tales
英 ['teɪliːz]
美
n. (尤指充满惊险的)故事; 历险记; (精彩但不一定完全真实的)讲述，叙述
tale的复数
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES (常包含魔法或惊险内容的)传说，故事
Ataleis a story, often involving magic or exciting events.- ...a collection of stories, poems and folk tales...
由短篇故事、诗歌和传说汇成的作品集 - Episodes 1 and 2 of Tales of the City will be shown together on Tuesday.
《城市故事》的第一、二集将于星期二两集连播。
- ...a collection of stories, poems and folk tales...
- N-COUNT (对真人真事精彩的或夸张的)描述，讲述
You can refer to an interesting, exciting, or dramatic account of a real event as atale.- The media have been filled with tales of horror and loss resulting from Monday's earthquake.
媒体上尽是星期一发生的地震所带来的恐惧和损失的报道。 - ...a property analyst, full of cheery tales about soaring share prices and new capital pouring into property companies.
总是兴高采烈地描述着股票价格飙升和新资本源源不断注入房地产公司的房地产分析师
- The media have been filled with tales of horror and loss resulting from Monday's earthquake.
- See also:fairy taleold wives’ taletall tale
- PHRASE 大难不死;逃过劫难;幸免于难
If you survive a dangerous or frightening experience and so are able to tell people about it afterwards, you can say that youlived to tell the tale.- You lived to tell the tale this time but who knows how far you can push your luck.
你这次算是逃过了一劫，不过谁知道你的运气还会持续多久呢？
- You lived to tell the tale this time but who knows how far you can push your luck.
- See also:I hesitated, not wanting to tell tales about my colleague.tell-tale
双语例句
- My girls and boys like to hear fairy tales like Cinderella and snow white.
我的女孩和男孩都喜欢听姑娘和白雪公主的童话。 - He told some fascinating tales about his life in india.
他讲了些关于他在印度生活的迷人故事。 - He shouldn't have carried tales among his comrades.
他不该在同志们之间搬弄是非。 - Episodes 1 and 2 of Tales of the City will be shown together on Tuesday.
《城市故事》的第一、二集将于星期二两集连播。 - When the company went under, tales of his extravagance surged through the industry.
公司破产后，有关他铺张浪费的种种传闻传遍了整个行业。 - The slavers have found us! Dead men tell no tales!
奴隶们发现我们了！他们死了就不会说话了！ - You must take her tales of the past with a grain of salt.
她所讲的自己的过去你绝不可全信。 - He had a fund of hilarious tales on the subject.
关于这个话题他有说不完的趣事。 - Fairy tales weren't just meant for children
童话故事不仅仅是写给孩子们的。 - I sing of the tales of battles, heroes* Witches and women.
讲述战争、英雄、女巫和女人的故事。