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

• 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。
• 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。
• Many questions related to current economic woes Is inflation in coming years inevitable?
  许多问题都与当前的经济危机相关一位读者问道：未来几年一定会发生通货膨胀吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• Meantime, at least, Japan's current woes are giving China a chance to show its soft side.
  至少，日本目前的困境给了中国一个机会来展示其温柔的一面。【译者表示反对】。
• Your clothes, your nose, your woes.
  你的衣着，你的长相和你的苦恼。
• 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。
• The North American leaders are also expected to focus on their region's economic woes.
  预计三位领导人还将重点讨论地区经济问题。
• Those who are weary of the woes of capitalism should come to Shanghai in the spring.
  那些对资本主义的不幸感到了厌倦的人，应该在春季来上海看看。