a tale of [subject]
She told us a tale of adventure and mystery.
她给我们讲了一个关于冒险和神秘的故事。
故事;叙述
谎言;瞎话;发生过的事情的叙述;故事;数目;计数;传闻;特别是闲话或诽谤
a story or narrative of events, real or imaginary
发生过的事情的叙述;故事
A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
数目;计数
A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration.
传闻;特别是闲话或诽谤
An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.
My grandmother told us a tale about a clever fox.
我奶奶给我们讲了一个关于聪明狐狸的故事。
用法提示:tale 作名词,意为‘故事’,在句中作宾语。
This book is a collection of folk tales from different countries.
这本书是一本汇集不同国家民间故事的集子。
用法提示:tale 的复数形式 tales 表示‘故事’,这里指民间故事。
He told a long tale of his journey through the mountains.
他讲述了一个关于他穿越山脉之旅的漫长故事。
用法提示:tale 作名词,后接 of 短语说明故事内容。
She told us a tale of adventure and mystery.
她给我们讲了一个关于冒险和神秘的故事。
He told me a tale about his childhood.
他给我讲了一个关于他童年的故事。
指夸张或难以置信的故事。
He is known for his tall tales of fishing.
他以夸张的钓鱼故事而闻名。
比lie程度轻,多指对小事无伤大雅的谎话
正式用语,指故意欺骗的陈述
较正式,侧重叙述的结构和细节
强调对事件的个人叙述
指简短有趣的真实故事
grammar · medium
易错句子He told a tall tail.
正确表达He told a tall tale.
混淆了同音词“tail”(尾巴)和“tale”(故事)。“tale”是名词,意为故事。
grammar · medium
易错句子He taled about his trip.
正确表达He told a tale about his trip.
将名词“tale”误用作动词。英语中“tale”是名词,动词应为“tell”。
与 tale 同音异形,tail 指动物尾巴,而 tale 指故事或谎言。
与 tale 发音相似且语义相关,但 tell 是动词,意为“讲述”;tale 是名词,指所讲述的内容。
讲故事
She told a tale of her adventures in the jungle.
她讲了一个她在丛林中的冒险故事。
童话故事
The movie is based on a classic fairy tale.
这部电影基于一个经典童话故事。
夸张的故事
He always tells tall tales about his fishing catches.
他总讲关于他钓鱼收获的夸张故事。
警示故事
The story serves as a cautionary tale about greed.
这个故事是关于贪婪的警示故事。
民间故事
Many folk tales have been passed down through generations.
许多民间故事代代相传。
编故事
He spun a tale about why he was late.
他编了一个关于他为什么迟到的故事。
悲惨的故事
Every time we meet, he tells me another tale of woe.
每次我们见面,他都会给我讲另一个悲惨的故事。
古老的故事
Their love story is a tale as old as time.
他们的爱情故事是一个古老的故事。
编故事
He spun a tale about his adventures in the jungle.
他编了一个关于他在丛林冒险的故事。
古老如时光的故事
Tale as old as time, true as it can be.
古老如时光的故事,真如它所能。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.