storybooks
storybooks — noun
- storybookssingular
- storybooksesplural
1. a book filled with short tales, often with colourful pictures on every page, mad
a book filled with short tales, often with colourful pictures on every page, made for young children to enjoy alone or to be read aloud by a parent or teacher.
Lakan reads a storybook to his little sister every night before she falls asleep.
collocation: read a storybook — verb + object pattern
The library shelf was full of bright storybooks with pictures of talking animals on the covers.
Heather brought three storybooks in her bag for the long train trip with her young son.
The kindergarten teacher asked the children to choose a storybook and sit quietly.
Faisal's grandmother still keeps the old storybooks she read to him when he was small.
- picture book
a book for very young children where illustrations dominate over text, often with only a few words per page
- children's book
a wider category that includes storybooks but also non-fiction books, chapter books, and books for older children
- fairy-tale collection
specifically a book of traditional folk stories like Cinderella or Snow White, rather than any children's story
文法句型
a storybook
storybooks (plural)
read a storybook
storybook for children
storybook about + topic
常見錯誤
storybooks — adjective
- storybookspositive
- more storybookscomparative
- most storybookssuperlative
1. describes a real-life event or situation that feels almost too perfect to be tru
describes a real-life event or situation that feels almost too perfect to be true — like something from a children's story, with a happy, charming, or idealised quality that seems unreal.
Cyrus and Ada described their meeting as a storybook romance: strangers on a train who fell in love.
collocation: storybook romance — adjective + noun pattern
The seaside town looked storybook in the snow, with cottage lights glowing and smoke curling from chimneys.
Hana and Dimitri had a storybook wedding in a small stone church by the sea.
The ending felt almost storybook — the lost dog returned home on the family's last day in town.
Nkechi laughed at the storybook idea that a single kiss could solve all of life's problems.
- fairy-tale
nearly identical, but 'fairy-tale' leans more magical and fantastical, while 'storybook' is softer and emphasises charm and innocence
- idyllic
more formal; describes a setting or scene that is perfectly peaceful, without the narrative connotation of 'storybook'
- picture-perfect
focuses on flawless visual appearance rather than the narrative or emotional quality that 'storybook' carries
- nightmarish
a situation that feels terrifying or deeply unpleasant — the dark opposite of a storybook scene
文法句型
a storybook + noun
look/feel/seem storybook
almost storybook
用法筆記
Almost always placed before a noun (storybook romance, storybook ending). After linking verbs like 'look', 'feel', or 'seem', it describes a real situation that has an unreal, charming quality — not an actual story.