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

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。
This text is adapted from a short story.
这篇课文是由一个短篇小说改写的。
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。
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。
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。
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 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。
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。
The magazine published a short story written by a high school student.
这家杂志刊登了一个中学生所写的短篇小说。