题目
Larry couldn't ____ his satisfaction at seeing his competitor go out of business.A. exhaustB. disguiseC. reciteD. disturb
Larry couldn't ____ his satisfaction at seeing his competitor go out of business.
A. exhaust
B. disguise
C. recite
D. disturb
题目解答
答案
B. disguise
解析
本题考查对词汇含义的理解和在具体语境中的运用。解题的关键在于理解句子的意思,然后分析每个选项的词汇是否能使句子逻辑通顺。
- 句子 “Larry couldn't ____ his satisfaction at seeing his competitor go out of business.” 的意思是拉里在看到他的竞争对手破产时,无法____他的满足感。
- 选项A:exhaust
- “exhaust” 意为 “耗尽;使筋疲力尽”。如果说 “无法耗尽满足感”,在这个语境中逻辑不太合理,因为通常不会强调不能耗尽满足这种情感,所以A选项不符合。
- 选项B:disguise
- “disguise” 意为 “掩饰;伪装”。当拉里看到竞争对手破产时,他可能会有满足感,但出于某种原因(比如不想表现得太得意)而想要掩饰这种满足感,“无法掩饰满足感” 符合句子的逻辑和语境,所以B选项正确。
- 选项C:recite
- “recite” 意为 “背诵;朗诵”。“无法背诵满足感” 显然不符合逻辑,满足感是一种情感,不能用背诵来描述,所以C选项不正确。
- 选项D:disturb
- “disturb” 意为 “打扰;干扰”。“无法干扰满足感” 也不符合句子的逻辑,这里没有涉及到对满足感进行干扰的意思,所以D选项不合适。