parables

英 [ˈpærəblz]

美 [ˈpɛrəbəlz]

n.  (尤指《圣经》中的)寓言故事
parable的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （《圣经》等中的）寓言故事
  Aparableis a short story, which is told in order to make a moral or religious point, like those in the Bible.
  1. ...the parable of the Good Samaritan...
     “好撒马利亚人”的寓言
  2. The story is a pleasing parable of the problems created by an excess of wealth.
     这是个令人开怀的寓言，讲的是财富过剩造成的问题。

双语例句

• Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
  所以我用比喻对他们讲，是因他们看也看不见，听也听不见，也不明白。
• In the parables we have read today, an all-out search is made.
  在我们今天所读的三个比喻中，主人翁都进行了一次彻底的搜查。
• In the New Testament are the parables and miracles.
  《新约》则由寓言利奇闻趣事构成。
• The ordinary man, as the Saturday Evening Post has discovered, thinks in concrete images, anecdotes, pictures, and parables.
  星期六晚邮报发现，普通人是通过具体形象、故事、画面和比喻进行思考的。
• One of the most renowned parables in economics is that of the Capitol Hill babysitting co-operative.
  经济学中最著名的案例之一是“国会山照看婴儿合作社”（capitolhillbabysittingco-operative）的故事。
• And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said
  耶稣又用比喻对他们说
• Master often uses parables and stories to teach her disciples.
  师父常用寓言和故事来教育她的弟子。
• The parables of the lost sheep and the prodigal son.
  有关迷途羔羊和浪子回头的寓言。
• Nothing is truer than parables.
  没有什么能比寓言更真实了。
• Simon asked if I had wondered why he used the word parables?
  西蒙问我是否想过，他为什么会使用比喻这个词？