woe
UK [wəʊ] US [woʊ] noun
woes [plural] formal
■great problems or troubles 困难；灾难；不幸•The country has been beset by economic woes for the past decade.过去十年来这个国家一直受到经济困难的困扰。 •Unusually poor harvests have added to the country's woes.罕见的差收成加剧了该国的灾难。 uncountable literary
■extreme sadness 悲伤；悲哀•Her face was lined and full of woe.她满脸皱纹，一副悲伤的表情。 •He told me a real tale of woe about how he had lost both his job and his house in the same week.他给我讲了一个真实的不幸遭遇，是关于他如何在一周内既失业又失去房子。
UK [wəʊ] US [woʊ] noun
woe betide sb
■said when there will be trouble for someone, or they will be punished, if they do a particular thing （某人）要倒楣（或遭殃）•This is the second time he's been sent home from school this week, so woe betide him if it happens again!这是他本周内第二次从学校被赶回了家，要是再发生一次这样的事，他就要倒楣了。
UK [wəʊ] US [woʊ] noun
woe is me old use or humorous
■said to express how unhappy you are 苦啊；惨哪•I'm cold and wet and I haven't even got enough money for my bus fare home. Oh woe is me!我又冷又湿，连买张回家的公共汽车票的钱也不够。真是惨啊！ |