| 词汇 | tale |
| 释义 | tale 7 ENTRIES FOUND: tale (noun) fairy tale (noun) old wives' tale (noun) tall tale (noun) dead (adjective) hang (verb) thereby (adverb) tale /ˈteɪl/ noun plural tales tale /ˈteɪl/ noun plural tales Learner's definition of TALE [count] 1 : a story about imaginary events : an exciting or dramatic story（虚构的）故事 The movie is a stirring tale of courage.这部电影是个关于勇气的动人故事。 tales about ghosts鬼故事 — see also fairy tale, folktale 2 a : a story about someone's actual experiences（真实经历的）故事，描述 We listened to his familiar tale of woe/misfortune as he talked again about the failure of his marriage.当他又说起失败的婚姻时，他那不幸的遭遇我们听上去很耳熟。 b : an exciting story that may not be completely true（令人兴奋但未必完全真实的）故事 He told us thrilling tales about his adventures as a pilot in the war.他给我们讲述了他在战争中当飞行员的惊险故事。 — see also tall tale 3 : a false story that is told to deceive someone（骗人的）故事 Are you telling tales again? Or is that the truth?你又在编故事吗？还是那是个真事？ dead men tell no tales — used to say that someone who has been killed cannot reveal secret information死人不会泄密 thereby hangs a tale — see 1hang — see also old wives' tale |
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