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

• He spoke to them in parables, at some length.
  他用比喻向他们讲了许多道理。
• In the New Testament are the parables and miracles.
  《新约》则由寓言利奇闻趣事构成。
• There are a few parables, a few controversies, but Mark tells you that Jesus is a great teacher without presenting Jesus teaching a lot.
  有一些比喻，一些辩论，但马可告诉你，耶稣是伟大的老师，却没有表现耶稣训诫了多少。
• Nothing is truer than parables.
  没有什么能比寓言更真实了。
• Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.
  这都是耶稣用比喻对众人说的话。若不用比喻，就不对他们说什么。
• 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。
• Neither can the mind be explained by similes and parables.
  思想也不能被明喻和寓言阐明。
• But putting parables aside, I am unable to understand how any one with a knowledge of mankind can imagine that the growth of science can threaten the development of art in any of its forms.
  但是，如果撇开比喻，我就不能理解，任何一个具有人类知识的人怎么能够想象科学的成长会以各种方式威胁艺术的发展。
• And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
  耶稣叫他们来，用比喻对他们说，撒但怎能赶出撒但呢。
• When Jesus had finished these parables he left that place.
  耶稣说完了这些比喻，就离开那里。