woe

n.悲哀,悲痛;[pl.]不幸,災難

【簡介】 Deep distress or misery 深深的痛苦或苦惱

【記憶】

1——趣味記憶

wo我，e餓→悲哀，不幸

2——圖片記憶

Territory

地盤

This is Thomas’ territory and woe betide any other cat that enters.

這是托馬斯的地盤，進入這個地盤的其他貓會倒霉。

【英英解釋】

1 不幸；災難
[plural] formal the problems and troubles affecting someone: the country's economic woes 【SYN】suffering,misfortune,calamity【OPP】weal

2 悲哀,悲痛
[uncountable] literary great sadness 【SYN】woefulness,regret,distress,grief,agony,anguish,misery,sorrow

【習慣用語】

weal and woe 禍福

share weal and woe 同甘苦，共患難

woe betide(vt.發生于) sb 某人將要遭殃, 某人將要倒霉

woe is me spoken humorous used to say that you are extremely unhappy or in a difficult situation

【例句與詳解:】

讀讀下面的句子看看林林總總的悲哀不幸(woe)，我們可以引以為戒！

Woe to him that is alone.
孤獨的人最苦惱。

Woe betide anyone who arrives late!
誰遲到誰倒霉！

Kinsman helps kinsman, but woe to him that hath(=has) nothing.
親幫親，鄰幫鄰，無親無助你倒霉。

The latter end of joy is woe．
樂極生悲。

Love's alternate joy and woe.
愛情就是交替的歡樂與痛苦。

Unhappy, with your thoughts turned in upon your emotional woes, your vision is cut short（打斷, 縮減）as though by a wall.
當你不快樂時，你的思維陷入情感上的悲哀，你的眼界就像是被一道墻給阻住了。

Before getting married, he swore that he would share weal and woe with me but now, he abandoned me at a time when my health is threatening my life.
結婚前他發誓說要和我同甘苦，共患難的，可是在我病危之際他卻拋棄了我。