"vale of tears" 怎么发音
expression
VAYL-uhv-TEERZ
VAH-lay-uv-TEERZ
释义
A poetic expression meaning the world or life as a place filled with sadness, difficulties, and suffering.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈveɪɫ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈtɛɹz/, /ˈtɪɹz
英式英语
ˈvɑːleɪ/ /ˈɒv/ /tiːɹz
简化发音
美式
VAYL-uhv-TEERZ
英式
VAH-lay-uv-TEERZ
语境中听
Many people see life as a vale of tears when they feel sadness.
Some poems describe the world as a vale of tears.
Religious texts sometimes mention this vale of tears as a place we must pass through.
After so much bad news, it really feels like we’re all stuck in a vale of tears these days.