Fairy story
n. 神话故事, 谎言
📖 牛津释义
fairy story
fairy-tale, 1 story about fairies, magic, etc, usu for children 神话故事; 童话
[attrib 作定语]
Her marriage to the prince seemed like a fairy-tale romance. 她与王子结婚, 这事像是神话中的爱情故事.
2 untrue or incredible story; falsehood 不真实的或不可信的事; 谎言
`Now tell me the truth
I don't want any more of your fairy stories.' ｀把真相告诉我, 我不想再听你胡诌了.＇
🧩 词语组成解析
fairy
['fɛri]
n. 仙女;小仙子;小精灵;
adj. 美丽的，可爱的;仙女似的;
story
['stɔri]
n. 故事，传说;历史，沿革;内情;传记;
vt. 用历史故事画装饰;讲…的故事;把…作为故事讲述;
vi. 说谎;
🗣️ 情景例句
With great tact, Lily said that it was time for her to go.
莉莉机智地说她该走了。
Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.
只有人，生下时啼哭，活著时抱怨，去世时失望。
It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck.
看来，它首先返抵英国是确信无疑的了，但它却在比赛中连遭厄运。