːrɪ]
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1.
n
another spelling (esp US) of storey
Examples
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The movie jumped around from story to story.
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这部电影从一个故事迅速转换另一故事。
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His story doesn't answer with the story written down.
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他的故事和所写的内容不相符。
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a story of unknown authorship
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一本不知出自何人笔下的小说
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His story bears on the crime.
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他所写的报道与罪行有关。
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The story broke.
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故事传开了。
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His story lacked coherence.
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他的故事缺乏连贯性。
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A good story has an element of suspense.
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一个好的故事都有悬念成分。
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a feasible story
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似真的故事
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to get a story at second hand
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通过第二手了解情况
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to inject a note of humor into a story
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使一个故事具有幽默感
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