woe

noun

/wəʊ/

(old-fashioned or humorous)Idioms

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woes
[plural] the troubles and problems that somebody has麻烦；问题；困难
- financial woes财政困难
- Thanks for listening to my woes.谢谢您听我诉说不幸的遭遇。
[uncountable] great unhappiness痛苦；苦恼；悲伤；悲哀 synonym misery
- a tale of woe悲惨的故事

Word Originnatural exclamation of lament: recorded as wā in Old English and found in several Germanic languages.

Idioms

woe betide somebody | woe to somebody

(formal or humorous) a phrase that is used to warn somebody that there will be trouble for them if they do something or do not do something（用以警告某人会有麻烦）…就要倒霉，…将会遭殃
- Woe betide anyone who gets in her way!谁挡住她的路谁就会遭殃！

woe is me! exclamation

(old use or humorous) a phrase that is used to say that you are very unhappy我好苦哇！