story

noun

1. （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
2. （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。
3. 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
4. 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。
5. （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。
6. 谎言；假话
   something that sb says which is not true
7. 谎言；假话
   something that sb says which is not true

1. N-COUNT (虚构的)故事，小说
   A story is 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
2. N-COUNT (尤指口头的)叙述，描述
   A story is 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。
3. N-COUNT 传记;史话;纪事
   The story of something 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
4. N-COUNT 谎言;假话;虚构之事
   If someone invents a story, 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。
5. N-COUNT 新闻报道
   A news story is 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
6. → see: storey;-storey
7. See also: cock-and-bull story short story sob story success story tall story
8. 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。
9. PHRASE 长话短说;简而言之
   In British English, you use to cut a long story short to indicate that you are going to state the final result of an event and not give any more details. In American English, you say to 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。
10. PHRASE 另一回事，不同情况(通常指不好的一面)
    You use a different story to 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。
11. 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 say it's the same old story or it'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。
12. PHRASE 不是事情的全部;只是部分情况
    If you say that something is only part of the story or is not 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。
13. PHRASE 对事情的说法;辩解
    If someone tells you their side 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。

1. I was blown away by the tone and the quality of the story
   这个故事的基调和内容打动了我。
2. I launched into the parable, embellishing the story with invented dialogue and extra details
   我开始讲那则寓言，并编造了些对话，加了些细节对其进行润色。
3. He had filmed her life story
   他把她一生的经历拍成了电影。
4. He tells the story in the first person
   他用第一人称讲述了这个故事。
5. I'll tell you a funny story.
   我来给你讲一个有趣的故事。
6. They are intrigued by her story
   他们被她的故事迷住了。
7. Sara and I read the story and marveled
   我和萨拉读了这部小说后惊叹不已。
8. Let me illustrate what I mean with an old story
   让我用一个古老的故事来说明我的意思吧。
9. It was a story that touched the nation's heart.
   这是一个感动了全体国民的故事。
10. 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？
11. I remembered a particular story about a postman who was a murderer
    我记得有个故事，讲的是一个邮递员杀人的事情。
12. She probably sensed that I wasn't telling her the whole story
    她可能意识到了我并没有对她全盘托出。
13. The second story in the book is titled 'The Scholar'
    书中的第二个故事题为《学者》。
14. 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。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. He invented some story about a cousin.
    他骗别人说自己有位堂兄。
18. They'll do anything for a story.
    他们为抢到新闻会不择手段。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. I know how to make you feel better, sugar. I'll tell you a story.
    宝贝，我知道怎么能让你感觉好些，我给你讲个故事。
27. The story has been watered down.
    这故事的生动性被冲淡了。
28. He told us the story of his escape from the enemy.
    他向我们叙说了他逃离敌人的经过。
29. Is this a complete story?
    这是个完整的故事吗？
30. It's a very moving story.
    这是一个很感人的故事。

  fiction fable novel romance story tale【导航词义：故事】

  fiction n. 小说

〔辨析〕指人物与情节均为虚构的文学作品。

  fable n. 寓言故事

〔辨析〕指篇幅短小、旨在道德教化的传统故事，尤指动物寓言故事。

  novel n. 小说

〔辨析〕指长篇小说。

  romance n. 爱情故事；传奇故事

〔辨析〕特指这两类小说，作后者解时尤指旧时创作或以古代为背景的传奇故事。

  story n. 故事，小说

〔辨析〕指意在娱乐大众的叙事性文学作品，其内容可能是真实的，也可能是虚构的。

  tale n. 故事

〔辨析〕指虚构的惊险刺激的故事。

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
  1. 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
  1. 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

noun

1. 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

2. a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
   1. he writes stories for the magazines

3. 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

4. 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

5. a trivial lie
   1. he told a fib about eating his spinach
   2. how can I stop my child from telling stories?

   Synonym:    fibtaletarradiddletaradiddle

6. 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