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单词 tall story
释义
tall story
noun[Cusually singular]
mainlyUK
uk
/ˌtɔːl ˈstɔː.ri/us
/ˌtɑːl ˈstɔːr.i/
(USusuallytall tale)
astoryorfactthat isdifficulttobelieve:
荒诞的故事；令人难以置信的故事（或事实）
Afterdinnershe told me atallstoryabout herpet.晚饭后，她给我讲了一个听上去有些荒诞的故事，是关于她的宠物的。
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(Definition oftall storyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftall story

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We can place some reliance on courts in being able to distinguish between atallstory, a good story and a true story.
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In which country could we tell atallstorylike this?
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He explained its provisions quizzically and delightfully, as though he were applying for membership of thetallstoryclub.
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That seems to me rather atallstory, but still it may be correct.
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Tell us anothertallstory.
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It is atallstory, to be sure, but it could have happened.
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Whether this man was a mutant or this is atallstoryis unclear.
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Each song suggests a fragment of a screenplay: an encounter, a missed opportunity, tall stories told through a haze of alcohol and smoke.
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A scam,tallstoryor deception.
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Notwithstanding all these tall stories it is very good advertisement.
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Among other things, there are chatty little articles in this quarterly magazine and some rather tall stories.
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The people who need to be administering the policy are fishermen—admittedly, the kind of fishermen who do not tell tall stories and whose words we can trust.
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Conny tells tall stories over the new school.
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Despite having nine stories on the inside, it appears to have five, exceptionally tall stories from the outside.
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It is also open to question whether they are supposed to be serious mysteries or tall stories.
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