story

英 [ˈstɔːri]

美 [ˈstɔːri]

n.  (虚构的)故事; 小说; (真实情况的)叙述，描述; 对往事的叙述
vi.  用历史故事画装饰; 讲…的故事; 把…作为故事讲述说谎

复数：stories　

中考高考IELTS考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.542 / COCA.233

同义词辨析

fictionfablenovelromancestorytale【导航词义：故事】

习惯用语

n.

the story goes (that)…so the story goes
• 据说；传闻；谣传
  used to describe sth that people are saying although it may not be correct
• She never saw him again─or so the story goes.
  从此她再没有见过他——或者据说如此。
that's the story of my life
• 我就是这个命（表示一生中有很多类似的不幸经历）
  when you say that's the story of my life about an unfortunate experience you have had, you mean you have had many similar experiences
a likely story
• （表示不相信某人的话）说得好像真有这回事似的，像煞有介事
  used to show that you do not believe what sb has said
It's a long story.
• 一言难尽；说来话长
  used to say that the reasons for sth are complicated and you would prefer not to give all the details
the (same) old story
• 惯常的事情；（仍旧是）那么回事
  what usually happens
• It's the same old story of a badly managed project with inadequate funding.
  又是一桩资金短缺、经营不善的老故事。
pitch a story/line/yarn (to sb)
• （对某人）编谎话
  to tell sb a story or make an excuse that is not true
tell a different story/tale
• 说的情况迥然不同；讲出来的是另一回事
  to give some information that is different from what you expect or have been told

牛津词典

noun

• （虚构的）故事；小说
  a description of events and people that the writer or speaker has invented in order to entertain people
  1. adventure/detective/love, etc. stories
     历险、侦探、爱情等小说
  2. a story about time travel
     一部关于穿越时间旅行的小说
  3. Shall I tell you a story ?
     我给你讲个故事好吗？
  4. He read the children a story .
     他给孩子们读了一则故事。
  5. a bedtime story
     临睡前给小孩讲的故事
• （真实情况的）叙述，描述
  an account, often spoken, of what happened to sb or of how sth happened
  1. It was many years before the full story was made public.
     许多年之后，事情的全貌才公之于众。
  2. The police didn't believe her story.
     警方不相信她对事情的描述。
  3. We must stick to our story about the accident.
     对事故的说法我们必须一口咬定，再不改口。
  4. I can't decide until I've heard both sides of the story .
     双方的说法都听了以后我才能作决定。
  5. It's a story of courage.
     这件事真体现了勇气。
  6. Many years later I returned to Africa but that's another story (= I am not going to talk about it now) .
     多年以后我又重返非洲，不过这是后话了。
• 对往事的叙述
  an account of past events or of how sth has developed
  1. He told us the story of his life.
     他对我们讲述了他的生活经历。
  2. the story of the Beatles
     披头士乐队的来龙去脉
  3. the story of the building of the bridge
     这座桥的建筑始末
• 新闻报道
  a report in a newspaper, magazine or news broadcast
  1. a front-page story
     头版报道
  2. Now for a summary of tonight's main news stories.
     现在是今晚主要新闻综述。
• （书籍、电影、戏剧等的）情节
  the series of events in a book, film/movie, play, etc.
  1. Her novels always have the same basic story.
     她的小说基本情节都一样。
• 谎言；假话
  something that sb says which is not true
• 谎言；假话
  something that sb says which is not true

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (虚构的)故事，小说
  Astoryis a description of imaginary people and events, which is written or told in order to entertain.
  1. The second story in the book is titled 'The Scholar'...
     书中的第二个故事题为《学者》。
  2. I shall tell you a story about four little rabbits.
     我要给你讲一个 4 只小兔子的故事。
  3. ...a popular love story with a happy ending.
     广受欢迎、结局圆满的爱情故事
• N-COUNT (尤指口头的)叙述，描述
  Astoryis a description of an event or something that happened to someone, especially a spoken description of it.
  1. The parents all shared interesting stories about their children...
     父母之间都会分享自己孩子的一些趣事。
  2. Isak's story is typical of a child who has a specific learning disability.
     伊萨克的故事就是一个具有某种学习障碍的孩子的典型故事。
• N-COUNT 传记;史话;纪事
  Thestory ofsomething is a description of all the important things that have happened to it since it began.
  1. ...the story of the women's movement in Ireland.
     爱尔兰妇女运动的记载
• N-COUNT 谎言;假话;虚构之事
  If someone invents astory, they give a false explanation or account of something.
  1. He invented some story about a cousin.
     他骗别人说自己有位堂兄。
• N-COUNT 新闻报道
  A newsstoryis a piece of news in a newspaper or in a news broadcast.
  1. Those are some of the top stories in the news...
     那些是报纸上的头条新闻。
  2. They'll do anything for a story.
     他们为抢到新闻会不择手段。
  3. ...front-page news stories.
     头版新闻报道
• → see:storey;-storey
• See also:cock-and-bull storyshort storysob storysuccess storytall story
• PHRASE 但那是另一回事了;那就不相干了
  You say 'but that's another story' when you have mentioned a subject that you are not going to talk about or explain in detail.
  1. I'd met him at a dance I'd gone to on my own. But that's another story.
     我有一次独自去参加舞会时遇上了他。但那是题外话了。
• PHRASE 长话短说;简而言之
  In British English, you useto cut a long story shortto indicate that you are going to state the final result of an event and not give any more details. In American English, you sayto make a long story short.
  1. To cut a long story short, I ended up as managing director.
     长话短说，我最终当上了总经理。
• PHRASE 另一回事，不同情况(通常指不好的一面)
  You usea different storyto refer to a situation, usually a bad one, which exists in one set of circumstances when you have mentioned that it does not exist in another set of circumstances.
  1. Where Marcella lives, the rents are fairly cheap, but a little further north it's a different story.
     玛塞拉居住的地方，租金比较便宜，但稍稍再往北一点情况就不同了。
• PHRASE 又来了，又是老一套(表示不好的事情似乎总是重复发生)
  If you sayit's the same old storyorit's the old story, you mean that something unpleasant or undesirable seems to happen again and again.
  1. It's the same old story. They want one person to do three people's jobs.
     又是老一套。他们想让 1 个人做 3 个人的工作。
• PHRASE 不是事情的全部;只是部分情况
  If you say that something isonly part of the storyor isnot the whole story, you mean that the explanation or information given is not enough for a situation to be fully understood.
  1. This may be true but it is only part of the story...
     这可能是真的，但它并不是事情的全部。
  2. Jane goes to great lengths to explain that this is not the whole story.
     简竭力地解释说那不是事情的全貌。
• PHRASE 对事情的说法;辩解
  If someone tells you theirside of the story, they tell you why they behaved in a particular way and why they think they were right, when other people think that person behaved wrongly.
  1. He had already made up his mind before even hearing her side of the story.
     他没等听到她的解释就已经作出了决定。

英英释义

noun

• a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
  1. what level is the office on?
  Synonym:floorlevelstorey
• a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
  1. he writes stories for the magazines
• a record or narrative description of past events
  1. a history of France
  2. he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president
  3. the story of exposure to lead
  Synonym:historyaccountchronicle
• a short account of the news
  1. the report of his speech
  2. the story was on the 11 o'clock news
  3. the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious
  Synonym:reportnews reportaccountwrite up
• a trivial lie
  1. he told a fib about eating his spinach
  2. how can I stop my child from telling stories?
  Synonym:fibtaletarradiddletaradiddle
• a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events
  1. his narrative was interesting
  2. Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children
  Synonym:narrativenarrationtale

双语例句

• Jane goes to great lengths to explain that this is not the whole story.
  简竭力地解释说那不是事情的全貌。
• They are intrigued by her story
  他们被她的故事迷住了。
• Where Marcella lives, the rents are fairly cheap, but a little further north it's a different story.
  玛塞拉居住的地方，租金比较便宜，但稍稍再往北一点情况就不同了。
• It's the same old story. They want one person to do three people's jobs.
  又是老一套。他们想让1个人做3个人的工作。
• Isak's story is typical of a child who has a specific learning disability.
  伊萨克的故事就是一个具有某种学习障碍的孩子的典型故事。
• I'll tell you a funny story.
  我来给你讲一个有趣的故事。
• They'll do anything for a story.
  他们为抢到新闻会不择手段。
• He had filmed her life story
  他把她一生的经历拍成了电影。
• This may be true but it is only part of the story
  这可能是真的，但它并不是事情的全部。
• I suppose no one has any idea who originated the story?
  我想没有人知道是谁编了这个故事？