| 词汇 | woe |
| 释义 | woe noun uk /wəʊ/ us /woʊ/ woes[ plural ]formal big problems or troubles: 困难；灾难；不幸 economic woesThe country has been beset by economic woes for the past decade.过去十年来这个国家一直受到经济困难的困扰。 [ U ]literary extreme sadness: 悲伤;悲哀 Her face was lined and full of woe.她满脸皱纹，一副悲伤的表情。 tale of woeHe told me a real tale of woe about how he had lost both his job and his house in the same week.他给我讲了自己真实的不幸遭遇，是关于他如何在一周内既失去工作又失去房子的。 Sadness and regret aw be/weigh on your conscienceidiom bitter black dog breastbeating cry doom and gloom feel badidiom gloominess glumness groan guilt melancholia prick prick someone's conscienceidiom regretful regretfully remorse repentant wretchedness Idiomswoe betide someone woe is me woe exclamation old use or humorousuk /wəʊ/ us /woʊ/ an expression of great sadness: Oh, woe! "Woe!" cried the creature. Linguistics: interjections aiyo attaboy attagirl auf Wiedersehen aw shucks doctor eat your heart outidiom figure guess lordy marry mazel tov more more power to your elbow!idiom roll yoink you know something?idiom you should have seen/heard something/someoneidiom you the man!idiom yuk woe | American Dictionarywoe noun[ C/U ] fmlus/woʊ/ bad troubles causing much suffering: [ U ]She poured out her tale of woe. Woes are great problems or troubles: [ C ]The country has been beset by economic woes for the past few years. Examples of woewoe Audience members, those waiting to present their own tales of woe, listen avidly, sometimes expressing sympathy or offering unsolicited suggestions. Letters poured in from provincial towns and rural communities that faced comparable, if not worse, infrastructure woes. Throughout the ages, political entrepreneurs have sought, often with considerable success, to deflect blame for their country's woes to powerless groups. Could the mass recitation of woe also be understood as a form of self-exculpation? It is doomed to wander the world - oh, woe is me! After a point, the tale of woe becomes repetitive. It was to serve as a therapeutic remedy for the woes he and his society were suffering. Criticism encompasses operating and administrative flaws, financial woes and so on but the overall benefits of the railways are not questioned. Political intrusion compounded the military's woes. Moreover, just as recipients exhibit an orientation toward making sure that the prosperity of others is properly recognized, so, too, they display a concern for others' woes. The language is straightforward and colloquial; the lectures are filled with references to local beliefs, popular hadiths and the concrete woes of the rural poor, such as dowry and security. A woe-begone figure unwilling or unable to earn an ordinary livelihood is picking up unconsidered trifles from dustbins in the street. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Each one is a tragic and pitiful tale of woe. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If world trade slackens in 1970—and there is some indication that it will—woe betide us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But behind that air of lassitude there is always the very keenest intellect, and woe betide anybody who interrupts him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of woe These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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