woe

英 [wəʊ]

美 [woʊ]

n.  麻烦; 问题; 困难; 痛苦; 苦恼; 悲伤; 悲哀

复数：woes　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11736 / COCA.8122

习惯用语

n.

woe betide sbwoe to sb
• （用以警告某人会有麻烦）…就要倒霉，…将会遭殃
  a phrase that is used to warn sb that there will be trouble for them if they do sth or do not do sth
• Woe betide anyone who gets in her way!
  谁挡住她的路谁就会遭殃！
woe is me!
• 我好苦哇！
  a phrase that is used to say that you are very unhappy

牛津词典

noun

• 麻烦；问题；困难
  the troubles and problems that sb has
  1. financial woes
     财政困难
  2. Thanks for listening to my woes.
     谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
• 痛苦；苦恼；悲伤；悲哀
  great unhappiness
  1. a tale of woe
     悲惨的故事

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 悲痛;悲哀;哀伤
  Woeis very great sadness.
  1. He listened to my tale of woe...
     他听我诉说悲伤的故事。
  2. All around women wailed their woe or screamed abuse.
     四下里女人们呼天抢地，高声叫骂。
• N-PLURAL 麻烦;问题;困难
  You can refer to someone's problems as theirwoes.
  1. He did not tell his relatives and friends about his woes.
     他没有告诉亲友自己的烦恼。
• woe betide→ see:betide

英英释义

noun

• intense mournfulness
  Synonym:woefulness
• misery resulting from affliction
  Synonym:suffering

双语例句

• Woe betide anyone who got in his way.
  逆他者亡。
• Woe betide you if you betray us.
  如果你背叛我们，你会得到报应。
• They are ordinary labourers, sharing weal and woe with the people.
  他们是和人民群众同甘共苦的普通劳动者。
• Woe for the holy trees!
  神圣的树木灾难临头了！
• All around women wailed their woe or screamed abuse.
  四下里女人们呼天抢地，高声叫骂。
• Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
  你们喜笑的人有祸了，因为你们将要哀恸哭泣！
• If Love is good, from where has come my woe?
  假使爱是好的，我的悲哀从何而降？
• Woe to you, teachers of the law and pharisees, you hypocrites!
  你们这假冒为善的文士和法利赛人有祸了。
• First, China and Africa are good brothers who share weal and woe.
  首先，中非是同甘共苦的好兄弟。
• He was constantly regaled with tales of woe.
  别人老是给他讲些倒霉事儿来逗他开心。