tale
tale
英[teɪl]美[teɪl]
n.传说，传言，（尤指充满惊险的）故事，坏话，谣言，〈古〉计算，总计；
复数：tales;
例句
They can't work off that tale on us.他们那套鬼话骗不了我们。
Each of the survivors had a terrible tale to tell.每一个幸存者都有一番恐怖的经历可讲。
He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour.他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。
This is a folk tale.这是一个民间传说。
A pat tale aroused a big laugh.一个贴切适时的故事引起一阵大笑。
a lamentable tale令人惋惜的故事
not an iota of truth to that tale那个故事毫无真实可言
an epic tale of courage and heroism一个充溢着勇气和英雄气概的史诗故事
She told us a harrowing tale of misfortunes.她告诉我们一个悲惨的故事。
She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence.她听够了那些关于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事。
英语六级真题
Venus has long been held up as a cautionary tale for everything that could go wrong on a planet like Earth.
2019年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES
(常包含魔法或惊险内容的)传说，故事
A tale is a story, often involving magic or exciting events.
例句
...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。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 a tale .
例句
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 you lived to tell the tale .
例句
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？PHRASE
造谣;泄密
If someone tells tales about you, they tell other people things about you which are untrue or which you wanted to be kept secret.
例句
I hesitated, not wanting to tell tales about my colleague.我犹豫了，不想说同事的坏话。英汉词典释义
n.
（尤指充满惊险的）故事
She was reading tales of adventures.她在读冒险故事。传言; 谣言
This is a folk tale.这是一个民间传说。（精彩但不一定完全真实的）讲述，叙述
传说；陈述
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program;
"his narrative was interesting""Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"2. a trivial lie;
"he told a fib about eating his spinach""how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
