fic·tion

noun

/ˈfɪkʃn/

Idioms

[uncountable] a type of literature that describes imaginary people and events, not real ones小说
- a work of popular fiction通俗小说作品
- historical/romantic/crime fiction历史／言情／犯罪小说
- to write/read fiction写／看小说
- a crime fiction writer犯罪小说作家
opposite non-fiction see also airport (2), fan fiction, pulp fiction, science fiction
Collocations Literature
LiteratureBeing a writer
- write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography
- become a writer/novelist/playwright
- find/have a publisher/an agent
- have a new book out
- edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript
- dedicate a book/poem to…
Plot, character and atmosphere
- construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative
- advance/drive the plot
- introduce/present the protagonist/a character
- describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain
- create an exciting/a tense atmosphere
- build/heighten the suspense/tension
- evoke/capture the pathos of the situation
- convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…
- engage the reader
- seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination
- arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)
- lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm
Language, style and imagery
- use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device
- use/adopt/develop a style/technique
- be rich in/be full of symbolism
- evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…
- create/achieve an effect
- maintain/lighten the tone
- introduce/develop an idea/a theme
- inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination
Reading and criticism
- read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
- review a book/a novel/somebody’s work
- give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review
- be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
- quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author
- provoke/spark discussion/criticism
- study/interpret/understand a text/passage
- translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem
Wordfinder
- author
- book
- classic
- critic
- drama
- fiction
- genre
- literature
- poetry
- write
Extra Examples
- She has written novels and short fiction.她写过长篇和短篇小说。
- a well-known writer of crime fiction著名的犯罪小说作家
- She has written over 20 works of fiction.她写了20多部小说作品。
Topics Literature and writinga2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- contemporary
- modern
- classic
- …
verb + fiction
- publish
- write
- create
- …
phrases
- a work of fiction
- a writer of fiction
[uncountable, countable] a thing that is invented or imagined and is not true虚构的事；假想之物
- Don't believe what she says—it's pure fiction!不要相信她说的话－纯粹是编的！
- fiction that… For years he managed to keep up the fiction that he was not married.多年来他设法一直给人一种未婚的假象。
Extra Examples
- She still tries to maintain the fiction that she is happily married.她仍然在努力给人一种她婚姻幸福的假象。
- Fact and fiction became all jumbled up in his report of the robbery.他所写的关于抢劫事件的报告真真假假一片混乱。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- pure
- legal
verb + fiction
- keep up
- maintain
- create
- …
phrases
- fact and fiction

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘invented statement’): via Old French from Latin fictio(n-), from fingere ‘form, contrive’. Compare with feign and figment.

Idioms

truth is stranger than fiction

(saying) used to say that things that actually happen are often more surprising than stories that are invented现实比虚构更不可思议

单词	fiction
释义	fic·tion noun /ˈfɪkʃn/ /ˈfɪkʃn/ Idioms [uncountable] a type of literature that describes imaginary people and events, not real ones小说 a work of popular fiction通俗小说作品 historical/romantic/crime fiction历史／言情／犯罪小说 to write/read fiction写／看小说 a crime fiction writer犯罪小说作家 opposite non-fiction see also airport (2), fan fiction, pulp fiction, science fiction Collocations LiteratureLiteratureBeing a writer write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography become a writer/novelist/playwright find/have a publisher/an agent have a new book out edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript dedicate a book/poem to… Plot, character and atmosphere construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative advance/drive the plot introduce/present the protagonist/a character describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain create an exciting/a tense atmosphere build/heighten the suspense/tension evoke/capture the pathos of the situation convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of… engage the reader seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader) lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm Language, style and imagery use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device use/adopt/develop a style/technique be rich in/be full of symbolism evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of… create/achieve an effect maintain/lighten the tone introduce/develop an idea/a theme inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination Reading and criticism read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage review a book/a novel/somebody’s work give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author provoke/spark discussion/criticism study/interpret/understand a text/passage translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem Wordfinder author book classic critic drama fiction genre literature poetry write Extra Examples She has written novels and short fiction.她写过长篇和短篇小说。 a well-known writer of crime fiction著名的犯罪小说作家 She has written over 20 works of fiction.她写了20多部小说作品。 Topics Literature and writinga2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective contemporary modern classic … verb + fiction publish write create … phrases a work of fiction a writer of fiction [uncountable, countable] a thing that is invented or imagined and is not true虚构的事；假想之物 Don't believe what she says—it's pure fiction!不要相信她说的话－纯粹是编的！ fiction that… For years he managed to keep up the fiction that he was not married.多年来他设法一直给人一种未婚的假象。 Extra Examples She still tries to maintain the fiction that she is happily married.她仍然在努力给人一种她婚姻幸福的假象。 Fact and fiction became all jumbled up in his report of the robbery.他所写的关于抢劫事件的报告真真假假一片混乱。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective pure legal verb + fiction keep up maintain create … phrases fact and fiction Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘invented statement’): via Old French from Latin fictio(n-), from fingere ‘form, contrive’. Compare with feign and figment. Idioms truth is stranger than fiction (saying) used to say that things that actually happen are often more surprising than stories that are invented现实比虚构更不可思议
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