释义 |
woe/wəʊ/n. archaic or literary [古义] [文学用语] 1 affliction; bitter grief; distress 痛苦;悲哀,悲伤 2 (in pl. 用复数) calamities, troubles 灾难;不幸;麻烦 3 joc. problems [诙]问题,麻烦事 told me a tale of woe 告诉了我一件倒霉的事 □ woe betide there will be unfortunate consequences for (某人)将要倒霉(或遭殃) woe betide you if you are late 你如果迟到就得倒霉 □ woe is me often joc. an exclamation of distress [常诙] (表示悲伤)我好倒霉啊 ![Old English wɑˉ, wœˉ from Germanic, a natural exclamation of lament] |