2017年GRE填空练习题及答案解析(7)
2017年GRE填空练习题及答案解析(7) The company is so old-fashioned and opposed to innovation that it can seem downright ___ . A. antediluvian B. flighty C. archaic D. chauvinistic E. capricious F. patronizing 参考答案:选 AC 翻译:这家公司如此老派又拒绝创新,以至于它看起来简直是彻头彻尾的老古董。 old-fashioned 老派的,过时的,守旧的 downright 彻底地,十足地 antediluvian 极其古老的,过时的,发生于或属于诺亚洪水之前的 flighty 古怪的,反复无常的,轻浮的,行为愚蠢、不负责任的 archaic 过时的,陈旧的,初创时期的,已不再通用的 chauvinistic 沙文主义的,狂热崇拜国家尤其是其军事力量的 capricious 反复无常的,任性的,多变的 patronizing 屈尊俯就的 【柯林斯高阶】 If someone is patronizing, they speak or behave towards you in a way that seems friendly, but which shows that they think they are superior to you. 【RHWU】 displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner 相关资料 |