单词 | story |
释义 | Word Frequency story 1(ˈstɔːrɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ries 1. a narration of a chain of events told or written in prose or verse 2. Also called: short story a piece of fiction, briefer and usually less detailed than a novel 3. Also called: story line the plot of a book, film, etc 4. an event that could be the subject of a narrative 5. a report or statement on a matter or event 6. the event or material for such a report 7. informal a lie, fib, or untruth 8. cut a long story short 9. the same old story 10. the story goes verbWord forms: -ries, -rying or -ried (transitive) 11. to decorate (a pot, wall, etc) with scenes from history or legends Word origin C13: from Anglo-French estorie, from Latin historia; see historyWord Frequency story 2(ˈstɔːrɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ries another spelling (esp US) of storey |
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