英语词汇“tale”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-学习网

主要翻译
英语		中文
tale nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(story)	故事 gù shì
	The friends all gathered around the campfire and told each other tales.
tale nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(lie)	谎言 huǎng yán
	The teacher wondered what tale Sean would come up with this time to explain why he hadn't done his homework.
	老师想知道，这一次肖恩会编出个什么样的谎话，“解释”自己为什么没有做作业。
tale nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(rumor)	流言蜚语 liú yán fēi yǔ
		小道消息 xiǎo dào xiāo xī
	There was a tale going around the playground that the new girl was the daughter of someone famous.
tales nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(law: order summoning additional jurors)	候补陪审员传唤令
备注: Used with a singular verb
tales nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors."	(law: additional jurors) (法律)	候补陪审员

复合形式：
英语		中文
epic tale nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(long heroic story)	史诗故事 shǐ shī gù shì
fairy tale, fairy story nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(fantasy story)	童话 tóng huà
		神话 shén huà
	The movie is a modern adaptation of a classic fairy tale.
fairy-tale n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat* race," "dogfood."*	(magical, ideal)	童话般的 tóng huà bān de
	She finally had the fairy-tale wedding she'd always dreamed of having.
folk tale, folktale nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(fairy story, myth)	民间故事 mín jiān gù shì
		民间传说 mín jiān chuán shuō
	Folk tales provided moral lessons because virtue is always rewarded and villains are always punished.
old wives' tale nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	pejorative (superstition, myth)	无稽之谈 wú jī zhī tán
	You don't catch a cold because your hair is wet: that's just an old wives' tale.
tall tale nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(far-fetched story)	大话 dà huà
		吹牛 chuī niú
	I don't want to hear any of your tall tales about being abducted by aliens on your way to school.
telltale, tell-tale, tell-tail nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.	(nautical: indicates air flow) (航海)	航角指示器
	The sailor struggled to repair the tell-tale during the storm.