woe
noun
wəʊ
noun
1
woes
the
problems
and
troubles
affecting
someone
[正式] 困难; 难题
plural 复数 | formal
the
country’s
economic
woes
该国的经济困难
2
great
sadness
[文] 悲伤; 悲哀
U | literary
3
woe is me
used
to
say
that
you
are
extremely
unhappy
or
in
a
difficult
situation
[口，幽默] 我好苦啊！
spoken humorous
4
woe betide sb
used
to
warn
someone
that
there
will
be
trouble
if
they
do
something
–
especially
used
humorously
[英] 某人将要遭殃〔用于警告某人要是做某事会有麻烦，幽默用法〕
BrE
Woe
betide
anyone
who
smokes
in
our
house!
谁在我们房子里抽烟谁倒霉！