woe
n
(dated or fml or joc 舊或文或謔)
1 [U] great sorrow or distress 悲哀; 悲痛; 苦惱: a cry of woe 悲鳴
She needed someone to listen to her tale of woe, ie the story of her misfortune. 她需要有人聽她述說悲慘的遭遇.
2 woes [pl] things that cause sorrow or distress; troubles or misfortunes 引起悲哀或苦惱的事物; 麻煩事; 不幸的事
She told him all her woes. 她把自己的不幸遭遇都告訴他了.
3 (idm 習語) woe be`tide sb (fml or joc 文或謔) there will be trouble for sb 某人要倒霉
Woe betide anyone who arrives late! 誰遲到誰倒霉! ,woe is `me! interj (arch or joc 古或謔) how unhappy I am 我真不痛快!
?? 擴展釋義
*[w?u]n. 悲哀, 悲痛, 苦痛相關(guān)詞組: woe be to sb woe betide sb