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单词 story
释义
story
noun[C]
uk
/ˈstɔː.ri/us
/ˈstɔːr.i/

storynoun[C](DESCRIPTION)

A2
adescription, eithertrueorimagined, of aconnectedseriesofevents:
（真实或虚构的）故事；叙述，描述；小说
Will youread/tellme a story,daddy?爸爸，能给我读／讲个故事吗？
Marthachoseherfavouritebookofbedtimestories.玛莎挑了她最喜欢的睡前故事书。
He writeschildren'sstories.他写童话故事。
I don'tknowif it'struebut it's a good story(=entertainingtolistentoalthoughprobablynottrue).我不知道那是否是真实的，不过却是个有趣的故事。
She gave me herversionof what hadhappened, but it would beinterestingtohearhishalf/sideof thestory(= theeventsasdescribedby him).她从她的角度告诉了我发生了什么事情，不过听听他的说法也是很有意思的。
Apparently his first words to her were "Will youmarryme?"or sothe storygoes(= that is whatpeoplesayhappened).据说他对她说的第一句话就是“你愿意嫁给我吗？”，传说就是这样的。
B2
areportin anewspaperor on anewsbroadcastof something that hashappened:
新闻报道
Themainstory in thepaperstoday is the president'sspeech.今天报纸上的主要报道是总统的演讲。
C2
alie:
谎话
Hemade upsome story about having to be at his aunt'sweddinganniversary.他编了一通谎话，说什么必须去参加他姨妈的结婚周年纪念。
More examples
  • It's anage-oldstory ofloveandbetrayal.
  • The story is abouttheft,fraudanddeceiton anincrediblescale.
  • Throughout thenovel, the story isseenthrough theeyesof adetachedobserver.
  • We don'tknowthefulldetailsof the storyyet.
  • He told theextraordinarystory of hisescape.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Accounts and stories
  • anecdote
  • another
  • anti-narrative
  • be another storyidiom
  • bodice-ripper
  • brushstroke
  • cautionary tale
  • commentary
  • legendary
  • lore
  • misdescription
  • multi-stranded
  • myth
  • rundown
  • running commentaryphrase
  • scenario
  • shaggy-dog story
  • short story
  • strand
  • writesomethingup
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

News reporting & the press
Broadcasting: programmes & other broadcasts
Lies, lying & hypocrisy

storynoun[C](LEVEL)

B2US
(UKstorey)
alevelof abuilding:
楼层，层
a three-storyhouse3层高的房子
Their newhousehas four storiesincludingtheattic.他们的新房子包括阁楼一共有4层。
Synonyms
floor(LEVEL OF BUILDING)
level(FLOOR)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors
  • basement
  • catwalk
  • ceiling
  • dais
  • deck
  • decking
  • ground level
  • landing
  • loft
  • low slung
  • multi-levelled
  • multi-storied
  • platform
  • runway
  • soapbox
  • split-level
  • storey
  • storeyed
  • the ground floor
  • the second floor
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Idioms

it's/that's the story of my life
that's my story and I'm sticking to it
to cut a long story short
(Definition ofstoryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

story| American Dictionary

story
noun[C]
us
/ˈstɔr·i,ˈstoʊr·i/

storynoun[C](DESCRIPTION)

adescriptionofeventsthatactuallyhappenedor that areinvented:
There was anewsstory ontelevisionaboutfloodingon thewestcoast.
Mydaughterwon’t go tobedwithouthearingabedtimestory.
A story can also be alie:
Don’ttellme any stories – Iwanttoknowwhat reallyhappened.

storynoun[C](LEVEL)

alevelof abuilding:
Shelivedon the thirdfloorof a seven-storybuilding.
(Definition ofstoryfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstory

story
Therefore, try your best when you tell thestory, so (s)he can solve the riddle.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It also suggests that traditional ways of telling thestoryoverlook what sustains ordinary folk intent on finding religious meaning and identity.
From theCambridge English Corpus
All are concerned with telling thestoryof her life.
From theCambridge English Corpus
No doubt there is some revised physiologicalstoryto be told.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thestory, as it has been told, offers them 'a usable past' that should help them to cope with future change.
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He is telling astoryof the political interaction between the two peoples and the cultural changes which follow it.
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Thus, it appears that for school-age children there may be a tension between telling a coherentstoryand including specific evaluative comments.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Instead, however, the author seems to have gone out of his way to avoid telling any suchstory.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Are we being told the wholestory, or only that part of it which suits the author's purpose?
From theCambridge English Corpus
The main appeal of the correspondence to the modern reader is that it tells thestoryso well.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thestoryof his inability to keep silent after this abjuration has been told many times.
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There is, however, anotherstoryto be told.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The following account, while telling something of theirstory, looks at how such a private 'language' can impact negatively on second-language acquisition.
From theCambridge English Corpus
With a reference list of literary works, munication networks, and new approaches tostoryresources to fight censorship, and three appendices telling.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Symbolic talk involves talk about play characters, their imagined actions, speech, and states, and characteristics of the imaginedstorysetting.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithstory

story

These are words often used in combination withstory.

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amazing story
This is anamazingstory.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
anecdotal story
One problem for the reader is that the book exhibits mood swings from anecdotal stories.
From theCambridge English Corpus
bedtime story
The venerable tradition of thebedtimestory, a story intended to soothe anxieties and ease young children into sleep, is discarded with gleeful panache.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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