13. Police fired warning shots to ________ the rioters and rescue aid workers from the mob, and none were killed or injured.
(A) falter
(B) quell
(C) impoverish
(D) divulge
統計: A(8), B(35), C(3), D(8), E(0) #597763
詳解 (共 5 筆)
- vi. 不及物動詞
蹣跚,踉蹌;搖晃
She faltered toward the door in the dark . 她在黑暗中向門口搖搖晃晃地走去。
(聲音)顫抖;結巴地說話
Her voice faltered , and then she lost consciousness . 她嗓音顫抖,接著她便失去了知覺。
動搖,猶豫;畏縮
Our hopes will not falter in adversity . 我們的信心在逆境中也不會動搖。
衰退;衰落
- vt. 及物動詞
結巴地講出[(+out)]
She faltered out an excuse for being late . 她結結巴巴地說出遲到的藉口。
- n. 名詞
動搖,猶豫;畏縮
顫抖;顫抖的聲音
I detected a falter in her voice . 我察覺她的嗓音發顫。
鎮壓;平息;壓制
The police had been called in to quell a minor disturbance . 警察奉命出動以平息一場小規模的騷亂。
消除;減輕
- vt.[H]
使貧窮;使赤貧
Her family was impoverished by a fire . 她的家庭被一場火弄得一貧如洗。
耗盡(精力等);使貧瘠
Its use impoverished the land . 使用它的結果使得土地貧瘠了。
- vt. 及物動詞
to give someone information, especially about something secret 泄露; 透露〔祕密〕
Staff may not divulge confidential information . 員工不能泄露機密資料。
- idiom 慣用語
divulge sth to sb
Do not divulge the conclusions of the report to anyone . 不要向任何人泄露這份報告的結論。
divulge what/where etc
Adams refused to divulge what he had done with the money . 亞當斯拒絕透露他是如何處理那筆錢的。
divulge your sources (=say who told you) 泄露消息的來源