Word · Frequency #14705
fable
/ˈfeibl/
verb
编写寓言；讲述寓言故事
to write or tell fables
- 1.
n. a short moral story (often with animal characters)
寓言；神话；虚构；作寓言
虚构；捏造；虚构；作寓言
In use
The children love it when their grandfather fables about the animals in the forest.
She fabled that she had once met a famous writer, though no one believed her.
Please don't fable about what happened last night; we need the truth.
Verb forms
base fable · third person fables · -ing fabling · past fabled · past participle fabled
fable 作动词较正式，意为‘虚构、杜撰’或‘讲寓言故事’。
Connections
Word family
- fables
- plural
Learner notes
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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