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

• AMERICA'S fiscal woes are placing the country on a path of growing strategic risk in Asia.
  美国的财政困难将国家置于一个来自亚洲发展战略危机的困境中。
• The number of Korean visitors plummeted during South Korea's recent economic woes.
  韩国最近遭受了经济危机之后，前往三亚韩国游客数量急剧下降。
• With his death all his woes ended.
  一去世，他的苦恼就一了百了了。
• He did not tell his relatives and friends about his woes.
  他没有告诉亲友自己的烦恼。
• India's trade woes have become a serious economic threat for the nation.
  贸易危机已经成为印度面临的一个严重经济威胁。
• 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。
• 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。
• Your clothes, your nose, your woes.
  你的衣着，你的长相和你的苦恼。
• 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。
• Japan has certainly taken noteof america's woes, with its leaders calling American workers lazy and illiterate.
  日本的领袖们称美国工人懒惰，且目不识丁，他们当然注意到了美国的苦恼。