short story

英 [ˌʃɔːt ˈstɔːri]

美 [ˌʃɔːrt ˈstɔːri]

n. 短篇小说

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牛津词典

noun

短篇小说
a story, usually about imaginary characters and events, that is short enough to be read from beginning to end without stopping

N-COUNT 短篇小说
Ashort storyis a written story about imaginary events that is only a few pages long.
1. He published a collection of short stories.
  他出了本短篇小说集。

noun

I read a short story while I waited for the bus.
我等车时读了一个短篇故事。
This text is adapted from a short story.
这篇课文是由一个短篇小说改写的。
He is famous as a short story writer.
他是著名的短篇小说家。
That same night, I wrote my first short story. It took me thirty minutes.
当天夜里，我写了自己第一篇短篇小说，花了我半个小时。
The novel is an expansion of a short story he wrote about forty years ago.
这部小说是由一篇大约四十年前他写的短篇小说扩展而成。
The novel and short story are different genres.
长篇小说和短篇故事是不同的类别。
We gave her the Nobel Prize in Literature because she is a master of the contemporary short story.
我们把诺贝尔文学奖授予她，因为她是当代短篇小说大师。
His speech started with a funny short story.
他的演说以一个滑稽的小故事开头。
He could hardly believe that he had was to have a short story published in a reputable magazine.
他简直不能相信他终于获得了成功他的一篇短篇小说将在一本有名的杂志上登出来。
He published a collection of short stories.
他出了本短篇小说集。