story
noun/ˈstɔːri/
(plural stories)
Слово англійською: story
Переклад story українською: істо́рія (ро́зповідь), приго́да, поді́я, по́верх, ка́зка, оповіда́ння, по́вість
Детальний опис
- a description of events and people that the writer or speaker has invented in order to entertain people
- a tragic love story
- adventure/detective stories
- a bedtime story
- Shall I tell you a story?
- He read the children a story.
- She writes poems and stories for children.
- story about somebody/something a story about time travel
- story of somebody/something The book tells the story of a man who leads a double life.
- in the story What are the key events in the story?
Collocations LiteratureLiteratureBeing a writer- write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography
- become a writer/novelist/playwright
- find/have a publisher/an agent
- have a new book out
- edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript
- dedicate a book/poem to…
- construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative
- advance/drive the plot
- introduce/present the protagonist/a character
- describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain
- create an exciting/a tense atmosphere
- build/heighten the suspense/tension
- evoke/capture the pathos of the situation
- convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…
- engage the reader
- seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination
- arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)
- lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm
- use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device
- use/adopt/develop a style/technique
- be rich in/be full of symbolism
- evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…
- create/achieve an effect
- maintain/lighten the tone
- introduce/develop an idea/a theme
- inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination
- read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
- review a book/a novel/somebody’s work
- give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review
- be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
- quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author
- provoke/spark discussion/criticism
- study/interpret/understand a text/passage
- translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem
Homophones storey | storystorey story/ˈstɔːri/- storey noun
- There are splendid views from the tenth storey.
- story noun
- It's not real—it's just a story.
Wordfinder
- comic
- far-fetched
- gripping
- historical
- mannered
- moving
- rambling
- readable
- story
- tragic
(also storyline)
the series of events in a book, film, play, etc. synonym plot- Her novels always have the same basic story.
- The screenplay sticks to the original story.
- The character's central story arc involves a difficult choice between love and duty.
- The film is based on a true story.
- to recount/relate a story
- story of something/somebody He told us the story of his life.
- the story of the Beatles
- the story of the building of the bridge
- story behind something/somebody Every piece of art has an interesting story behind it.
- The police didn't believe her story.
- I suspected he hadn't told us the whole story.
- It was many years before the full story was made public.
- The students were asked to share their stories.
- story about something/somebody We must stick to our story about the accident.
- We all hear stories about young people leaving the countryside.
- story of something/somebody It's a story of courage.
- I can't decide until I've heard both sides of the story.
- Many years later I returned to Africa but that's another story (= I am not going to talk about it now).
Synonyms reportreportstory ▪ account ▪ versionThese are all words for a written or spoken account of events.report a written or spoken account of an event, especially one that is published or broadcast:
see also cock and bull story, cover story (2), hard-luck story, horror story (2), life story, shaggy-dog story, sob story, success story, tall story - Are these newspaper reports true?
- It was many years before the full story was made public.
- the front-page story
- She gave the police a full account of the incident.
- She gave us her version of what had happened that day.
- a report/story about something
- a brief/short report/story/account
- a full report/story/account/version
- a news report/story
- to give a(n) report/account/version
- a front-page story
- Now for a summary of tonight's main news stories.
- Let's check the top stories right now.
- the two biggest stories of the day
- He was covering the story for the ‘Glasgow Herald’.
- She knew the child had been telling stories again.
(British English storey)
a level of a building; a floor Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a historical account or representation): shortening of Anglo-Norman French estorie, from Latin historia from Greek historia ‘finding out, narrative, history’, from histōr ‘learned, wise man’, from an Indo-European root shared by wit ‘have knowledge’.
Idioms
a likely story
- (informal, ironic) used to show that you do not believe what somebody has said
- You just found it lying in the street? A likely story!
- He said he'd met Rihanna. A likely story.
(to cut a) long story short (British English)
(North American English (to make a) long story short)
- (informal) used when you are saying that you will get to the point of what you are saying quickly, without including all the details
- To cut a long story short, we didn’t get home until 3 in the morning!
- Anyway, long story short: we had this argument and I haven't seen him since.
the (same) old story
- what usually happens
- It's the same old story of a badly managed project with inadequate funding.
pitch a story/line/yarn (to somebody)
- (informal) to tell somebody a story or make an excuse that is not true
the story goes (that)… | so the story goes
- used to describe something that people are saying although it may not be correct
- She never saw him again—or so the story goes.
- The story goes that this castle was founded by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa.
tell a different story/tale
- to give some information that is different from what you expect or have been told
- These drugs are widely believed to be effective medications. The data, however, tell a different story.
tell its own tale/story
- to explain itself, without needing any further explanation or comment
- Her face told its own story.
that’s the story of my life
- (informal) when you say that’s the story of my life about a bad experience you have had, you mean you have had many similar experiences
- Another missed opportunity—that’s the story of my life!
- Out of work with no money—that's the story of my life.