fairy story

英 [ˈfeəri ˈstɔːri]

美 [ˈferi ˈstɔːri]

n.  同fairy tale

柯林斯词典

• 神话;童话
  Afairy storyis the same as afairy tale.

英英释义

noun

• an interesting but highly implausible story
  Synonym:fairytalefairy talecock-and-bull storysong and dance
• a story about fairies
  Synonym:fairytalefairy tale

双语例句

• There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.
  坏了的电脑是不会有天堂和来世的，那只是讲给那些害怕黑暗的人听的童话故事。
• This is surely a fairy story.
  这肯定是一个童话。
• No children's fairy story is complete without a princess, witch or giant.
  童话里缺了公主、女巫或巨人就不完整了！
• Fairy story: princess under an evil spell who could be awakened only by a prince's kiss.
  神话故事；被邪恶的符咒控制只有被王子的吻才能救醒。
• The British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking said in an interview that heaven is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark, Reuters reports.
  据路透社报道，英国理论物理学家史蒂芬•霍金在接受采访时表示，天堂不过是给惧怕黑暗人士的童话。
• An old man with a horse and cart in the street, just like the scene in a fairy story.
  一个老人驾着一辆欧洲风格的漂亮马车，当我在华盛顿的大街上看到这个情景时，就有种进入童话故事的感觉。
• But the question for psychologists is whether it is really true or just a neat fairy story.
  但是对心理学家而言，重点是这个解释是事实，还是仅仅是一个“看起来很美”的童话故事。
• It was a sad fairy story about a prince who was ensnared by a beautiful but evil witch.
  那是一个悲惨的童话，说的是一个王子被一个美貌却恶毒的巫婆陷害的故事。
• How about whiling away the time by telling me a fairy story?
  给我讲个童话故事来消磨点时间好吗？
• Ruth smiled so ingeniously at the fairy story that both men burst into laughter.
  露丝笑眯眯地听着这个神话，样子那么天真，引得那两个男人都哈哈大笑起来。