fable

[英] [ˈfeibl] [美] [ˈfebəl] 生词本

n.

v.

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1. N-VAR 寓言 A fable is a story which teaches a moral lesson. Fables sometimes have animals as the main characters. 
  • ...the fable of the tortoise and the hare...

    龟兔赛跑的寓言

  • Each tale has the timeless quality of fable.

    每个故事都有其永恒的寓意。

2. N-VAR 谣传;无稽之谈 You can describe a statement or explanation that is untrue but that many people believe as fable
  • Is reincarnation fact or fable?

    转世轮回是确有其事还是无稽之谈?

  • ...little-known horticultural facts and fables.

    有关园艺的鲜为人知的事实和谬传

Noun

1. a deliberately false or improbable account

2. a short moral story (often with animal characters)

3. a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

1. He had some motive in telling this fable.
他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

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2. It was so clearly a moral fable.
显而易见,这是一篇道德寓言。

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3. The course is about fable and legend in modern literature.
这门课专讲现代文学中的神话和传奇作品。

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4. The fable is given on the next page.
这篇寓言登在下一页上。

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5. This fable was written after the manner of Aesop.
这部寓言是仿照《伊索寓言》写成的。

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