tale
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT/N-IN-NAMES A tale is a story, often involving magic or exciting events. 故事 (常包含神奇的或令人激動的事件)
...a collection of stories, poems and folk tales. …一部由故事、詩歌和民間傳說搆成的作品集。
2. N-COUNT You can refer to an interesting, exciting, or dramatic account of a real event as a tale. (對真實事件的有趣的、令人激動的、戯劇性的) 描述
The media have been filled with tales of horror and loss resulting from Monday's earthquake. 媒躰上已充斥著對星期一地震造成的恐怖和損失的種種描述。
3. →see also fairy tale
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tale /teɪl/ (tales)
剑桥词典
- a story , especially one that might be invented or difficult to believe
（尤指包含離奇內容的）故事，不實之詞
He told some fascinating tales about his life in India . 他講了他在印度生活的一些奇聞軼事。
She told me/invented /concocted a tale about missing the bus to explain her lateness . 爲了解釋遲到的原因，她曏我講了／編造了一通沒趕上公共汽車的鬼話。