woe

悲傷、悲痛、哀傷正式或文學用法

Her voice was full of woe as she described the loss.

她描述那場失去時，語氣充滿悲傷。

困境、麻煩、問題常用複數

The company's financial woes have worsened over the past year.

這家公司的財務問題在過去一年變得更嚴重。

我真慘、我好可憐多為戲謔用法

Woe is me, I have three exams on the same day.

我真慘，同一天要考三科。

誰敢……就有苦頭吃舊式或戲謔用法

Woe betide anyone who arrives late to her rehearsals.

誰敢在她的排練遲到，就等著倒大楣。

苦水、訴苦的經歷

He told me a long tale of woe about his divorce.

他跟我大吐苦水，講了離婚的一長串經歷。