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

• Tom has written a play and ( has written) a short story.
  汤姆写了一个剧本和一篇短篇小说。
• 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。
• His speech started with a funny short story.
  他的演说以一个滑稽的小故事开头。
• 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。
• You can try to write poems, a short story, or even music.
  你可以写诗，编个小故事，甚至创作音乐。
• He padded a short story with anecdotes.
  他用许多趣闻添凑起了一个小故事。
• Every morning I will read aloud three short story, and keeps a diary in English.
  每天早上我将会大声朗读三篇短篇故事，并用英语记日记。
• Now you try a short story using your friends as the characters!
  现在你可以试着写一个短故事，以你的朋友作为故事的主角。
• It's not exactly a novel, more an extended short story.
  这不完全是部长篇小说，更像是一部加长了的短篇小说。
• He expanded his short story into a book.
  他把他的短篇小说扩充成一本书。