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    short story

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Literature
    ˌshort ˈstory noun [countable]  ALa short written story about imaginary situations and characters 短篇小说
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    short story• F fable A short story in prose or verse which is written so that a moral may be learnt from it.• Our last short story competition was so popular, we're running another one: see page 118.
    ˌshort ˈstory nounChineseSyllable
    imaginary story written situations and short characters a about Corpus


    short story
    ˌshort ˈstory noun [countable]
    a short written story about imaginary situations and characters


    short storyBrE /ˌʃɔːt ˈstɔːri/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʃɔːrt ˈstɔːri/ 🔊 nouna story, usually about imaginary characters and events, that is short enough to be read from beginning to end without stopping 短篇小说