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

• Now the global economic crisis is deepening their woes.
  如今，全球经济危机加重了它们的苦难。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• That would force Greece to make even larger cuts in government spending, further exacerbating its economic woes.
  这将使希腊削减更多政府开支，进一步加剧经济形势恶化。
• They would invite him back and listen sympathetically to his woes.
  他们将邀请他回来并同情地倾听他的不幸遭遇。
• 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。
• All the woes and causes of conflicts seemed cleared away.
  一切麻烦事，一切引起冲突的根源，似乎都被扫除了。
• Education and health services are well isolated from recession woes.
  教育和健康服务都不受经济衰退影响。
• She told him all her woes.
  她把自己的不幸遭遇都告诉他了。