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Woe Tale Woes Friends Problems 英 Wəʊ] 美 Woʊ

英语单词 woe
英美音标 英 [wəʊ] 美 [woʊ]
中文释义 n.悲哀;苦痛;不幸;困难
int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌
英语例句 (1) He inclined his ear to her tale of woe.
(2) Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.
(3) She was extremely agitated as she poured forth her tale of woe.
(4) So far there is no magic bullet for economic woe.
中文例句 (1) 他倾听她讲述悲哀的故事。
(2) 我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
(3) 在倾吐自己的不幸遭遇时,她情绪非常激动。
(4) 到目前为止还没有解决经济困难的妙法。
vocabulary简明 O, woe is me! This line is from Shakespeare. When Hamlet scorns Ophelia, she utters these words to express the grief and despair that will soon drive her to suicide.
vocabulary扩展 Another famously dejected figure, Job, echoes this unhappy cry in the Old Testament when he contemplates his sad fate, "If I be wicked, woe unto me." Today, woe generally means problem or worry. You may experience financial woes, if you spend too much on your credit card. And study hard for your classes or in addition to your academic woes, you may get grounded by your parents. Sometimes woe is used in a slightly ironic way. If your friends tell you to forget about your woes and go out with them, they think your problems are not too serious.
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]悲痛;悲哀;哀伤 Woe is very great sadness.
  [LITERARY 文]
  • He listened to my tale of woe...

    他听我诉说悲伤的故事。

  • All around women wailed their woe or screamed abuse.

    四下里女人们呼天抢地,高声叫骂。

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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]麻烦;问题;困难 You can refer to someone's problems as their woes .
  [usu with poss]
  [WRITTEN 笔语]
  • He did not tell his relatives and friends about his woes.

    他没有告诉亲友自己的烦恼。

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woe betide→see:
betide

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