woe
woe
noun
woe betide someone (或 woe to someone)
noun
- (often humorous)great sorrow or distress
(常 幽默)悲哀；悲苦；苦恼
the Everton tale of woe continued.
埃弗顿的悲哀故事还在延续。
■(woes)things that cause sorrow or distress; troubles
困难；灾难；不幸
to add to his woes, customers have been spending less.
令他更苦恼的是，顾客消费越来越少了。
woe betide someone (或 woe to someone)
- used humorously to warn someone that they will be in trouble if they do a specified thing
( 幽默)某人将要倒霉（或遭殃）
woe betide anyone wearing the wrong colour!.
穿错颜色的人将要倒霉！。
- an ironical or humorous exclamation of sorrow or distress
(讽，幽默)我好苦啊！哀哉！
- natural exclamation of lament: recorded as wā in Old English and found in several Germanic languages
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