short story

noun
🔊/ˌʃɔːt ˈstɔːri/
🔊/ˌʃɔːrt ˈstɔːri/
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  1. a story, usually about imaginary characters and events, that is short enough to be read from beginning to end without stopping短篇小说
    • his first published short story他出版的第一篇短篇小说
    • a collection of short stories短篇小说集
    Topics Literature and writinga2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryShort story is used before these nouns:
    • anthology
    • writer
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