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单词 story lines
释义

story line

noun

: the plot of a story or drama

Synonyms

  • action
  • plot
  • story
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Example Sentences

the story line is clumsily interrupted several times to provide some much-needed background information
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Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

story lines

noun

plural of story line
as in stories
the unfolding of events in a dramatic or literary work the story line is clumsily interrupted several times to provide some much-needed background information

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stories
  • actions
  • plots
  • plans
  • themes
  • arcs
  • developments
  • subjects
  • outlines
  • subplots
  • designs
  • arguments
  • schemes
  • mythoi
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