yarn

/jɑn/

n 纱线；故事，奇谈

例句：The old captain would often spin (= tell ) us a yarn about life aboard ship.（老船长经常会给我们讲一些船上生活的奇闻轶事。）

短语：cotton yarn；blended yarn；spun yarn

同近：relation；story；tale；narrative；tell a story