| 释义 | shaggy-dog story noun[ C ]
 uk /ˌʃæɡ.iˈdɒɡ ˌstɔː.ri/ us /ˌʃæɡ.iˈdɑːɡ ˌstɔːr.i/
 a long joke that has an intentionally silly or meaningless ending不着边际的冗长笑话
 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
 Accounts and stories
 anecdote
 another
 anti-narrative
 backstory
 be another storyidiom
 bodice-ripper
 cautionary tale
 horror story
 in medias res
 kompromat
 legend
 legendary
 lore
 reminiscence
 rundown
 running commentaryphrase
 scenario
 semi-legendary
 strand
 write something up
 
 shaggy-dog story | American Dictionaryshaggy-dog story
 noun[ C ]
 us/ˈʃæɡ·i ˈdɔɡ ˌstɔr·i, ˌstoʊr·i/
 a long story that is intended to be amusing and that has an intentionally silly or meaningless ending
 
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