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

He is famous as a short story writer.
他是著名的短篇小说家。
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。
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。
I read a short story while I waited for the bus.
我等车时读了一个短篇故事。
He expanded his short story into a book.
他把他的短篇小说扩充成一本书。
His speech started with a funny short story.
他的演说以一个滑稽的小故事开头。
Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist and short story writer.
纳萨尼尔。霍桑，美国小说家和短篇故事作家。
That same night, I wrote my first short story. It took me thirty minutes.
当天夜里，我写了自己第一篇短篇小说，花了我半个小时。
That reminded me of a short story by Lu Xun.
这使我想起鲁迅写的一个短篇小说。