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

This text is adapted from a short story.
这篇课文是由一个短篇小说改写的。
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。
Now you try a short story using your friends as the characters!
现在你可以试着写一个短故事，以你的朋友作为故事的主角。
He is famous as a short story writer.
他是著名的短篇小说家。
Before I close, I'd like to share a short story.
在结束之前，我想分享一个小故事。
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。
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 published a collection of short stories.
他出了本短篇小说集。
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。
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。