wife
n
(pl wives )
1 married woman, esp when considered in relation to her husband 已婚女子; 妻
the doctor's wife 那个医生的妻子
She was a good wife and mother. 她是贤妻良母.
2 (idm 习语) husband and wife => husband. an old wives' tale => old. all the world and his wife => world.
integratevt. 使一体化;使整合;使完整;使结合成为整体;
vi. 成为一体;结合在一起;合并;[数学]作积分运算;
adj. 整体的;完整的;完全的;综合的;
sparevt. 节省,俭省;不用,抽出,省掉;宽恕,饶(命),救命,使某人免遭(麻烦等);出让,割爱,分让;
adj. 多余的,剩下的(钱等),空闲的(时间等);预备的,备用的,替换用的;多余的,瘦的,少量的;薄弱的,简陋的,粗陋的;
n. 备用零件,备用轮胎;节省,俭省;〈美〉(头两个球把十柱打得)全倒;预备品,替换品;
vi. 节约;节省;饶恕;宽容;
In the nineteenth century, a novelist would bring his story to a conclusion by presenting his readers with a series of coincidences -- most of them wildly improbable.