hard-luck story
noun[C]
informaldisapprovinguk/ˌhɑːdˈlʌk ˌstɔː.ri/us/ˌhɑːrdˈlʌk ˌstɔːr.i/astoryorpieceofinformationthat someonetellsyou or writes about himself or herself,intendedto make youfeelsympathyfor thatperson:
（为博得他人同情而诉说的）不幸的遭遇，辛酸的经历She came out with some hard-luckstoryabout never having beenlovedby hermother.她诉说了自己从未得到过母爱的不幸遭遇。
Accounts and stories
- anecdote
- another
- anti-narrative
- be another storyidiom
- bodice-ripper
- brushstroke
- cautionary tale
- commentary
- lore
- misdescription
- multi-stranded
- myth
- mythic
- running commentaryphrase
- scenario
- shaggy-dog story
- short story
- sob story
- strand
- writesomethingup