short story

英 [ˌʃɔːt ˈstɔːri]

美 [ˌʃɔːrt ˈstɔːri]

n. 短篇小说

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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

We gave her the Nobel Prize in Literature because she is a master of the contemporary short story.
我们把诺贝尔文学奖授予她，因为她是当代短篇小说大师。
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。
His speech started with a funny short story.
他的演说以一个滑稽的小故事开头。
Write a poem, short story, or any other creative piece.
写一首诗，一个短篇小说，或任何有个性的文章。
He published a collection of short stories.
他出了本短篇小说集。
He padded a short story with anecdotes.
他用许多趣闻添凑起了一个小故事。
After a while, I worked up the courage to show him something new, a short story.
过了一阵，我鼓起勇气给父亲看了点新写的东西&一篇小故事。
Bradbury began writing at a young age, and in1941 he sold his first science fiction short story.
布雷德伯里开始写在年轻时，并于1941年，他卖掉了他的第一科幻短篇小说。
It's not exactly a novel, more an extended short story.
这不完全是部长篇小说，更像是一部加长了的短篇小说。
I read a short story while I waited for the bus.
我等车时读了一个短篇故事。