Grandpa told us a tale about pirates.
爷爷给我们讲了一个关于海盗的故事。
Select the best synonym for the word “tale”:
C — story. “tale” means n. a story, especially one that might be invented or difficult to believe
The old sailor told us an exciting ______ about a giant sea monster.
D — tale. “tale” means n. a story, especially one that might be invented or difficult to believe
tale — n. a story, especially one that might be invented or difficult to believe. In Chinese: 故事.
tale is pronounced /teɪl/. It breaks into 1 syllable: tale.
Grandpa told us a tale about pirates. (爷爷给我们讲了一个关于海盗的故事。)
story, narrative, fable — all close in meaning to tale (n. a story, especially one that might be invented or difficult to believe).
Yes. tale appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.