Question

There was a big hole in the road which ___ the traffic. &n...

There was a big hole in the road which ___ the traffic. [ ] A. set back B. kept down C. stood back D. held up

Answer 1

答案：D

原题：There was a big hole in the road which（held up）the traffic. 

白话译文：路上有一个大洞阻碍了交通。

解析：held up意为“阻挡，使停顿”，能与the traffic搭配，符合题意，故为答案。[A]set back意为“耽搁或延误(某事物的进展时间)”；[B]stood back意为“退后”；[D]kept down意为“隐蔽，不站立”；以上三者均与题意不符，故排除。

扩展资料

hold up的用法：

1、举起，抬起；使升高：

She held up her arm and wiped her tears off.

她抬起手擦去了眼角的泪。

2、展示；提出作为榜样后与as连用：

He's always holding up my father to scorn, which made me hate him.

他总是举出我父亲加以嘲笑，这使我十分厌恶他。

3、使停顿，阻挡：

The finals of the football was held up by a heavy storm.

由于一场凶猛的暴风雨，那场足球决赛被迫停赛了。

Answer 2

There was a big hole in the road which（held up）the traffic. 

译文：路上有一个大洞阻碍了交通。

解析：held up意为“阻挡，使停顿”，能与the traffic搭配，符合题意，故为答案。[A]set back意为“耽搁或延误(某事物的进展时间)”；[B]stood back意为“退后”；[D]kept down意为“隐蔽，不站立”；以上三者均与题意不符，故排除。

近义词：baulk

英 [bɔːk] 　 　 美 [bɔːk] 　 　

n. 障碍；梁木；突然停止

v. 阻止；突然停止；拒绝

用作名词 (n.)

The builder shored up the wall with a thick baulk of wood.

建筑者用主根粗木梁把墙支住。

用作动词 (v.)

Many parents may baulk at the idea of paying $100 for a pair of shoes.

许多作父母的可能不愿出100块钱买一双鞋。

Answer 3

D