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a story created using the imagination, especially one that is full of action and adventure （尤指充滿驚險的）故事；歷險記 a coming-of-age/morality tale 成年/道德故事 - tale of something
The story is a classic tale of love and betrayal. 這個故事是一個關於愛情和背叛的經典故事。 Dickens’ ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ 狄更斯的《雙城記》 His latest book is a delightful children’s tale about talking animals. 他的新書是一部關於會說話的動物的令人愉快的兒童故事。
Homophones tail | taletail tale- tail noun
The peacock fans out its magnificent tail to attract females. 孔雀張開它華麗的尾巴來吸引雌性。
- tail verb
A spy is sent to tail the family and find out everything they do. 一個間諜被派去跟蹤這個家庭，了解他們所做的一切。
- tale noun
She told the children the tale of the tortoise and the hare. 她給孩子們講了烏龜和兔子的故事。
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writingb2It's a moral tale about a baker and a shoemaker. 這是一個關於面包師和鞋匠的道德故事。 a dark tale of sexual obsession 關於性癡迷的凄慘故事 a tale about a hungry snake 饑餓的蛇的故事 a tale set in 19th-century Moscow 發生在 19 世紀莫斯科的故事 an epic tale of courage and heroism 一個充溢着勇氣和英雄氣概的史詩故事 tales of adventure 冒險故事 the curious tale of the man who sold his hair 一個賣掉自己頭發的男人的離奇故事 the rags-to-riches tale of an orphan who becomes a star 一個孤兒由貧到富成爲明星的故事
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- rambling
- familiar
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- narrate
- recount
- regale somebody with
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- begin
- unfold
- concern somebody/something
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- tale about
- tale of
- a tale of woe
- (have) a tale to tell
- tell tales
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- tale (of something)
an exciting spoken description of an event, which may not be completely true （精彩但不一定完全真實的）講述，叙述 I love listening to his tales of life at sea. 我喜歡聽他講述他的海上生活。 I've heard tales of people seeing ghosts in that house. 我聽說有人在那棟房子裏見到過鬼。 She regaled us with tales of her wild youth. 她講述她青年時的荒唐事，逗我們開心。 The team's tale of woe continued on Saturday (= they lost another match). 上星期六這支隊又遭敗績。 Her experiences provide a cautionary tale (= a warning) for us all. 她的經歷成了我們大家的前車之鑒。
Extra ExamplesShe was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence. 她聽夠了那些關於酗酒和暴力的乏味故事。 the sorry tale of his marriage breakdown 他婚姻破裂的傷心往事
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- rambling
- familiar
- …
- narrate
- recount
- regale somebody with
- …
- begin
- unfold
- concern somebody/something
- …
- tale about
- tale of
- a tale of woe
- (have) a tale to tell
- tell tales
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Word OriginOld English talu ‘telling, something told’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch taal ‘speech’ and German Zahl ‘number’, also to tell.
Idioms
live, etc. to tell the tale
to survive a difficult or dangerous experience so that you can tell others what really happened 幸免於難之後向人講述真實經歷
an old wives’ tale
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an old idea or belief that people now know is not correct 不經之談；不科學的陳腐思想
tell a different story/tale
to give some information that is different from what you expect or have been told 說的情況迥然不同；講出來的是另一回事 These drugs are widely believed to be effective medications. The data, however, tell a different story. 這些藥物被廣泛認爲是有效的藥物。然而，這些數據講述了一個不同的故事。
tell its own tale/story
tell tales (about something/on somebody)
to tell somebody about something that another person has done wrong 揭人短處；說長道短