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They believed that the merchants had conspired
问题详情
They believed that the merchants had conspired to undermine the nation"s economic independence.
A.uphold
B.minimize
C.weaken
D.postpone请帮忙给出正确答案和分析,谢谢!
参考答案
正确答案:C
解析:uphold意为“支撑,赞成”;minimize意为“使最小化”;weaken意为“削弱,减弱”;postpone意为“延期,推迟”。undermine的宾语是the nation’s economic independence,即国家的经济独立性。由此可见,只有选项C能与其构成合理的搭配,即削弱国家的经济独立性。因而可推断,undermine在此和weaken同义。故正确答案C。