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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- tale
[teɪl]
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1.
noun
[c]
(story) 故事
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2.
noun
(account) 传闻
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to tell tales
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[child+] 打小报告
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- tale
[teɪl]
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1.
noun
[Person Name]
塔莱
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2.
n.[c]
故事，叙述
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3.
n.[c]
谎话，谎言
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4.
n.[c]
传言，谣言
Collins English-English Dictionary
- tale
[teɪl]
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1.
n
a report, narrative, or story
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2.
n
one of a group of short stories connected by an overall narrative framework
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3.
n
a malicious or meddlesome rumour or piece of gossip
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to bear tales against someone
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4.
n
(in combination)
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talebearer
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taleteller
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5.
n
a fictitious or false statement
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6.
n
[Archaic]
a number; amount
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7.
n
computation or enumeration
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8.
n
an obsolete word for talk
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9.
n
[Etymology]
Old English talu list; related to Old Frisian tele talk, Old Saxon, Old Norse tala talk, number, Old High German zala number
Examples
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absorbing tale
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引人入胜的故事
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to animate a fairy tale
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制作童话动画片
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a fanciful tale
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虚构的故事
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a lurid tale
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可怖的故事
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thereby hangs a tale
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关于那件事，还有一个故事
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She told a tale, whereupon he laughed heartily.
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她讲了个故事，他就开心地笑了。
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The soul in the fairy tale is often not physical.
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童话故事的本质，通常都是触不可及的。
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