词汇 | betide |
释义 | betidebe·tide /bɪˈtaɪd/ verb woe betide somebody PROBLEMused to say that someone will be in trouble if they do something – often humorous 某人就会倒霉〔常为幽默用法〕 Woe betide anyone who wakes the baby! 谁把宝宝吵醒谁倒霉! Examples from the Corpus betide• But woe betide the culprit who trespasses on the wrong side of 50.• She has a sharp cutting edge and woe betide the Europhile who treads on her toes.• But woe betide the tight-fisted villager who tries to take advantage.• But woe betide you if you make your splash with a financial killing or by getting a huge advance. (1100-1200) tide “to happen” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English tidan |
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