woe
noun/wəʊ/
/wəʊ/
(old-fashioned or humorous)Idioms - woes[plural] the troubles and problems that somebody has
麻烦；问题；困难 - financial woes
财政困难 - Thanks for listening to my woes.
谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
- financial woes
- [uncountable] great unhappiness
痛苦；苦恼；悲伤；悲哀 - a tale of woe
悲惨的故事
- a tale of woe
Word Originnatural exclamation of lament: recorded as wā in Old English and found in several Germanic languages.
Idioms
woe betide somebody | woe to somebody
- (formal or humorous) a phrase that is used to warn somebody that there will be trouble for them if they do something or do not do something
（用以警告某人会有麻烦）…就要倒霉，…将会遭殃 - Woe betide anyone who gets in her way!
谁挡住她的路谁就会遭殃！
- Woe betide anyone who gets in her way!
woe is me! exclamation
- (old use or humorous) a phrase that is used to say that you are very unhappy
我好苦哇！