As if this were not enough to reduce you to tears, your husband arrives, unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner.
好像这一切还不足以使你急得掉泪，你的丈夫接着回来了，事先没打招呼就带来3个客人吃饭。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 33 A day t remember
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
vt. 减少;缩小;使还原;使变弱;
vi. 减少;节食;蒸发;（液体）浓缩变稠;
💡 re回+duce引导，带来→往回引→降低，减少
"The company has strenuously defended its decision to reduce the workforce."
公司竭力为其裁员的决定辩护.
近义：lessen, lower, muffle, attenuate, restrain, slacken
反义：heighten, hike, hypo, increment, intensify, magnify
adv. 足够地，充足地;十分地;
adj. 充足的;足够的;
n. 充分，足够;满足;
int. 够了;
"How were they going to raise enough money for it?"
他们怎样来为此筹集足够的资金 呢 ?
近义：sufficient, sufficing, rather, sufficiently, considerably, amply
反义：inadequate, lacking, scanty, scarce, unsatisfactory, unsatisfying
n. 丈夫;〈英〉管家;〈古〉节俭的管理人;船舶管理人;
vt. 节俭地使用;〈罕〉做…的丈夫;
💡 hus(house房子)+band(带子-绑):结婚被房子绑着的人- 丈夫 来自hussy (轻佻的女子)，和band (束缚)，由这两个单词拼缀而成
"She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements."
她觉得她的丈夫时常贬低她的成就。
近义：keep, maintain, save, spare, conserve, economise
反义：lavish, misspend, misuse, piddle, waste, dilapidate
adv. 想不到的, 突然的, 意外的, 出乎意料的
近义：impromptu, improvidently, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, short
反义：heedfully, knowingly, preparedly, prudently, vigilantly, watchfully
n. 正餐，主餐;宴会;晚餐;
💡 鹿(d)在里面(inner)吃 正餐
"Paul asked Tara out to dinner but she gave him the brush-off ."
保罗邀请塔拉外出吃饭，但遭到拒绝。
近义：meal, repast, supper, fare, grub