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

柯林斯词典

• 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。

英英释义

noun

• a prose narrative shorter than a novel

双语例句

• A few weeks ago I was given the seemingly simple task of writing a short story.
  几周前，老师留给了我一个听起来挺简单的作业：写篇小说。
• This article proposes the writer's own views on Doris Lessing's short story "The old woman and the Cat" and analyzes its writing style.
  本文就多丽丝•莱辛的短篇小说《老妇与猫》提出了自己的见解，如笔调的冷静和客观、文本中的女性抗争和三位一体等进行了必要和深度的分析。
• Before I close, I'd like to share a short story.
  在结束之前，我想分享一个小故事。
• The magazine published a short story written by a high school student.
  这家杂志刊登了一个中学生所写的短篇小说。
• I read a short story while I waited for the bus.
  我等车时读了一个短篇故事。
• His speech started with a funny short story.
  他的演说以一个滑稽的小故事开头。
• Write a poem, short story, or any other creative piece.
  写一首诗，一个短篇小说，或任何有个性的文章。
• He is famous as a short story writer.
  他是著名的短篇小说家。
• 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。
• 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。