tale of woeSAD/UNHAPPY a) a description of events that made you unhappy 令人伤心[悲惨]的故事
b) a series of bad things that happened to someone 连续发生的不幸 The England team’s tale of woe continued, and they lost the next three games. 英格兰队的悲剧继续上演,接下去的三场比赛他们又输了。
tale of woe• He bore a tale of woe from the Old World.• His morose ruminations were interrupted by Benny Katz, who wanted anyone he could find to listen to his tale of woe.• Their musical tales of woe and spiritual import were needed more than ever.• I spend a lot of time recounting tales of woe from friends and readers, but this one is my own.
→ tale of woe at tale(2)