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

• With his death all his woes ended.
  一去世，他的苦恼就一了百了了。
• US financial woes threaten Asian manufacturers and exporters.
  美国财务问题冲击亚洲制造业者和出口商。
• He did not tell his relatives and friends about his woes.
  他没有告诉亲友自己的烦恼。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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】。
• All the woes and causes of conflicts seemed cleared away.
  一切麻烦事，一切引起冲突的根源，似乎都被扫除了。
• 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。
• Mr. Dietrich and his colleagues make flying cars, which he believes can ease some of China's woes.
  迪特里希和他的同事生产会飞的汽车，他相信该产品可以在一定程度上缓解中国的堵车问题。
• 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。