woes

英 [wəʊz]

美 [woʊz]

n.  麻烦; 问题; 困难; 痛苦; 苦恼; 悲伤; 悲哀
woe的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 悲痛;悲哀;哀伤
  Woeis very great sadness.
  1. He listened to my tale of woe...
     他听我诉说悲伤的故事。
  2. All around women wailed their woe or screamed abuse.
     四下里女人们呼天抢地，高声叫骂。
• N-PLURAL 麻烦;问题;困难
  You can refer to someone's problems as theirwoes.
  1. He did not tell his relatives and friends about his woes.
     他没有告诉亲友自己的烦恼。
• woe betide→ see:betide

双语例句

• Count our joys instead of our woes;
  数数我们的快乐，而不是我们的痛苦；
• He did not tell his relatives and friends about his woes.
  他没有告诉亲友自己的烦恼。
• A darning-needle forced into his heart had ended his earthly woes.
  一支缝补针刺进他的心窝、结束了他的痛苦的生活。
• It is unlikely someone will come up with a magic idea soon to solve America's economic woes.
  有人提出一个神奇的想法而尽快解决美国的经济困境，这不太可能。
• It's an unexpected U-turn for President Obama that underscores how sensitive he is about America's economic woes.
  奥巴马总统一个意想不到的180度大转弯，强调了他对美国的经济困境是多么敏感。
• The people there blame us for their woes.
  那里的人民指责我们是他们灾难的根源。
• She told him all her woes.
  她把自己的不幸遭遇都告诉他了。
• Not to add to your woes, hon, but you're a few days behind.
  亲爱的，我不是想增加你的烦恼，可是你已经好几天了没付钱了。
• India's trade woes have become a serious economic threat for the nation.
  贸易危机已经成为印度面临的一个严重经济威胁。
• Europe's woes today begin with the crisis of confidence in the eurozone.
  今天欧洲的苦难是从人们对欧元区的信心危机开始的。