(1)故事，史话，传奇(说)，轶事(account of past events，incidents，etc real or imaginary)[C][N(about/of)]：a fairy/ghost/detective/adventure～ 童话/鬼怪/侦探/探险故事;a true-life love～现实生活中的爱情故事;a～about space exploration/three bears宇宙探险/三只熊的故事;the～of the war/one's journey/Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 战争/旅行/《白雪公主和七个小矮人》的故事;～ies of ancient Greece 古希腊史话;win the fiction award for one's short stories 自己的短篇小说赢得了小说奖;

(2)(电影，戏剧等的)情节(narrative or plot of a book， film，play，etc)[C](=story-line)：a spy novel with a strong～一部情节扣人心弦的间谍小说;read only for the～只读故事情节;〖同〗 narrative，plot，story-line;

(3)新闻报道(的题材)(news report，or such kind of material)[C]：a front-page～头版新闻报道;It will make a good～for the paper. 这件事可以成为一个很好的报道题材。print sb's～on the fraud scandal 刊登某人诈骗丑闻的报道;see sb's name in a newspaper～从报纸上的报道中见到某人的名字;〖同〗report，account，statement，word，article，news;

(4)假(谎)话(lie)[C](infml)：I know you're just telling a～! 我知道，你在编瞎话! Don't tell～ies 别说瞎话。make up a～to explain sb's absence 为某人缺席编造理由;〖同〗lie，falsehood，excuse;

the story goes that.../so the story goes 据说(传，闻)：The～goes that he often beats his wife. 据说他经常殴打妻子。

the same old story 老一套：You say you'll pay next week — it's the same old～! 你说，你将下周还钱—— 还是老一套呀!

to make a long story short 长话短说，简言之：To make a long～short，they began to study the problem in earnest. 简言之，他们开始认真地研究此问题。

→′story-book n(儿童)故事书;小儿书;′story-teller n 讲故事的人，说书人;说谎者;

【辨异】story与history的区别见HISTORY。