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betide

/bih-tahyd/US // bɪˈtaɪd //UK // (bɪˈtaɪd) //

诅咒,赌,下注,祈祷

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    be·tid·ed, be·tid·ing.

    • : to happen to; come to; befall: Woe betide the villain!
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    be·tid·ed, be·tid·ing.

    • : to happen; come to pass: Whatever betides, maintain your courage.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • (and, of course, woe betide any who might venture the opinion that, hey, maybe not).

  • Woe betide those on the losing side of a major political fight in most Arab states.

  • If Gaddafi retains power in Libya, then woe betide those who have fought his rule.

  • It may well betide that you shall come to beg upon your knees for this alliance with a man whom you tell me that you hate.

  • Her soul was numb, her courage seemed dead, and little care had she in that hour of what might betide her now.

  • But off the stage, woe betide us both, I should lose all my advantages.

  • He was always for bold attack, and would be ready on the morrow, we did not doubt, for whatever might betide.

  • The whirlies tracked about in a most irregular manner and woe betide any light object which came in their path.