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

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。
He expanded his short story into a book.
他把他的短篇小说扩充成一本书。
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。
Tom has written a play and ( has written) a short story.
汤姆写了一个剧本和一篇短篇小说。
Oh. w eren't you gonna write a short story?
哦，那你要写一个短篇小说了？
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。
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。
He padded a short story with anecdotes.
他用许多趣闻添凑起了一个小故事。
I read a short story while I waited for the bus.
我等车时读了一个短篇故事。
He is famous as a short story writer.
他是著名的短篇小说家。