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woe
[ woh ]
noun
- profound grief or distress:
His woe at the terrible news was almost beyond description.
Synonyms: , , , ,
Antonyms:
- an affliction or cause of distress:
She suffered a fall, among her other woes.
interjection
- an exclamation of grief, distress, or lamentation.
woe
/ 飞蓹蕣 /
noun
- literary.intense grief or misery
- often plural affliction or misfortune
- woe betide someonemisfortune will befall someone
woe betide you if you arrive late
interjection
- archaic.Alsowoe is me an exclamation of sorrow or distress
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of woe1
Idioms and Phrases
- woe betide, trouble or punishment will come upon (someone) if they take the specified action: Also woe to.
Woe betide anybody who laughed or continued to talk while he was playing.
Rules about court reporting are strict, and woe betide those who fall foul of them.
Woe to the pedestrian who gets in a cyclist's way.
- woe is me, (used to lament one's own distress, affliction, or trouble, sometimes humorously):
Woe is me, for I am ruined!
Please don't get the wrong impression, thinking this is a 鈥渨oe is me鈥 story.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Trump's pitch is that he's an "outsider" here to take on the "deep state" that is supposedly the source of all their woes.
Union members said they were also insulted by the pay offered by county officials, who have said they can鈥檛 afford significant increases due to a dizzying number of financial woes.
Early on, Stan complains about his woes to his pal Oscar, who replies, 鈥淲hy don鈥檛 you kill yourself? You鈥檒l be a lot happier.鈥
Whether speaking about the exquisite wonders of fungal life or about science funding woes, his tone was sober, frank, and scientific.
Her appearance was viewed as more about style than substance, giving her an opportunity to stand before cameras and show she is trying to address the city鈥檚 budget woes.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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