tale
[teil]
n.故事, 叙述, 传说
n.谎话, 总计
例句与用法:
Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities is a literary classic.
狄更斯的《双城记》是文学名著。
We laugh over this tale, but it's becoming almost as true of people.
我们笑着谈论此则故事,但对人类来说,情形也差不多一样。
It's an ancient tale which appears in various guises in several languages.
那是一个以几种语言叙述的古老的故事。
Their love story sounds like a fairy tale.
他们的爱情故事听起来像童话。
We listened to their tales about life in the Sahara Desert.
我们听他们讲述撒哈拉沙漠的生活经历。
Children shouldn't tell tales.
小孩子不应该说谎。
n.[C]
1. 故事, 传说; 叙述
Grandpa told the children the tales of his childhood.
爷爷给孩子们讲他童年的故事。
2. 谎话, 捏造的话
Children shouldn't tell tales.
孩子不应该撒谎。
3. 流言蜚语, 闲话, 坏话[P]
4. 计数; 总数[the S]
短语词组:
tell its own tale
1. 不言而喻; 显而易见
What he had said told its own tale.
他所说的一切不言而喻。
tell tales
1. 揭人隐私; 散布流言
It's bad manners to tell tales.
揭人隐私是缺乏教养的。
tale
名词复数:tales
词义辨析:
同义:
n.故事, 传说; 叙述
story
yarn
account
narrative
epic
saga
folk tale
fairy tale
myth
legend fable
同义参见:
relation
anecdote
story1
fib
romance
tale[teil]n.1.■传说;故事;叙述2.■文学故事3.■谎言;谣言;坏话;流言蜚语4.■[古语]计算;总数5.■[废语]讲话,谈话,交谈,言谈近义词storya tale of a tub无稽之谈,荒诞的故事[亦作 old wives' tale(或fable, story, tales), pipers' tales, travellers' tales, tales of the long bow]a tale of woe[用作反语]悲哀的故事a twice-told tale陈旧的故事;尽人皆知的事情be in a (或 one,the same) tale与…完全一致So runs the tale.=So runs the story. 见storytell a tale揭露内情说明情况tell its (或 one's) own tale不说自明;不言而喻;明摆着tell one's tale讲述自己的经历;说本人应说的话;发表意见tell tales(out of school)搬弄是非;揭人隐私;当小广播,背后讲人坏话泄露内部机密;告密,告发撒谎,说谎tell the tale[俚语]讲述悲惨往事(以博得同情);诉说不幸遭遇编造虚假故事编造事实搪塞过去Thereby hangs a tale.说来话长。(或:其中大有文章。或:这里有一段经过。)
taletale[teil]n.1.■传说[闻], 故事; 报告, 记述; 流言蜚语, 谎话2.■[古]算或数(数目); 计算, 记帐; 总数, 总和fairy tale神话, 童话; 不真实的故事; 谎话nursery tale [fairytale]童话old wives'tales [pipers'tales, travellers'tales,a tale of a tub,tales of the long bow]荒诞故事; 无稽之谈tell the tale of one's experiences讲述自己的经历spin tall tales捏造骗人的鬼话
继承用法talebearer[ˈteɪlbeərə(r)]n.1.■搬弄是非的人talebearingn.1.■搬弄是非
词性变化tale[teil]adj.1.■搬弄是非的talecarriern.1.■=bearertale-tellern.1.■讲故事的人; (背后)讲别人坏话的人taletelling[-lɪŋ]n.1.■讲故事; 讲人坏话; [古]总数
参考词汇见story;
noun
- a fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted
故事
■a lie
谎言 - (archaic)a number or total
(古)总数
an exact tale of the dead bodies.
死尸的确切数目。
a tale of a tub
- (archaic)an apocryphal story
(古)荒诞的故事
- 见 tell
- Old English talu 'telling, something told', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch taal 'speech' and German Zahl 'number', also to tell. Sense 2 is probably from Old Norse
tale
名词 tale:
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
同义词:narrative, narration, story
a trivial lie
同义词:fib, story, tarradiddle, taradiddle
tale
■A tale never loses in the telling.
[谚]故事越传越长。
■The God is just a fantasy,a fairy tale.
“上帝”不过是个幻想罢了,一个童话而已。
■The edition of the Tale of the Marshes is a hard nut to crack.
《水浒传》的版本最复杂,也比较多,常见的有七十回本,一百回本,一百二十回本。
■Ratatouille is Pixar's tale of a rodent chef.
《蔬菜杂烩》,皮克斯创作的关于一个鼠类厨师的故事。
■A child who was entranced by a fairy tale.
一个对童话着迷的孩子
■A tale of happiness or felicitousness.
一个幸福之说。
■A well-spun tale, a ready wit and a clear voice.
一个真正动人的故事,一点真正的智慧和一口流利的唱腔。
■A pat humorous tale may sometimes arouse a big laugh.
一个贴切适时的幽默故事有时会引起一场大笑。
■A Tale of Gold Evokes Another. Remember That Goose?
一个黄金神话引发另一个。还记得那只鹅吗?
■But that's not the strangest part of Oh's tale.
不过这还不是王桑的故事里最奇妙的部分。
■A short prose tale often characterized by moral teaching or satire.
中篇小说较短的故事,通常带有道德教育或讽刺的特点
■What if I took a fairy tale, Cinderella?
为什么我不选童话灰姑娘呢?
■First Musician. Whereby hangs a tale, sir?
乐工甲怪不得有个什麽玩艺儿,大哥?
■George won the game and thereby hangs a tale.
乔治在比赛中获胜了,在这其中还有一个故事呢!
■Probably heard the scandalous tale at third hand.
也许是辗转听到这中伤的谣言
■Perhaps love is a sad fairy tale.
也许爱情是一部忧伤的童话。
■What woeful tale does it tell tonight?
今夜它要诉说怎样悲伤的传说?
■An intriguing twist to the Apophis tale shows why.
从阿波菲斯那引人入胜的曲折故事里可以一探究竟。
■He starts writing the nursery tale in this year.
他于这年开始写童话。
■Their love stroy sounds like a fairy tale.
他们的爱情听起来像童话故事。
■Their love story sounds like a fairy tale.
他们的爱情故事听起来像童话。
■They can' t palm off that tale on us.
他们那套话骗不了我们。
■They can't work off that tale on us.
他们那套鬼话骗不了我们。
■He praises a man to the eye and says tale backside.
他会当面吹捧一个人,背后又说他坏话。
■He inclined his ear to her tale of woe.
他倾听她讲述悲哀的故事。
■He poured out his tale of misfortunes.
他倾诉了自己的不幸遭遇。
■He'd picked up some tale that we were to have a cut in wages.
他听到了一些传谣,说我们的工资要减少。
■He outtold the tale to his amazed listeners.
他在惊异不已的听众面前把这故事讲完了。
■He thought he might find someone to give confidence to his tale.
他想他也许能找到一个相信他的话的人。
■What he had said told its own tale.
他所说的一切不言而喻。
■His is a stirring tale of love and betrayal.
他的事迹是一个关于爱和背叛的触动情感的故事。
■The tale was long, but brimful of interest.
他的故事很长,可是极有趣味。
■He told us an entertaining tale.
他给我们讲有趣的故事。
■He told us a long tale of woe.
他给我们讲述了一段漫长的辛酸史。
■He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour .
他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。
■He spun a tale of his adventures.
他编造了一个他自己冒险的故事。
■He trumped up a tale of having been robbed on the road.
他编造了一套谎言,说他在半路上被抢劫了。
■He told a fantastic tale of knights and jousting.
他讲了一个关于骑士和比武的幻想故事。
■He tells a tale that sounds untrue .
他讲了一个听起来不太真实的故事。
■He tells a tale that sound untrue.
他讲了听起来不真实的一个故事。
■He beguiled us with many a tale ofadventure.
他讲了许多冒险故事,我们听得津津有味。
■What he said sounded like a fairy tale.
他说的听上去简直像一篇神话。
■There is no denying his tale.
他说的话是无可否认的。
■His tale ran for 2 hours on his only son.
他谈起他的独生子,一谈就是2小时。
■He concentrates on the bone and muscle of his tale.
他集中全力构思故事的结构和内容。
■So runs the tale.
传说如此。
■But by now there was another side to the tale.
但是到这时事情有了另外的一面。
■The author told a tale of adventure.
作者讲了一个冒险的故事。
■Do you expect me to credit that absurd tale?
你想我会相信那个荒谬绝伦的谎言吗?
■Do you take me for a fool who believes that tale?
你是不是把我看成个傻瓜,以为我竟会相信那种谎言?
tell its own tale
1. 不言而喻; 显而易见
What he had said told its own tale.
他所说的一切不言而喻。
tell tales
1. 揭人隐私; 散布流言
It's bad manners to tell tales.
揭人隐私是缺乏教养的。
习惯用语A good tale is none the worse for being twice told.1.■[谚]好故事不妨讲两遍。a twice-told tale1.■陈旧的故事, 尽人皆知的事情pray a tales1.■【律】请求补足陪审员之缺额; 请求陪审员全体出席So runs the tale.1.■据说 如此; 传说 如此。So runs the story.1.■据说 如此; 传说 如此。tell a tale1.■说明了问题; 揭露了内情tell its own tale1.■不说 自明, 不言而喻tell one's tale1.■讲述自身经历; 发表意见tell tales (out of school)1.■背后讲人坏话, 搬弄是非; 揭人隐私; 做小广播2.■泄露内部机密; 告密[发]tell the tale1.■编造虚假的故事2.■捏造不幸的遭遇3.■编造事实搪塞过去The shepherd tells his tale.1.■牧羊人清点他的羊数。Thereby hangs a tale.1.■说来话长, 其中大有文章。