novel

noun

1. （长篇）小说
   a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary
   1. to write/publish/read a novel
      创作 / 发表 / 阅读长篇小说
   2. detective/historical/romantic novels
      侦探 / 历史 / 言情小说
   3. the novels of Jane Austen
      简∙奥斯汀的小说

adj.

1. 新颖的；与众不同的；珍奇的
   different from anything known before; new, interesting and often seeming slightly strange
   1. a novel feature
      新特征

1. N-COUNT (长篇)小说
   A novel is a long written story about imaginary people and events.
   1. ...a novel by Herman Hesse...
      一部赫尔曼·黑塞的小说
   2. ...historical novels set in the time of the Pharaohs.
      以法老时代为背景的历史小说
2. ADJ-GRADED 新的;新奇的;新颖的
   Novel things are new and different from anything that has been done, experienced, or made before.
   1. Protesters found a novel way of demonstrating against steeply rising oil prices...
      抗议者找到了抗议油价飞涨的新办法。
   2. The very idea of a sixth form college was novel in 1962.
      第六学级学院在1962年还是新提法。

1. This novel is not science fiction, nor is it Gothic horror.
   这本小说既非科幻小说亦非哥特派恐怖小说。
2. It's a cracking novel
   这是一部很优秀的小说。
3. Margaret Atwood's novel depicts a gloomy, futuristic America
   玛格丽特·阿特伍德的小说描述了一个黑暗无望的未来美国。
4. Recently, I dug out Barstow's novel and read it again
   最近，我把巴斯托的小说翻出来又读了一遍。
5. That passage interested me because it seems to parallel very closely what you're doing in the novel
   那一段引起了我的关注，因为它似乎与你在小说里所采用的手法非常相似。
6. Complex family relationships interweave with a murder plot in this ambitious new novel
   在这本布局恢宏的新小说中，错综复杂的家庭关系与一起谋杀阴谋交织在一起。
7. 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。
8. Protesters found a novel way of demonstrating against steeply rising oil prices
   抗议者找到了抗议油价飞涨的新办法。
9. The very idea of a sixth form college was novel in 1962.
   第六学级学院在1962年还是新提法。
10. This adaptation perfectly captures the spirit of Kurt Vonnegut's novel
    这次改编非常好地抓住了库尔特·冯内古特小说的精髓。
11. John Steinbeck used the dust and the pitiless skies as the backcloth to his novel.
    约翰·斯坦贝克把尘土和烈日炙烤的天空用作小说的背景。
12. Men get more bad press in her new novel.
    在她的新小说中，男人受到了更多的谴责。
13. The prologue to the novel is written in the form of a newspaper account.
    这本小说的序言是以报纸报道的形式写的。
14. He's been on sabbatical writing a novel.
    他一直在休假写一部小说。
15. The novel's central theme is the perennial conflict between men and women
    小说的主题是男人和女人之间永无休止的冲突。
16. One particular triangular relationship became the model of Simone's first novel.
    一段特殊的三角关系成了西蒙娜第一本小说的原型。
17. For some this is the greatest novel in the world. For others it is unreadable
    对于一些人来说这是世界上最伟大的小说，但对于另一些人来说，它不值得一读。
18. The novel is worlds apart from his academic writings.
    这本小说和他的学术著作截然不同。
19. She had begun to be a little bored with novel writing.
    她开始对写小说有些厌倦了。
20. One of the major themes of the novel is patriotism.
    这部小说的主题之一是爱国主义。
21. The novel presents one aspect of the reform in the countryside.
    这部小说反映了农村改革的一个侧面。
22. Local colour lends [ adds] peculiar interest to the novel.
    地方色彩给这部小说增加了兴味。
23. This child was fascinated by the plots in the novel.
    这个小孩被小说的情节吸引住了。
24. This novel is very interesting.
    这本小说很好看。
25. This novel has been made into a film.
    这部小说已拍成电影了。
26. The novel portrays the growth of a fighter.
    这本小说描写了一个战士的成长。
27. This play is adapted from a novel.
    这个剧本是根据一本小说改写的。
28. This historical novel illustrates the breaking up of feudal society in microcosm.
    这部历史小说是走向崩溃的封建社会的缩影。
29. This novel is worth reading.
    这部小说值得一读。
30. The plot of the novel is intricate and fascinating.
    这部小说的情节错综复杂，引人入胜。

  fiction fable novel romance story tale【导航词义：故事】

  fiction n. 小说

〔辨析〕指人物与情节均为虚构的文学作品。

  fable n. 寓言故事

〔辨析〕指篇幅短小、旨在道德教化的传统故事，尤指动物寓言故事。

  novel n. 小说

〔辨析〕指长篇小说。

  romance n. 爱情故事；传奇故事

〔辨析〕特指这两类小说，作后者解时尤指旧时创作或以古代为背景的传奇故事。

  story n. 故事，小说

〔辨析〕指意在娱乐大众的叙事性文学作品，其内容可能是真实的，也可能是虚构的。

  tale n. 故事

〔辨析〕指虚构的惊险刺激的故事。

noun

1. a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
   1. his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels
   2. he burned all the novels

2. an extended fictional work in prose

adj

1. pleasantly new or different
   1. common sense of a most refreshing sort

   Synonym:    refreshing

2. original and of a kind not seen before
   1. the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem

   Synonym:    freshnew