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| /teɪl/ |
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| 1 | a story about imaginary events or people （虚构的）故事 |
| +of tales of bravery and romance 英雄传奇故事 |
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| 2 | a spoken account of someone’ s experiences, especially when they are made to seem more exciting or unpleasant than they really were （尤指比实际情况更令人激动或不愉快的）陈述，描述 |
| +of/about He entertained us with tales of his adventures during the war. 他给我们讲述了他在战争中的种种冒险故事。 |
| be full of tales about sth She was full of tales about the places she’ d been to. 她肚子里有很多关于自己所到过的地方的故事。 |
| a tale of woe (=a story about unpleasant things that have happened to you) Every teacher has their tale of woe to tell. 悲惨的故事 |
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| - | live/survive to tell the tale often humorous
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| to manage not to be badly harmed by an unpleasant experience |
| 好不容易活下来；侥幸活下来 |
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| - | telltales informal
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| to tell someone in authority about bad things that someone else has done , because you want them to be punished |
| （向上级）告密，告发 |
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| See also | | - old wives’ tale | |
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