As if this were not enough to reduce you to tears, your husband arrives, unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner.
好像這一切還不足以使你急得掉淚，你的丈夫接著回來了，事先沒打招呼就帶來3個(gè)客人吃飯。
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reduce [r?'d?s] 詞頻1 詞根: duc
vt. 減少;縮小;使還原;使變?nèi)? vi. 減少;節(jié)食;蒸發(fā);（液體）濃縮變稠;
?? re回+duce引導(dǎo)，帶來→往回引→降低，減少
"The company has strenuously defended its decision to reduce the workforce."
公司竭力為其裁員的決定辯護(hù).
近義：lessen, lower, muffle, attenuate, restrain, slacken 反義：heighten, hike, hypo, increment, intensify, magnify
enough [?'n?f] 詞頻1
adv. 足夠地，充足地;十分地; adj. 充足的;足夠的; n. 充分，足夠;滿足; int. 夠了;
"How were they going to raise enough money for it?"
他們怎樣來為此籌集足夠的資金 呢 ?
近義：sufficient, sufficing, rather, sufficiently, considerably, amply 反義：inadequate, lacking, scanty, scarce, unsatisfactory, unsatisfying
husband ['h?zb?nd] 詞頻1
n. 丈夫;〈英〉管家;〈古〉節(jié)儉的管理人;船舶管理人; vt. 節(jié)儉地使用;〈罕〉做…的丈夫;
?? hus(house房子)+band(帶子-綁):結(jié)婚被房子綁著的人- 丈夫 來自hussy (輕佻的女子)，和band (束縛)，由這兩個(gè)單詞拼綴而成
"She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements."
她覺得她的丈夫時(shí)常貶低她的成就。
近義：keep, maintain, save, spare, conserve, economise 反義：lavish, misspend, misuse, piddle, waste, dilapidate
unexpectedly [['?niks'pektidli]] 詞頻4
adv. 想不到的, 突然的, 意外的, 出乎意料的
近義：impromptu, improvidently, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, short 反義：heedfully, knowingly, preparedly, prudently, vigilantly, watchfully
dinner ['d?n?] 詞頻1
n. 正餐，主餐;宴會(huì);晚餐;
?? 鹿(d)在里面(inner)吃 正餐
"Paul asked Tara out to dinner but she gave him the brush-off ."
保羅邀請塔拉外出吃飯，但遭到拒絕。
近義：meal, repast, supper, fare, grub

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