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

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。

noun

Oh. w eren't you gonna write a short story?
哦，那你要写一个短篇小说了？
He padded a short story with anecdotes.
他用许多趣闻添凑起了一个小故事。
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。
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。
He published a collection of short stories.
他出了本短篇小说集。
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 and short story are different genres.
长篇小说和短篇故事是不同的类别。
After you read the short story once or twice, you do not understand it.
当您读了一篇短故事一次两次以后，您不是很了解。
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。
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。