sob story

美 [ˈsɑːb stɔːri]英 [ˈsɒb stɔːri]
  • n.(目的在于引起同情或怜悯的)伤感故事

复数: sob stories

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noun

informal disapproving(目的在于引起同情或怜悯的)伤感故事
a story that sb tells you just to make you feel sorry for them, especially one that does not have that effect or is not true

sob story

频次

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    N-COUNT (意在博取别人同情的)诉苦,伤感故事
    You describe what someone tells you about their own or someone else's difficulties as a sob story when you think that they have told you about it in order to get your sympathy.

    Any sob story moved Jarvis to generosity.

    别人随便一个受苦的故事都会把贾维斯感动得慷慨解囊。

noun

1
a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress;designed to arouse sympathy
Synonym: sob stuff

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  1. Any sob story moved Jarvis to generosity .

    别人随便一个受苦的故事都会把贾维斯感动得慷慨解囊。

  2. She used her sob story to gain sympathy from the press .

    她用自己的悲伤故事赢得新闻界的同情。

  3. This is business . Keep your sob story to yourself .

    我们在谈生意,别扯你的悲情故事

  4. He told me a sob story and asked for help .

    他给我讲了个悲伤的故事,然后寻求帮助。

  5. He set me up by telling me a sob story .

    他讲一个悲伤的故事给我听,使我落入圈套。

  6. The woman used her sob story to gain sympathy from the press .

    那女人用她的悲伤故事(注:含有夸大做作之意)来赢得新闻界的同情心。

  7. Okay , let 's hear your sob story .

    好吧,让我们听一听你那伤心的故事。

  8. Pull up a chair and I 'll tell you my sob story .

    拉一把椅子过来,听我讲这个凄惨的故事。

  9. My brother told me a real sob story , so I tend him $ 10 .

    我哥哥给我讲了一个非常催人泪下的煽情故事,骗我借给他十块钱。

  10. So far , so sad . But this is not a sob story .

    到这里,这个故事还是悲伤的。但这并不是一个悲剧。

  11. He told me a real sob story of how his wife had gone off with his best friend .

    他告诉我他的妻子与他最好的朋友私奔这件伤心事。

  12. So we spin him a sob story .

    我们给他来了场亲情戏。

  13. Are you rehearsing the sob story you 're planning on telling at your manslaughttrial ?

    你是在排练打算在谋杀审判上讲述的催人泪下的故事吗

  14. A crook can tell the same sob story as the most desperate beggar .

    一个骗子讲述的故事可以和最绝望的乞丐一样催人泪下的故事。

  15. On my way home I saw him get into a new car and drive off and now I know he had given me a sob story .

    可是,我在回家的路上看见他跨进了一辆新的汽车后就开走了。我这才知道他说的事全是假的。

  16. But this nice young man told me a sob story about needing money for a bus ticket to see his dying mother , so I gave him two dollars .

    但是这个英俊而年轻的男人告诉我他需要钱买汽车票去见他濒死的妈妈,所以我给了他2美元。

  17. Rowling sued the newspaper for libel in January over the piece which suggested she had told a false " sob story " about being stigmatised by churchgoers .

    该报发表的一篇文章暗示J·K·罗琳讲述了一个用来博取同情的假故事,在故事里她被描述成受到教堂礼拜者的污蔑,而J·K·罗琳为此于1月控告《每日邮报》诽谤。

  18. Offer to help – but don 't beg an employer for experience Don 't use your covering letter to tell a sob story about why you need a job to give you experience – however desperate you feel .

    7提供帮助-但不求雇主经验不要用你的求职信来讲诉一个关于你需要一份工作来给予你经验的哽咽故事,不论你多么绝望。

  19. When I phoned my employee to find out why she hadn 't come to the office , I expected to hear a sob story about how sick she was , blah , blah , blah .

    当我打电话给我的雇员问一问为什么她没来上班,原本期待中是听到一个她如何如何生病,感人泪下的话。