英语词汇搭配语词典 地道的英语搭配 避免中式英语 story

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story noun

[img][/img] account of events/people, true or invented

• ADJECTIVE true | plausible | false, made-up She told the police a false ~ about being attacked. | fictional, real-life | untold | published his first published short ~ | apocryphal | cock and bull, tall (esp. BrE) No one would believe such a tall ~. | official The official ~ was that the singer had broken his arm falling in the shower. | personal | wild | convincing | compelling, dramatic, exciting, fantastic, fascinating, good, great, interesting, intriguing, nice, touching, wonderful | amazing, bizarre, colourful/colorful, crazy (esp. AmE), extraordinary, incredible, outrageous, remarkable, strange | inspirational, inspiring | amusing, entertaining, feel-good, funny | epic the epic ~ of a family's escape from war | complex, elaborate | straightforward | awful, horrific, horrifying, nasty, shocking, terrible, tragic | sorry (esp. BrE) His life was a sorry ~ of betrayal and rejection. | depressing, heart-rending, moving, poignant, sad | well-known | familiar the familiar ~ of a star who turns to drink and drugs | popular There is one popular ~ in the town of a man-eating cat that lives in the forest. | life, success She told them her life ~. | coming-of-age, coming-out, rags-to-riches The movie is the rags-to-riches ~ of a country girl who becomes a famous singer. | hard-luck, sob (both disapproving) He was boring people with more of his hard-luck stories. | She gave me some sob ~ about losing her credit cards. | coherent The movie lacks a coherent ~. | entire, full, whole I suspected he hadn't told us the whole ~. | short a collection of short stories | original The screenplay sticks to the original ~. | back (usually backstory) The writers have to create backstories for their characters. | children's | classic | bedtime | adventure, Bible, biblical, crime, detective, fairy (esp. BrE), ghost, horror, love, spy, etc.

• … OF STORIES collection a collection of stories by modern writers

• VERB + STORY hear | read (sb) My dad sometimes read me a ~ at bedtime. | write | narrate, recount, relate, retell, tell (sb) | embellish, embroider | believe The police didn't believe her ~. | stick to We must stick to our ~ about the accident. | change At first he denied everything, but then he changed his ~ and said it was an accident. | share (with sb), swap We swapped stories about our worst teachers. | spread | publish

• STORY + VERB circulate, go around, go round (esp. BrE), spread A ~ was going around that the factory was in line for closure. | abound Stories abound of vandalism and looting. | emerge | begin, open, start The ~ opens with a man hiding from the police. | progress, unfold The motives of the hero become clearer as the ~ unfolds. | end | be called sth, be entitled sth, be titled sth (esp. AmE) | be set in …  The ~ is set in India in the 1930s. | be based on sth | concern sth, involve sth, revolve around sth | contain sth | illustrate sth This ~ illustrates the dangers of living on credit.

• STORY + NOUN teller (usually storyteller) | telling (usually storytelling) | line (usually storyline) His novels always have the same basic storyline.

• PREPOSITION according to a/the ~ | ~ about a ~ about time travel | ~ of the ~ of the Beatles | a ~ of moral redemption

• PHRASES a fragment of a/the ~, a part of a/the ~ We had difficulty in piecing together the fragments of her ~. | the rest of the ~ | but that's another ~ Many years later I returned to Africa—but that's another ~ (= I am not going to talk about it now). | (that's) a likely ~ (ironic) He said he'd met Madonna. A likely ~. | it's a long ~ ‘How come you only have one shoe on?’ ‘It's a long ~.’ | sb's half of the ~, sb's side of the ~ The teacher punished me without listening to my side of the ~. | tell a different ~ Antidepressants are widely believed to be effective medications. The data, however, tell a different ~. | the moral of the ~ The moral of this ~ is that you should never take things for granted. | the ~ goes (that … ) (= used to describe what people are saying although it may not be correct) She never saw him again—or so the ~ goes. | the ~ of my life Out of work with no money—that's the ~ of my life. | to cut a long ~ short, to make a long ~ short Anyway, to cut a long ~ short (= not to give all the details), we had this argument and I haven't seen him since. | a version of a ~ According to Rachel's version of the ~, they threw the key in the river.

[img][/img] report in a newspaper, etc.

• ADJECTIVE big, huge (esp. AmE), top The biggest ~ of the day was the signing of the peace agreement. | And now back to our top ~ tonight …  | exclusive | breaking (esp. AmE) We'll have more on this breaking ~ as developments come in to us. | feature (AmE) National Geographic ran a feature ~ on dinosaurs. | main | full Full ~ on page 3. | scare scare stories about the harmful effects of the vaccination | inside The magazine gives the inside ~ of life in a rock band. | sensational | lurid, sordid lurid stories of politicians' sexual adventures | cover, front-page, lead The magazine chose the peace process as its cover ~. | news | political | media, newspaper, wire (esp. AmE)

• VERB + STORY file, write More than one correspondent filed a ~ about the incident. | carry, cover, print, publish, report, run Every newspaper carried the ~. | He's covering the ~ in Gaza for CNN. | follow We will continue to follow this ~ and bring you the latest developments. | break (esp. AmE) The New York Times broke the ~ and others picked it up.

• STORY + VERB break (esp. AmE) The ~ broke in January.

• PREPOSITION ~ about, ~ of the ~ of his arrest

[img][/img] (AmE)  ⇨  See storey

story

noun

■ account of events/people, true or invented 故事；述


[搭配]ADJ.

true
真实的故事

plausible
表面有理的故事

false, made-up
虚假的故事；编造的故事:


She told the police a false story about being attacked.

她向警方讲述了一个虚假的遭受袭击的故事。

apocryphal
杜撰的故事

cock-and-bull, tall
荒唐的解释；荒诞不经的故事:


No one would believe such a tall story.

如此荒诞不经的故事没有人会相信。

official
官方说法:


The official story was that the singer had broken his arm falling in the shower.

官方说法是歌手在洗澡时摔断了胳膊。

wild
匪夷所思的故事

convincing
令人信服的故事

charming, compelling, delightful, dramatic, exciting, fantastic, fascinating, good, great, interesting, intriguing, nice, wonderful
引人入胜的故事；令人愉快的故事；激动人心的故事；有趣的故事

amazing, bizarre, colourful, crazy, extraordinary, incredible, outrageous, remarkable, strange
令人惊讶的/怪诞的/丰富多彩的/离奇的/难以置信的/令人震惊的/引起注意的/奇怪的故事

inspiring
启发性的故事

amusing, entertaining, funny
好玩的故事；妙趣横生的故事；滑稽可笑的故事

epic
艰苦卓绝的故事:


the epic story of a family’s escape from war

一个家庭从战争中逃亡的艰苦卓绝的故事

complex, elaborate
复杂的故事；详尽的故事

straightforward
直截了当的说法

awful, horrific, horrifying, nasty, shocking, terrible, tragic
可怕的故事；令人不快的故事；令人震惊的故事；悲惨的故事

sorry
悲惨的故事:


His life was a sorry story of betrayal and rejection.

他一生遭遇的都是被背叛和拒绝。

depressing, heart-rending, moving, poignant, sad
令人沮丧的故事；令人心痛的故事；感人的故事

improbable
不太可能发生的故事:


The film tells the improbable story of a monkey that becomes a politician.

这部影片讲述了一个不可能发生的故事：一只猴子变成了一名政治家。

well known
尽人皆知的故事

familiar
熟悉的故事:


the familiar story of a star who turns to drink and drugs

明星酗酒和吸毒的常见故事

popular
广为流传的故事:


There is one popular story in the village of a maneating cat that lives in the forest.

村里流传 一个故事：森林 住 一只食人猫。

life, success
生平事迹；发迹史:


She told them her life story.

她给他们讲述了自己的一生。

hard-luck, rags-to-riches
诉说不幸的遭遇；从赤贫到鉅富的故事:


He was boring people with more of his hard-luck stories.

他又在用他那些不幸遭遇来烦人了。


The film is the rags-to-riches story of a country girl who becomes a famous singer.

这部影片讲述的是一个从赤贫到鉅富的故事：一名乡村女孩成了著名歌星。

afterdinner
茶余饭后的故事

coherent
连贯的故事:


The film lacks a coherent story.

这部影片缺乏连贯的故事情节。

full, whole
完整的故事；全部真相:


I suspected he hadn’t told us the whole story.

我怀疑他没把全部真相告诉我们。

short
短篇小说:


a collection of short stories

短篇小说集

children’s
儿童故事

classic
经典故事

bedtime
临睡前讲的故事

mythical, mythological
神话故事

adventure, Bible, biblical, crime, detective, fairy, ghost, horror, love, privateeye, spy, suspense
历险故事；《圣经》故事；罪案故事；侦探小说；童话；鬼故事；恐怖故事；爱情故事；私人侦探故事；间谍小说；悬疑小说


[搭配]QUANT.

fragment
故事片段:


We had difficulty in piecing together the fragments of her story.

我们难以把她的故事片段拼凑起来。

collection
故事集:


a collection of stories by modern writers

现代作家小说集


[搭配]VERB + STORY

read (sb)
（给某人）唸故事:


My dad sometimes read me a story at bedtime.

爸爸有时临睡前给我唸故事。

write
写小说

narrate, recount, relate, tell (sb)
讲述故事； 述故事；（给某人）讲故事

embellish, embroider
润饰小说；润饰故事

believe
相信说法:


The police didn’t believe her story.

警察不相信她的叙述。

stick to
坚持说法:


We must stick to our story about the accident.

我们必须坚持关于这个事故的说法。

change
改变说法:


At first he denied everything, but then he changed his story and said it was an accident.

起初他否认一切，但后来他改变说法，说这是一场意外事故。

swap
交流故事:


We swapped stories about our worst teachers.

我们交流了关于最差老师的故事。

circulate, spread
传播故事


[搭配]STORY + VERB

abound, circulate, get about, go around/round, spread
故事很多；故事流传；故事传播开来:


Stories abound of vandalism and looting.

破坏和抢劫财物的故事多得很。


A story was going round that the factory was in line for closure.

关于这家工厂很可能关门的说法在到处流传。

emerge
故事出现

begin, open, start
故事开始:


The story opens with a man hiding from the police under a woman’s skirt.

故事一开始，一个男子为了躲避警察而躲在一个女人的裙子下面。

progress, unfold
故事发展；故事展开:


The motives of the hero become clearer as the story unfolds.

随着故事的展开，男主人公的动机变得越来越清晰。

end
故事结束

be called sth, be entitled sth
故事叫做…；故事的名称为…

be set in ...
故事以…为背景:


The story is set in Poland in the 1930s.

该故事以20 世纪 30 年代的波兰为背景。

be based on sth
小说根据…写成

concern sth, involve sth, revolve around sth
故事讲述…；故事讲到…；故事围绕…

contain sth
故事包含…

illustrate sth
故事说明…:


This story illustrates the dangers of living on credit.

这个故事说明赊账度日的危险。


[搭配]STORY + NOUN

teller (
also storyteller) 讲故事者

telling (
also storytelling) 讲故事

line (
also storyline)故事情节:


His novels always have the same basic storyline.

他的小说总是有着相同的基本情节。


[搭配]PREP.

~ about
关于…的故事:


a story about time travel

关于时光旅行的故事

~ of
…的故事:


the story of the Beatles

甲壳虫乐队的故事


[搭配]PHRASES

but that’s another story
但那是后话:


Many years later I returned to Africa but that’s another story(= I am not going to talk about it now).

许多年后我重返非洲，不过那是后话了。

it’s a long story
一言难尽；说来话长：


‘How come you’ve only got one shoe on?’ ‘It’s a long story.’

“你怎么只穿了一只鞋？”“说起来话可就长了。”

sb’s half/side of the story
某一方的说法:


The teacher punished me without listening to my side of the story.

老师还没听听我怎么说就惩罚了我。

so the story goes, the story goes that ...
(used to describe whatpeople are saying although it may not be correct 用于描述所说的可能是错误的) 据说:


She never saw him again— or so the story goes.

她再也没有见过他——或者据说如此。

the story of my life
我的命运:


Out of work with no money—that’s the story of my life.

失业在家而且身无分文——我就是这个命。

to cut a long story short
长话短说:


Anyway, to cut a long story short (= not to giveall the details), we had this argument and I haven’t seen him since.

不管怎样，长话短说吧，我们发生了争执，我以后再也没有见到他。

a version of a story
某件事的一种说法:


According to Rachel’s version of the story, they threw the key in the river.

按照雷切尔的说法，他们把钥匙扔到河里了。

■ report in a newspaper, etc. 新闻报道


[搭配]ADJ.

big, top
大新闻；头条新闻:


The biggest story of the day was the signing of the peace agreement.

当天最大的新闻是和平协议的签订。


And now back to our top story tonight ...

现在回到我们今晚的头条新闻…

exclusive
独家新闻

main
主要新闻

full
全面报道:


Full story on page 3.

详尽报道见第三版。

scare
令人心惊的报道:


scare stories about the harmful effects of the vaccination

关于疫苗接种副作用的令人心惊的报道

inside
内幕新闻:


The magazine gives the inside story of life in a rock band.

该杂志刊登了一篇摇滚乐队生活的内幕报道。

sensational
引起轰动的报道

lurid, sordid, spicy
耸人听闻的新闻；无耻的报道；粗俗的报道:


lurid stories of politicians’ sexual adventures

关于政客桃色新闻的耸人听闻的报道

cover, front-page, lead
封面故事；头版新闻；头条新闻:


The magazine chose the peace process as its cover story.

这期杂志选择和平进程作为封面故事。

news
新闻报道


[搭配]VERB + STORY

file, write
发送新闻报道；撰写报道:


More than one correspondent filed a story about the incident.

不止一名记者发稿报道这个事件。

carry, print, publish, run
登载报道；刊载报道；刊发报道；刊登报道:


Every newspaper carried the story.

每家报纸都登了这则报道。


[搭配]PREP.

~ about, ~ of
关于…的报道；有关…的报道:


the story of his arrest

他被捕的消息