英语词汇“woe”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINwoe

Origin:

Old English wa

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

I saw more of human agony and woe than l trust I will ever again be called on to witness.
Keith will play with Amy but woe betide her if she does not hand him toys, her food etc.
She thought of the baby only as her last blunder in loving, a mistake leading her nearer to this dreadful woe.
The image left by these events was of a company besieged by technical, legal, marketing and customer-service woes.
The Magic situation is symbolic of the Lakers' woes.
You must listen to their interminable tales of marital woe.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► economic

· To win again in 1996 the Clintons must address the country's economic woes first.

► financial

· The threat of at least one multi-million-dollar fine facing Koons and Sonnabend compounds their financial woes at this moment.· His arrival and the Raiders' existing financial woes have had an impact on various areas of the organization.· He said first he had to deal with the provincial government's financial woes and an economic downturn.

NOUN► betide

· Keith will play with Amy but woe betide her if she does not hand him toys, her food etc.· The rules and regulations of her domain are established, and woe betide members of the household who break them.· She patrolled the aisles like a gaoler and woe betide you if that heavy tread stopped at your desk.· The teacher would call us up to the front of the class to recite it, and woe betide anyone who faltered.· Everything was meant to have been thought out and planned, and woe betide any signs of undue excitement or stress.· Bullying and overpowering, he believed that might was right and woe betide anyone who stood in his way.· If she answered back, woe betide her.· A short, dumpy lady shaped rather like a cottage loaf, she seldom smiled and woe betide anyone not paying attention.

VERB► add

· Seven minutes later Raul added to Valencia's woes, slipping the third past Canizares after running from inside his own half.· The winter's rail disruption, floods and snow added to retailers' woes as shoppers stayed at home.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► woes

They tend to blame all of Africa's woes on colonialism.

► woe is me

Oh woe is me, another potentially terrific game scuppered by an irritating multiload!
Our only possible response before such a personal theophany can be: Woe is me!

► woe betide somebodyPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► woe betide somebody► tale of woe

He bore a tale of woe from the Old World.
His morose ruminations were interrupted by Benny Katz, who wanted anyone he could find to listen to his tale of woe.
I spend a lot of time recounting tales of woe from friends and readers, but this one is my own.
Their musical tales of woe and spiritual import were needed more than ever.

单词	woe
释义	woewoe /wəʊ $ woʊ/ ●○○ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINwoe Origin: Old English wa Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS I saw more of human agony and woe than l trust I will ever again be called on to witness. Keith will play with Amy but woe betide her if she does not hand him toys, her food etc. She thought of the baby only as her last blunder in loving, a mistake leading her nearer to this dreadful woe. The image left by these events was of a company besieged by technical, legal, marketing and customer-service woes. The Magic situation is symbolic of the Lakers' woes. You must listen to their interminable tales of marital woe. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► economic · To win again in 1996 the Clintons must address the country's economic woes first. ► financial · The threat of at least one multi-million-dollar fine facing Koons and Sonnabend compounds their financial woes at this moment.· His arrival and the Raiders' existing financial woes have had an impact on various areas of the organization.· He said first he had to deal with the provincial government's financial woes and an economic downturn. NOUN► betide · Keith will play with Amy but woe betide her if she does not hand him toys, her food etc.· The rules and regulations of her domain are established, and woe betide members of the household who break them.· She patrolled the aisles like a gaoler and woe betide you if that heavy tread stopped at your desk.· The teacher would call us up to the front of the class to recite it, and woe betide anyone who faltered.· Everything was meant to have been thought out and planned, and woe betide any signs of undue excitement or stress.· Bullying and overpowering, he believed that might was right and woe betide anyone who stood in his way.· If she answered back, woe betide her.· A short, dumpy lady shaped rather like a cottage loaf, she seldom smiled and woe betide anyone not paying attention. VERB► add · Seven minutes later Raul added to Valencia's woes, slipping the third past Canizares after running from inside his own half.· The winter's rail disruption, floods and snow added to retailers' woes as shoppers stayed at home. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► woes They tend to blame all of Africa's woes on colonialism. ► woe is me Oh woe is me, another potentially terrific game scuppered by an irritating multiload! Our only possible response before such a personal theophany can be: Woe is me! ► woe betide somebodyPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► woe betide somebody► tale of woe He bore a tale of woe from the Old World. His morose ruminations were interrupted by Benny Katz, who wanted anyone he could find to listen to his tale of woe. I spend a lot of time recounting tales of woe from friends and readers, but this one is my own. Their musical tales of woe and spiritual import were needed more than ever. 1woes [plural] formal the problems and troubles affecting someone: the country’s economic woes2[uncountable] literary great sadness3woe is me spoken humorous used to say that you are extremely unhappy or in a difficult situation4woe betide somebody British English used to warn someone that there will be trouble if they do something – especially used humorously: Woe betide anyone who smokes in our house!
随便看	eroticism err errand errant erratic erratically erratum erroneous erroneously error ersatz erstwhile erudite eruditely erudition erupt eruption -ery ESA Esau escalate escalation escalator escalope escapade