woe
/wəʊ/noun
1- often humorous great sorrow or distress〈常幽默〉悲哀; 悲苦; 苦恼：
the Everton tale of woe continued.
埃弗顿的悲哀故事还在延续。
1.1
woes
things that cause sorrow or distress; troubles困难; 灾难; 不幸：to add to his woes, customers have been spending less.
令他更苦恼的是, 顾客消费越来越少了。
短语
woe betide someone（或woe to someone）
- used humorously to warn someone that they will be in trouble if they do a specified thing〈幽默〉某人将要倒霉（或遭殃）：
woe betide anyone wearing the wrong colour!
穿错颜色的人将要倒霉！
woe is me!
- an ironical or humorous exclamation of sorrow or distress〈讽, 幽默〉我好苦啊！哀哉！
词源
natural exclamation of lament: recorded as wā in Old English and found in several Germanic languages.