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TOEFL BNC: 2493 COCA: 2239

tale

tale /ˈteɪl/ noun
plural tales
tale
/ˈteɪl/
noun
plural tales
Learner's definition of TALE
[count]
: a story about imaginary events : an exciting or dramatic story(虚构的)故事
see also fairy tale, folktale
: a story about someone's actual experiences(真实经历的)故事,描述
: an exciting story that may not be completely true(令人兴奋但未必完全真实的)故事
see also tall tale
: a false story that is told to deceive someone(骗人的)故事

dead men tell no tales

used to say that someone who has been killed cannot reveal secret information死人不会泄密

thereby hangs a tale

see 1hang
see also old wives' tale
TOEFL BNC: 2493 COCA: 2239

tale

noun

1
a
: a usually imaginative narrative of an event : story
b
: an intentionally untrue report : falsehood
always preferred the tale to the truth Sir Winston Churchill
2
a
: a series of events or facts told or presented : account
b(1)
: a report of a private or confidential matter
dead men tell no tales
(2)
: a libelous report or piece of gossip
3
a
b
: total
4
obsolete : discourse, talk

Synonyms

Example Sentences

The movie is a stirring tale of courage. We listened to his familiar tale of woe as he talked again about the failure of his marriage. He told us thrilling tales about his adventures as a pilot in the war. Are you telling tales again? Or is that the truth?
Recent Examples on the Web This tale of a gently dysfunctional family comically moving from one disaster to the next is enhanced by a perfectly melancholic soundtrack (Nico, Nick Drake, and Vince Guaraldi) and easy pace. Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2022 But the former Austin High coach does have a compelling tale to share with anyone who wants to take measure of the third-string quarterback who’s been thrust into the spotlight at Texas. Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Sep. 2022 But the latter — in a tale artists know all too well — was disrupted by the pandemic, leaving McCall and Hillard with an abundance of free time. Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 Conrad’s autobiographical tale of his first command, which turns out to be in a rowboat, fleeing a sinking ship with its cargo of burning coal. Riza Cruz, ELLE, 13 Sep. 2022 When a big-time Hollywood producer steals his class paper and turns it into a hit movie, no one believes Jason's latest tall tale. Chaise Sanders, Country Living, 13 Sep. 2022 The actress stepped out on the red carpet for the 74th annual Emmy Awards in a fairy-tale-esque dress, custom made from Oscar de la Renta. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Sep. 2022 Everything seems to point to an ancient tale that the new Enlightenment society would rather keep out of sight: A bloodthirsty upire – Slavic for vampire – seems to have infiltrated the monastery. John Hopewell, Variety, 12 Sep. 2022 In Search of Greatness — but here applies his fascination with skill and ambition, as well as the environment, for a narrative tale reminiscent of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English talu; akin to Old Norse tala talk

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4

Time Traveler
The first known use of tale was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 2493 COCA: 2239
tale

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + TALE | TALE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVElong, rambling冗長的/沒頭沒腦的冗長故事familiar熟悉的故事amazing, bizarre, curious, extraordinary, fantastic, magical, marvellous/marvelous, strange令人驚異的故事;奇異的傳說;不可思議的故事;奇妙的傳說awful, sad, sorry, terrible, tragic令人不快的/淒慘的/令人難過的/駭人的/悲慘的故事the sorry tale of his marriage breakdown他婚姻破裂的傷心往事chilling, gruesome, hair-raising, harrowing, horror, macabre令人不寒而慄的/駭人聽聞的/令人汗毛直豎的/令人痛不欲生的/恐怖/令人毛骨悚然的故事lurid, sordid, tawdry聳人聽聞的/骯髒的/粗俗的故事dark陰鬱的故事a dark tale of sexual obsession關於性痴迷的淒慘故事mysterious, spooky神秘的/陰森恐怖的故事funny, humorous, witty (especially BrE) 妙趣橫生的/幽默的/詼諧的故事fascinating, interesting引人入勝的/有趣的故事heart-warming暖人心房的故事simple簡單的故事fanciful, incredible, tall, unlikely (especially BrE) 虛無縹緲的/難以置信的/荒誕不經的/不大可信的故事a tall tale that would fool no one一個沒人會信的荒誕故事true真實的故事old wives'無稽之談coming-of-age, rags-to-riches成長的/白手起家的故事the rags-to-riches tale of an orphan who becomes a star一個孤兒由貧到富成為明星的故事epic, heroic史詩/英雄故事an epic tale of courage and heroism一個充溢着勇氣和英雄氣概的史詩故事cautionary, moral, morality警世/寓言/道德故事classic, folk, old, traditional經典/民間/古老/傳統故事childhood童年故事fairy (often figurative) 童話故事Winning the French Open was a fairy-tale end to her career.法國公開賽折桂為她的職業生涯書寫了一個童話般的結局。gothic, romantic哥特式/浪漫故事original原來的故事VERB + TALEnarrate, recount, regale sb with, relate, tell (sb)講故事;以故事逗某人開心;(給某人)講故事She regaled us with tales of her wild youth.她講述她青年時的荒唐事,逗我們開心。hear聽故事make up, spin, weave虛構/編造/杜撰故事read, write閱讀/寫作故事begin開始一個故事TALE + VERBbegin故事開始unfold故事展開concern sb/sth, involve sb/sth故事與⋯相關;故事牽涉⋯be set in...故事發生在⋯a tale set in 19th-century Moscow發生在 19 世紀莫斯科的故事be based on sth故事以⋯為基礎PREPOSITIONtale about關於⋯的故事a tale about a hungry snake飢餓的蛇的故事tale of⋯的故事tales of adventure冒險故事the strange tale of the man who sold his hair一個賣掉自己頭髮的男人的離奇故事PHRASESa tale of woe (= about failure, bad luck, etc.) (有關失敗、厄運等的)悲慘故事(have) a tale to tell有故事要講Each of the survivors had a terrible tale to tell.每一個幸存者都有一個恐怖的故事可講。tell tales (= to say things about sb that are untrue or that they would prefer to be secret) (BrE) 搬弄是非;揭人隱私

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