If Amazon executives h
单选题 If Amazon executives hope their rapprochement with Hachette will conciliate authors,they might be disappointed.
A.suppress
B.appease
C.embarrass
D.frustrate
正确答案: B
答案解析: 本题考查近义词辨析。A选项意为“镇压;压制”,B选项意为“安抚,缓和;对……让步;姑息”,C选项意为“使尴尬;使困惑”,D选项意为“挫败;阻挠”。题干替换词意为“抚慰,安抚”。从后文的might be disappointed和前文的if…相左,可以推断出替换词应该有积极语义,从这个角度可以排除A、C、D。
相关知识:一、词汇和语法
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