plural stories
plural stories
Learner's definition of STORY
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[count] : a description of how something happened（真实的）故事；（对往事的）叙述，描述 -
The movie is based on a true story.这部影片是根据真实故事改编的。
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What is the story behind (the making of) this painting?这幅画（绘作）背后有什么故事吗？
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That's not the whole story. [=there are more details to be told]事情远不止这样。
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Many years later they met again, but that's another story.许多年后他们又见面了，但那是另外一回事了。
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He said he wasn't at the scene of the crime, but the fingerprints tell a different story. [=the fingerprints show that he was there]他说他没在犯罪现场，但是指纹表明并非如此。
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“Why are you late?” “It's a long story. [=it is too complicated to explain] I'll tell you later.”“你为什么迟到？”“说来话长。我待会儿再告诉你。”
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(US) They were having a lot of problems. To make a long story short, she decided to leave him. = (Brit) To cut a long story short, she decided to leave him.他们之间出现了很多问题。长话短说，她决定离开他。
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(informal) He yelled at me, and I left. End of story. [=there is nothing more to say about it]他朝我大吼大叫，我就离开了。就是这样。
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We're still waiting to hear the full story [=all of the details] of what happened.我们还在等着听事情发生的全过程。
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She's told us the story of the great snowstorm of 1977 many times.她已经给我们讲了好多遍1977年暴风雪的事。
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He told all sorts of stories [=anecdotes] about his childhood.他讲了各种童年趣事。
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Tell them the story about that time you got stuck in the elevator.把那次你被困在电梯里的事告诉他们吧。
◊ The phrase the story goes is used to say that you are telling a story that you heard from other people.据说；传闻说
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The story goes [=people say] that after he died, he haunted the house.传说他死后，鬼魂出没于这座房子。
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The story goes like this: He was walking through the woods when he spotted a huge bear.据说当他穿过树林时看到一只大熊。
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She was very depressed or so the story goes. [=or so people say]她很沮丧，至少传闻是这么说的。
— see also horror story, sob story, success story, war story 2 [count]
a : a description of imaginary events that is told as a form of entertainment（虚构的）故事；小说 -
Don't be scared. It's only a story.别害怕。这只是个虚构的故事。
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The story (of the book) is about growing up in Harlem during the 1920s.这（本书）讲的是一个20世纪20年代在哈莱姆区的成长故事。
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The movie is a story of three single women looking for true love.这部电影讲述的是三位单身女性寻找真爱的故事。
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a horror/detective story恐怖/侦探小说
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She read the child a bedtime story. [=a story that you read or tell a child at bedtime]她给孩子读睡前故事。
— see also ghost story, shaggy-dog story, short story b : the series of events that happen in a story（小说的）情节 3
[count] : something that is reported in a newspaper, on television, etc. : a news article or broadcast新闻报道 -
a news story [=report]新闻报道
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The lead story in the news today is about the earthquake.地震是今天的头条新闻。
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His death was one of the biggest stories of the year.他的离世是年度重大新闻之一。
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The story about the fire made the front page of the newspaper. = The front-page story was about the fire.这场火灾是报纸的头版新闻。
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The magazine ran a story [=printed an article] about the scandal.这本杂志刊登了有关这一丑闻的报道。
— see also cover story 4
[count] : a description of the most important events in someone's life（关于某人的）大事记述，史话 -
the Princess Diana story = the story of Princess Diana戴安娜王妃纪事
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The biography is a story of courage.这本传记是一部勇气史。
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She told her life story to him. [=she told him about the things that had happened in her life]她向他讲述了自己的人生经历。
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sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 5
a [count] : a condition or set of conditions that affects someone or something : situation情况 -
We lost power, and it's the same story throughout the city. [=people throughout the city also lost power]我们这里断电了，整座城市也都是漆黑一片。
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Living on your own is a whole different story [=matter] from living with your parents.独立生活与和父母住在一起完全是两码事。
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She got good grades in math, but English was another story. [=she did not do well in English]她数学成绩好，但英语则完全不同。
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The restaurant has great desserts, but that's only/just half the story. [=part of the story] It also has wonderful entertainment.这家餐厅的甜品很不错，不仅如此，它的娱乐项目也相当精彩。
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It's the same old story [=things have not changed] with her—she just can't or won't keep a job.她老是这样——无法保住一份工作。
b the story somewhat informal : basic information about someone or something事迹；基本情况 6 [count]
b : an explanation or excuse and especially one that is not true（尤指编造的）解释，借口 —
often + about 2 story noun
also chiefly British storey /ˈstori/ plural stories
also chiefly British storey /ˈstori/ plural stories
Learner's definition of STORY
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: a group of rooms or an area that forms one floor level of a building楼层 — see also multistory