单词 | woe |
释义 | woe (woʊ ) Word forms: woes 1. uncountable noun Woe is very great sadness. [literary] He listened to my tale of woe. Synonyms: misery, suffering, trouble, pain 2. plural noun [usually with poss] You can refer to someone's problems as their woes. [written] He did not tell his relatives and friends about his woes. Synonyms: problem, trouble, trial, burden 3. woe betide phrase If you say woe betide anyone who does a particular thing, you mean that something unpleasant will happen to them if they do it. [formal] Woe betide anyone who got in his way. Collocations: current woes In spite of current woes, most say no. Times, Sunday Times All governments face economic difficulties, although few have claimed credit so much for the good times while blaming the rest of the world for its current woes. Times, Sunday Times That puts our current woes in perspective. Times,Sunday Times The principal cause of encouragement was a rare movement in the right direction on both the two great sources of our current woes - financial instability and oil prices. Times, Sunday Times Apologies that this cannot ease your current woes, but it will help to make next year's return more straightforward and less prone to postponement. Times, Sunday Times City's cause has not been helped by injury woes. The Sun And he will not rule out playing for an 18th year if they have injury woes next season. The Sun He was a top-class stayer a couple of years ago but then suffered injury woes. The Sun He has 18 months left on his contract and has finally put his injury woes behind him with a string of impressive performances. The Sun However, despite his patchy form and injury woes over the past 12 months, the champions are not looking to sell the 25-year-old. The Sun But even after returning she was plagued by money woes because her salary was determined by how many episodes she appeared in. The Sun One line of inquiry could focus on his money woes. The Sun Unfortunately, the win comes after some of the staff have taken drastic action to solve their money woes - by faking an armed robbery and leaving their boss in hospital. The Sun But despite money woes, he spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on cosmetic surgery. The Sun A friend said the money woes were linked to health issues. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 悲伤 Japanese: 悲痛 |
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