Question

一道高二英语选择题

He was ___ for work to provide food for his children.
A.long B.desperate C.starved D.compelling
请写出各个词的区别谢谢

Answer 1

选B

A.long for渴望
They long for peace.
他们渴着和平。

B.be desperate for 极度渴望
He was desperate for work.
他迫切需要找到工作。

C.starve for急需, 渴望==be starved of
The lonely man starved for companionship.
这个孤独的人渴望有人陪伴。
The orphans are starved of affection.
那些孤儿缺乏爱。

D.compel sb. to do sth. 强迫某人做某事
be compelled to (do) 不得不（做）
I was compelled to do so by absolute necessity.
我因绝对的需要， 被迫这样做的。

Answer 2

be long for盼望

Answer 3

D.
被迫工作养家糊口的意思。

A be long for没有这个说法， long for是渴望的意思
B.be desperate for 极度渴望
C.starve for 是渴望，急须的意思，但没有be starved for的用法
D compell 是被迫。 排除法，选D