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tale | BrE teɪl, AmE teɪl | noun ① (story) 故事 gùshi ▸ a folk tale 民间传说 ▸ to tell a tale 讲故事 ▸ a cautionary tale 警示 ▸ to tell the same/another tale figurative 情况相同/矛盾 ▸ thereby hangs a tale 说来话长 ▸ dead men tell no tales proverb 死人不会说话 ▸ to tell its own tale 不言自明 ▸ recent events tell their own tale 新近发生的事一目了然 ▸ a likely tale! informal 鬼才信呢！ informal ② (piece of hearsay or gossip) 流言 liúyán ▸ to tell tales out of school 背后说长道短 |