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

• And, oh, the woes that traveling has inflicted on my digestive tract!
  还有，哦，旅行对我的消化道造成痛苦！
• 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 people there blame us for their woes.
  那里的人民指责我们是他们灾难的根源。
• 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。
• 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】。
• He did not tell his relatives and friends about his woes.
  他没有告诉亲友自己的烦恼。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。