n. 1.故事,传说。 2.坏话;谣言;谎话。 3.〔古语〕计算;总计。 短语和例子 a fairy tale 神仙故事,童话。 traveler's tales 大话,牛皮。 old wives' tales 荒唐故事。 a tale of a tub 无稽之谈。 a tale of nought 〔废语〕无聊琐事。 a tale of a roasted horse 弥天大谎。 Thereby hangs a tale. 其中大有文章。 The shepherd tells his tale. 〔古语〕牧羊人清点他的羊数。 The tale is complete. 〔古语〕数目不错,并无短缺。 His tale is told [has been told]. 他已经完了[运数尽了]。 a tale that is told 废话;陈腐话。 bring tales = carry tales = tell tales. if all tales be true 据说。 in a [the same] tale 同一,一致。 jump in one tale 一致。 one and the same tale 同一事件。 tell its own tale 自白来历;不说自明。 tell one's tale 自述;说本人要[应]说的话;(使者)陈述所负使命。 tell tales (out of school) 讲坏话,说小话,搬弄是非。
a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" 同义词:fib, story, tarradiddle, taradiddle,
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney''s stories entertain adults as well as children" 同义词:narrative, narration, story,
例句与用法
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Why, will the black footman tell tales ? 怎么?黑人随从会搬弄是非吗?
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Don't think that your tales bore me . 不要以为你说的事情使我讨厌。
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A long tale gives a child fidgets . 太长的故事会使小孩子烦躁不安。
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We beguiled the children with fairy tales . 我们讲童话故事哄孩子。
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Tall tales have a certain sameness . 荒诞不经的故事有点千篇一律。
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The tale was long, but brimful of interest . 他的故事很长,可是极有趣味。
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The tale is long , nor have i heard it out . 故事冗长,但我也没有听到底。
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The tale must proceed to its dark end。 这样发展下去一定会出现凄惨的结局。
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Of course i contradict the tale everywhere . 我当然到处都把这番谣言加以否认。
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To this grim tale i now turn . 我现在就掉过笔去,叙述一下这一冷酷无情的事件。