2017年GRE填空练习题及答案解析(7)
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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