问题
单项选择题
In the airport. I could hear nothing except the roar of aircraft engines which ______ all other sounds.
A. dwarfed
B. diminished
C. drowned
D. devastated
答案
参考答案:C
解析: 本题四个选项在拼写上较接近,词义不同。dwarf常用意思为“使相形见绌”,如:The new tall building dwarfs all the little shops. 新建的高楼使所有那些小商店相形见绌。diminish的意思是“减少,缩小”,如:His illness diminished his strength. 他的疾病使他身体变弱了。drown的意思是“(噪音)掩盖”,如:The noise of the train drowned his voice. 火车的噪音淹没了他的声音。devastate的意思是“毁灭,破坏”,如:Their houses were devastated in the flood. 他们的房子在洪水中被毁了。相比之下,drowned最贴近句意。