woe /wəu/ n. [c] 悲伤，忧愁；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。She was oppressed by her many woes. 她的许多烦恼使她受到压抑。She has cried the blues about its financial woes.对于经济的困难她叫苦不迭。A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。