narrative

noun

1. （尤指小说中的）描述，叙述
   a description of events, especially in a novel
   1. a gripping narrative of their journey up the Amazon
      他们沿亚马孙河而上的扣人心弦的描述
2. 讲故事；叙述；叙事技巧
   the act, process or skill of telling a story
   1. The novel contains too much dialogue and not enough narrative.
      这部小说对话过多，而叙述不足。

1. N-COUNT 故事;叙事
   A narrative is a story or an account of a series of events.
   1. ...a fast-moving narrative...
      快节奏的叙事
   2. Sloan began his narrative with the day of the murder.
      斯隆以发生谋杀案的那天作为故事的开端。
2. N-UNCOUNT (通常指小说中一系列事件的)记叙，叙述，讲述
   Narrative is the description of a series of events, usually in a novel.
   1. Neither author was very strong on narrative.
      两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。
   2. ...Nye's simple narrative style.
      奈简约的叙事风格

1. The books that result have intensity and a fascinating immediacy, far beyond that of ordinary narrative.
   结果写出来的书情节紧张，矛盾冲突强烈，令人欲罢不能，效果与使用普通的叙事手法大为不同。
2. Her novel subverts the conventions of linear narrative. It has no neat chronology and no tidy denouement.
   她的小说颠覆了线性叙事的传统，没有清晰的时间线索，也没有简单明了的结局。
3. Sloan began his narrative with the day of the murder.
   斯隆以发生谋杀案的那天作为故事的开端。
4. Neither author was very strong on narrative.
   两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。
5. The narrative pulls you along like a runaway train.
   这个故事就像一辆失控的高速列车，读起来惊险刺激。
6. The story shows a strong narrative gift and a vivid eye for detail
   这个故事显示了作者较强的叙事能力和对细节的观察入微。
7. Their own lives already seemed to possess the symmetries of narrative art.
   他们自己的生活似乎已经拥有叙事艺术的对称性。
8. The possible consequences so filled his mind that he lost the thread of Wan Da's narrative.
   他脑子里充满了各种可能的结局，结果跟不上万达的叙述。
9. The book is not one word too long and its narrative pace is unflagging.
   这本书文字简洁，叙事流畅。
10. Narrative makes up most of the book.
    这本书的大部分篇幅都是叙述性的。
11. His trip through the world made an interesting narrative.
    他周游世界的旅行是个很有趣的故事。
12. In narrative, the reporting verb is in the past tense.
    在叙述过程中，间接引语的动词通常用过去式。
13. He was a writer of great narrative power.
    他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
14. I had a career, a little fame, a small fortune and a new life narrative.
    我有了一项事业，一点名气，一笔财富，和一个新的生命传奇。
15. What emerges as the dominating narrative of the crisis will have a profound impact on the answers.
    对这场危机的主要叙述将对这些问题的答案产生深刻影响。
16. The plan of events or main story in a novel, narrative or drama.
    情节：在小说，故事，或戏剧中事件的概要或主要故事。
17. Has this inspiring narrative broken down?
    这个鼓舞人心的故事已经中断了吗？
18. Meta-narrative and inter-textuality induced by meta-fiction appearing in modernist novels lead to the change of narrative of modern novels.
    由元小说产生的元叙事和互文性大量出现在现代派小说之中，造成了现代小说叙事的重大转型。
19. The way film used in shooting documentaries and feature films combined approach is unique in the narrative.
    影片在拍摄方式上采用了纪录片和剧情片结合的手法，在叙述上独树一帜。
20. The context of modernity which is characterized by technical rationality makes the grand narrative of western public administration.
    以技术理性为特质的现代性构成了西方公共行政的宏大叙事背景，并界定了其理论思维与实践走向。
21. The first-person internal focalization narrative model that the Great Gatsby used makes this simple-plot story vivid and meaningful.
    摘要《了不起的盖茨比》采取了第一人称内聚焦模式，这种聚焦模式很好地适应了故事内容与主题的表达。
22. She taught herself the techniques of narrative and dialogue.
    她自学了叙事和对话的技巧。
23. This will introduce you to techniques for creating non-linear and interactive narrative flow.
    介绍创作非线性和互动叙述流的技巧。
24. Topic-juxtaposition narrative has obvious manifestations in image narratives as well as in literal narratives.
    主题-并置叙事不仅在文字叙事中，而且在图像叙事中也有明显的表现。
25. She shaped a folktale into a narrative poem.
    她把一个民间故事改写成了一首叙事诗。
26. Anthropological narrative is a research method, which mainly narrate tales.
    人类学叙事研究即以叙述故事为主要形式的一种人类学研究方法。
27. The other narrative techniques Faulkner used to construct his stories include symbolism and mythological and biblical allusions.
    他还运用了象征主义手法，并且大量引用了神话和圣经典故。
28. He weaves most of this into the narrative rather than defining Abstract rules.
    他将这些东西编进叙述中，而不是定义抽象的规则。
29. New-century fiction shows a kind of mixture of literary narrative and journalistic narrative.
    新世纪小说呈现出文学叙事与新闻叙事的杂糅和纠缠。
30. Novels belong to narrative art.
    小说属于叙述性的艺术。

noun

1. a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events
   1. his narrative was interesting
   2. Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children

   Synonym:    narrationstorytale

adj

1. consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
   1. narrative poetry