Question

可以给我讲一下这道英语选择题怎么做吗？

In fact, as a result of automation and computerization, production costs are now ______ lower than they were only a few years ago.
A.
numerously
B.
considerably
C.
enormously
D.
significantly

Answer 1

numerously意思是“多数地，无数地”；considerably意为“相当，非常”；enormously意为“大大，巨大地，庞大地”；significantly意为“意味深长地，值得注目地”。根据句意: 实际上，由于自动化和计算机化，生产成本现在比仅仅几年前要低很多。这里表示低的程度，所以选B。

追问

可是老师说选c

追答

唉，语言这种事，没有绝对正确。只有哪个更合适一些。不好意思啊，给了你错误的答案，既然老师说选C，那可能我对语境的理解有误吧。意思是生产成本大大降低了。