storysto•ry /'stɔːrɪ/

n C

1. 故事；小说；传闻

• the story of Cinderella 灰姑娘的故事

• detective stories 侦探小说

2. 新闻报道，文章

• a news story 新闻报道

• the front-page story in “The Times” 《时代周刊》的头版新闻

3. (小说或电影等的)情节

• the story of a novel 小说的情节

• a spy novel with a strong story 情节扣人心弦的侦探小说

4. 谎言，假话

• Have you been telling stories again? 你是不是又在撒谎呢？

5. 叙述；描述；说法

• We'd like to hear your side of the story before we decide who was responsible for the matter. 在决定谁该承担责任之前，我们想听一听你对此事的描述。

词组another (或a different) story 另一回事；完全不同

• It was another story for American workers. 对美国工人来说，那又是另一回事了。

as the story goes 据说，据传 That's the story of my life. 那就是人我的生活(或经历)的缩影。 to cut (或make) a long story short 口长话短说，简而言之

• To cut a long story short, I have decided to do this job. 简言之，我决定做这份工作。