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story1 [ˈstɔːrı] N

1. story:

story
故事 gùshi
story
小说 xiǎoshuō
story
传闻 chuánwén

2. story:

story
(报刊上的)报道 bàodào

3. story inf:

story
谎话 huǎnghuà
tell stories
说谎

story2 [ˈstɔːrı] N

story → storey

See also storey

storey Brit, story Am [ˈstɔːrı] N

storey Brit, story Am [ˈstɔːrı] N

I . multi-storey, multi-story Am ADJ

II . multi-storey, multi-story Am N

water-cooler story N

Usage examples with story

as the story unfolds
随着故事的展开
a yet sadder story
一个更悲惨的故事
an oft-told story
老生常谈
a thrilling story
让人毛骨悚然的故事
an exclusive story
独家报导
the cream of a story
故事最精彩的部分
a story of a fisherman
一个渔夫的故事
The story agrees with the facts.
报道和事实相符。
His story rings [or sounds] true.
他讲的事听来像是真的。
Only part of his story is true.
他的故事只有部分是真的。
I doubt the reality of this story.
我对这个故事的真实性表示怀疑。
The story was told with great circumstance.
故事讲得十分详尽。
He was reluctant to tell me the story.
他很不愿意把那件事告诉我。
The children gathered round to hear the story.
孩子们围成一圈听故事。
This TV series originated from [or in] a short story.
这部电视连续剧取材于一篇短篇小说。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
A 1903 story noted the trend for chop suey.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Meanwhile, a television news team, headed by a sexist segment producer and his long-suffering female assistant, chase the story of how the organs are harvested.
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They're an eminently likeable, albeit slightly kooky, trio whose story already bears the frisson of legend.
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The story line is telegraphed from word one and the meticulous unfolding plot plods ahead inexorably without the slightest bit of suspense.
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I like that we can tell a love story of people in their 70s, and it's a relationship that we're really committed to.
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The story then provides an epilogue with several vignettes that take place over the next sixty years.
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A rhythmic and repetitious form would make a long story easier to remember and retell, before writing was available as an aide-memoire.
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The second story contains two bedrooms, a parlor, and a dining room.
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The first and second story rooms on the northwest were decorated in Regency style when the house was enlarged.
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The story celebrates love as well as exposes its dark side of tormenting its patrons in pursuit of it.
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