| 释义 |
sto·ry¹ /ˈstɔːrɪ/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. (对所发生的事的)叙述，描述
according to sb.'s own story 据某人自述
My children love to hear stories about when they were babies. 我的孩子们爱听对他们幼年生活的讲述。
Even his approaching execution did not change his story. 尽管即将处决，他仍不改变他的陈述。
They all tell the same story. 他们都这样说。
2. 小说(尤指短篇小说)；故事；传奇故事；传说；神话；逸事；趣闻；传闻
be famous in song and story 在诗歌和小说中很出名
detective stories 侦探小说
ghost stories 鬼故事
Tell me a story. 给我讲个故事。
That face must have a story belonging to it. 那张脸之所以这个模样，背后必有文章。
3. (小说、电影、戏剧等的)情节
the story of a novel 小说的情节
There is not much of a story to it, but the acting is wonderful. 这作品没有多少情节，但演得极好。
4. 背景情况；真情；详情；情况
The insider spilled the whole story. 知情人供出了全部真情。
the story of public housing 公共住房情况
5. (人或组织机构等的)经历；历程
His story is an eventful one. 他一生阅历多。
The story of the firm began in 1820. 该公司开创于1820年。
6. 〈美〉(新闻)报道；新闻报道的题材
a news story 新闻报道
He filed an urgent story to his newspaper in London. 他给在伦敦的报社发了一篇紧急报道。
a page-one story 头版新闻报道
run a story on oil exploration 刊登一篇关于石油勘探的报道
This event will be a good story for the paper. 这一事件将成为报纸报道的好题材。
7. 〈口〉〈儿〉谎言，假话；说谎者
You shouldn't tell stories. 你不该讲假话。
What a story! I don't believe a word of it. 弥天大谎! 我只字不信。
Oh, you story! 哦，你这说谎的家伙!
8. (公司的)商业前景(或状况)
9. 〈古〉历史
II ❶ vt.
1. 用历史故事画装饰
2. 〈古〉叙述…的历史(或故事)；用故事叙述(或描写)
❷ vi.
说假话
story about one's age 捏造年龄
[< Ang-Fr estoria < L historia, 见 HISTORY] phr. (as) the story goes (或 runs) 据说，据传 only part of the story ( 或 not the whole story) 只是部分情况，不是全部情况 (quite) another (或 a different) story (纯属) 另一回事；情况 (完全)不同 It was another story for American farmers. 对美国农民来说，那又是另一回事了。The room inside was a different story. 里面的那个房间则是另一番情景。 so the story goes 据说如此 tell its own story 不言而喻，非常明显 That's (或 It's) the story of sb.'s life. 那就是某人生活 (或经历)的缩影。 the old (old) (或 the same old) story 见 old story
to cut (或 make) a long story short 长话短说，简而言之
To cut a long story short, I decided to turn down the job. 简言之，我决定拒绝这份工作。
What's the story? 发生什么事了? |