| 词汇 | example_english_tall-tale |
| 释义 | Examples of tall taleThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. From talltale, to dream, to waking reality, it makes a return journey through various unstable frames to find the "real spectre of the antique" at last. But it was impossible to separate those whom one suspected were telling a talltale from those who were genuinely unable to raise the extra money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Her winning talltale was about how the ozone layer became damaged, ice caps melted and people had to be taken to work on camels. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It's a toughly told, very talltale, one of the best escape (and escapist) movies of the season. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A talltale is a story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true and factual. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The book was autobiographical in nature, but likely would fall into the category of talltale. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In addition to this, he is excessively superstitious, often to the extent of believing every myth, legend, talltale, etc. to be literally true. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Most of his books are considered to fit well in the talltale category. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. How far you get through this talltale of a thriller before you give up and howl is a matter of personal taste. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He garnered headlines for his talltale about fighting a grizzly bear. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Each and every participating speaker is given three to five minutes to give a short speech of a talltale nature, and is then judged according to several factors. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The story was originally a talltale to entertain delegates at a scientific conference on family planning; although it was later repeated as truth, it has no known historical basis. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is no good fobbing off the farmers of this country with tall tales about quotas, prohibitions and restrictions if you cannot carry them out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he agree that it is offensive when criminals pocket profits by telling tall tales to tabloids, thus gaining from their ill-gotten actions and badly written memoirs? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As such, many of the stories told about them have the aura of tall tales. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In essence, she tells tall tales and unforeseen events usually take place. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Celebrity comedians were part of a panel who told tall tales and a contestant had to guess which was true. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. No more lies, tall tales or wild goose chases to mess with the haters. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, she makes up tall tales to try to blend in to the group. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Folksongs and tall tales were part of the festivities at the "villees" (evening gatherings) held in "habitant" communities. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Like many sideshow performers, his act consisted of telling tall tales about his body modification. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After a day of work, cowboys would gather around a campfire and entertain one another with tall tales and folk songs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His childhood friend later said that he told tall tales about himself even in school. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He told such tall tales of his origins and adventures that few believed his claims to royal descent. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, he scampishly disguised his limitations by telling tall tales that a gullible press eagerly reported as the truth. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There is also a contest among skulls that have been fabricated from cardboard, painted and inscribed with satire, tall tales and jokes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When not at work, they played rough games, told tall tales, and won reputations for consuming large amounts of food. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Tall tales are often told in a way that makes the narrator seem to have been a part of the story. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. By the end of the 1830s, these writers had begun to submit fiction as well, including horse-racing fiction, hunting fiction, and tall tales. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This background spurred his success as a folk humorist and teller of tall tales. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He said he was a very bad waiter, but became a great teller of tall tales. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the dark, the men hear him calling, but ignore him, drinking rum around the fire and singing and telling tall tales. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is apparently a very good kisser, but tells tall tales and no-one thinks very highly of him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This is mostly through tall tales concerning various super-villains. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Tall tales are often told so as to make the narrator seem to have been a part of the story. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Unimpressed the directors went home and tried to check whether these tall tales were true, only to be shocked that they were! From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The movie used many tall tales from the book, woven into a fictional narrative. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The two hit it off immediately, united by a shared love of adventure and telling tall tales. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was known as a teller of tall tales and an instigator or victim of elaborate practical jokes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Agent 007 is like an old friend whom an audience meets for drinks every two years or so; he regales them with tall tales, winking all the time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He went to his father's sales meetings and reacted negatively to the tall tales told by salespeople, preferring instead what he saw as the clean and straightforward life of science. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They circulate a number of tall tales that relate generally to their profession, usually involving the outwitting of state police and other traffic or tax authorities. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Poetry featuring railroad themes and a later string of short stories in which characters swapped tall tales, always aboard a train, also highlighted travel by rail. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Howard's talltale background is the source of the rhythm, drive and authenticity of his work. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Timmy compounds his talltale by insisting his father's on his way for a visit this very minute. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The book is written in a chronological (although they may not appear so at first) series of tall tales. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Despite the episode's title, only the first two segments are actually tall tales. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Poipoider is a capable, gruff-spoken pirate who loves spinning tall tales and telling ghost stories, and is considered extremely capable. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Edward continues telling tall tales, claiming he spent three years confined to a bed as a child because his body was growing too fast. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Gibbs describes it as a show that features your favorite musicians sharing road stories, tall tales and vague recollections. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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