词组 | story |
释义 | story /ˈstɔːri/ noun 1. a description of events, told to entertain peopleadjectivesa true story ‘Schindler’s List’ is the true story of a man who saved the lives of hundreds of people during the war.a classic story (=old and known or admired by many) It is the classic story about a little girl who falls down a rabbit hole.a remarkable/amazing/incredible story The film tells the remarkable story of his life.a fascinating/intriguing/curious story The book is the fascinating story of Mary Shelley, the woman who wrote ‘Frankenstein’.a heartwarming story (=one that affects your emotions, especially one in which people are very kind) There is a heartwarming story of a lonely little boy and his search for his sister.a short story He has published two collections of short stories.nouns + storya children’s story Enid Blyton is famous for writing children’s stories.a love story ‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a classic love story.a fairy story (=a children’s story in which magical things happen) She looked like a princess in a fairy story.an adventure story He writes exciting adventure stories for children.a detective story Most detective stories are about a murder.a ghost/horror story She likes reading horror stories.a bedtime story (=one read or told to a child before they go to sleep) He remembered his mother reading him a bedtime story.verbstell (sb) a story Would you like me to tell you a story? Don’t say say someone a story. read (sb) a story She reads a lot of detective stories.write a story The story was written by Lewis Carroll.prepositionsa story about sth Martinez wrote a story about a girl who wanted desperately to be a model.THESAURUS: story tale a story about strange imaginary events, or exciting events that happened in the past: She read the children a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. | I loved hearing tales of his travels. | The film is a tale about a middle-aged lecturer who falls in love with a young student. myth a very old imaginary story about gods and magical creatures: The story is based on an ancient myth. | the Greek myths legend an old story about brave people or magical events that are probably not true: According to legend, King Arthur was buried there. | There are many legends about the creation of the world. fable a traditional imaginary short story that teaches a moral lesson, especially a story about animals: Do you know the fable of the tortoise and the hare? | an old Chinese fable2. a report about something in a newspaper or on a news programmeadjectivesa big story (=a report about something important) Today’s big story is the fall in share prices.the lead/top story (=the most important story in a newspaper or news programme) The floods were the lead story on the news that evening.nouns + storya newspaper story I read a newspaper story about a family who had 20 children.a front-page story ‘The Times’ published a front-page story about the scandal.a cover story (=the main story in a magazine, mentioned on the cover) The magazine did a cover story on her wedding.verbsprint/publish a story The editor decided not to print the story.do a story (=write a report or make a news film about it) He went to Afghanistan to do a story on the war.run/carry a story (=print it or broadcast it) There wasn’t enough definite information to run the story.cover a story (=report on it) Her family complained about the way that journalists had covered the story.break a story (=report on it for the first time) The ‘Daily Mail’ was the paper which broke the story.leak a story (=secretly tell a reporter about it) We may never know who leaked the story to the press.follow a story (=continue to report on it) The ‘Today’ programme has been following the story for several weeks.a story breaks (=it is reported for the first time) I still remember the shock when that story broke.3. an account of something that has happened, especially one that people tell each othernouns + storythe full/whole story Wait until you know the full story before making a judgment.a plausible/convincing story (=one that people are likely to believe) She tried to think up a convincing story to tell her parents.an apocryphal story formal (=one that is well known but probably not true) There are many apocryphal stories about him.the inside story (=including facts that are known only to people involved) Though I’d seen the official report, I wanted the inside story.a strange/bizarre story She told us a bizarre story about finding a snake in the toilet.a success story His career is a remarkable success story.a hard-luck story (=about something bad that happens in someone’s life, especially told in order to get sympathy) There was the usual hard-luck story, then he asked me for money.verbs + storytell (sb) a story also recount/relate a story formal I’d better tell you the whole story from the beginning.give sb a story I had the feeling that she wasn’t giving me the full story.hear a story also listen to a story I’ve heard that story a hundred times.make up/invent a story She confessed to making up the story of her bag being stolen.stick to your story (=keep saying it is true) He didn’t believe her at first, but she stuck to her story.change your story During police interviews, Harper changed his story several times.believe a story The jury did not believe Evans’s story.swap stories (=tell each other stories) They swapped stories and shared their experiences.story + verbsthe story goes (=this is what people say happened) The story goes that he drowned, but not everyone believes it.a story goes around (=people tell it to each other) A story went around that she had been having an affair.a story emerges (=people start to say something has happened) The story was emerging that the president had been shot.phrasesthat’s another story spoken (=I will tell you about that at some future time) And then there was a problem with the car, but that’s another story.sb’s side of the story (=someone’s account of what happened, which may be different from someone else’s) I would like to give my side of the story.it’s a long story spoken (=used when saying that a lot of things happened) “How did you come to be arrested?” “Well, it’s a long story.”to cut a long story short spoken (=used when going straight to the most important part of your story) There were problems in their marriage and, to cut a long story short, they got divorced. |
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