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

• 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 people there blame us for their woes.
  那里的人民指责我们是他们灾难的根源。
• 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。
• 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。
• She told him all her woes.
  她把自己的不幸遭遇都告诉他了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Many questions related to current economic woes Is inflation in coming years inevitable?
  许多问题都与当前的经济危机相关一位读者问道：未来几年一定会发生通货膨胀吗？
• The pension liabilities I talked about in last year's report will be a huge contributor to these woes.
  我在去年的报告中谈到的养老金问题会成为地方政府困境的一个重大组成部分。
• 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。